r/GigEconomy
2k members
r/GigEconomy is a subreddit with 2k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses gig economy, uber, delivery, gig, and workers.
r/GigEconomy is a community dedicated to news, politics, and discussion about the gig economy and gig workers.
Popular Themes in r/GigEconomy
#1
News
: "Every Major Gig Company Has Now Raised Prices In California After Prop. 22"
30 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "I made a website with huge filtrable list of sites & apps for making money online"
8 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Uber is rotten to its core. Despite the years of terrible press, it has not changed any of its anti-worker, profit-crazed ways. Uber should be abolished."
8 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Completed 700+ deliveries last year, scrounged up money to make a movie about it"
5 posts
#5
Advice Requests
: "Any gig economy drivers/cyclists here? Is there an app where you can view orders from multiple platforms at once?"
4 posts
#6
Ideas
: "App idea"
4 posts
#7
Self-Promotion
: "ShiftPixy App adds gaming element to food ordering"
2 posts
#8
Opportunities
: "Uber for Tools"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/GigEconomy
#1
Gig Economy
: "Interesting infographic showing 150 "Gig Economy" ways of making money without a traditional job. Has anyone had success with any of these?"
124 posts
#2
Uber
: "Commentary: The broken business model of Uber and Lyft is taking a heavy toll on society"
60 posts
#3
Delivery
: "Amazon Delivery Companies Revolt Against Amazon, Shut Down [not gig per se, but gig]"
50 posts
#4
Gig
: "Courts across the world agree: The Gig economy is paving the road to serfdom | Salon.com"
47 posts
#5
Workers
: "Uber and Lyft’s business model uniquely harms Workers of color, according to a legal document filed to the California Court of Appeals by a coalition of advocacy groups."
35 posts
#6
Gig Worker
: "Gig Worker & 1099 Payments - worked for a few companies using this. Apparently it’s free to the company too. Worth bringing to company attention IMO if they don’t have free instant pay"
30 posts
#7
Economy
: "W. Kamau Bell: Why the gig Economy is a scam - CNN"
25 posts
#8
California
: "UC Berkeley working paper: Most California Uber drivers are paid less than the minimum wage, Employee status would increase total driver compensation by about 30 percent. Uber would continue to employ part-time drivers, Fare increases would be modest, 5 to 10 percent. [PDF]"
25 posts
#9
Driver
: "UC Berkeley working paper: Most California Uber Drivers are paid less than the minimum wage, Employee status would increase total Driver compensation by about 30 percent. Uber would continue to employ part-time Drivers, Fare increases would be modest, 5 to 10 percent. [PDF]"
23 posts
#10
Lyft
: "Commentary: The broken business model of Uber and Lyft is taking a heavy toll on society"
20 posts
Flair Used in r/GigEconomy
#1
spam
: "Biggest Dot-com Companies - 1998/2019"
1 post
Member Growth in r/GigEconomy
Yearly
+207 members(10.7%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026