What were Freccero’s initial expectations about being an Uber/Lyft driver?

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1. In this assignment, I want you to think about how inequality has effects on work and labor. One of the most marked characteristics of rising inequality is the increased precarization of stable, well-paid employment. Tied to an extensive financialization of the economy (whereby profits are primarily derived from financial markets rather than production), contemporary inequality is lived as much in the household as in the workplace, wherever it may be. Here, you will see one example in the form of work in the gig economy. You will start this assignment by reading the paper by Alexandrea Ravenelle then I want you to read the following texts in the sequence given here.
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2. In these two blog posts, Marc Freccero shows both the promises and pitfalls of the gig economy. Using quotes from the two materials, I want you to write a brief 500 word essay that addresses the following questions:
What were Freccero’s initial expectations about being an Uber/Lyft driver?
How was the gig economy ‘framed’?
After some experience driving for Uber/Lyft, what was Freccero’s experience like? Did it match his expectations?
Did he manage to make a living out of being an Uber/Lyft driver?
Were his working conditions adequate?
Was this actually ‘a good hustle’?

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