Algorithmic precarity and metric power: Managing the affective measures and customers in the gig economy

NK Chan - Big Data & Society, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Drawing on a qualitative, multi-case study of three kinds of geographically tethered gig work—
ride-hailing, delivery, and domestic services platforms—in the United States, I examine how …

Algorithmic management reimagined for workers and by workers: Centering worker well-being in gig work

A Zhang, A Boltz, CW Wang, MK Lee - … of the 2022 CHI conference on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Prior research has studied the detrimental impact of algorithmic management on gig workers
and strategies that workers devise in response. However, little work has investigated …

Co-Designing Alternatives for the Future of Gig Worker Well-Being: Navigating Multi-Stakeholder Incentives and Preferences

J Hsieh, M Karger, L Zagal, H Zhu - Proceedings of the 2023 ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Gig workers, and the products and services they provide, play an increasingly ubiquitous
role in our daily lives. But despite growing evidence suggesting that worker well-being in gig …

" At the end of the day, I am accountable": Gig Workers' Self-Tracking for Multi-Dimensional Accountability Management

RH Hernandez, Q Song, Y Kou, X Gui - Proceedings of the CHI …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Tracking is inherent in and central to the gig economy. Platforms track gig workers'
performance through metrics such as acceptance rate and punctuality, while gig workers …

Privacy, surveillance, and power in the gig economy

S Sannon, B Sun, D Cosley - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
This paper addresses calls for more research on privacy in the gig economy across a range
of work platforms. To understand privacy risks, behaviors, and consequences from the …

Gamification and work games: Examining consent and resistance among Uber drivers

K Vasudevan, NK Chan - New Media & Society, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In 2018, Uber released an overhauled mobile application for its independent contractor
workforce, who had become increasingly dissatisfied by the lack of autonomy, transparency …

" My Sense of Morality Leads to My Suffering, Battling, and Arguing": The Role of Platform Designers in (Un) Deciding Gig Worker Issues

S Ma, J Zimmerman, SE Fox, V Nisi… - Proceedings of the 2024 …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
HCI and design studies have increasingly identified challenges for gig workers and
advocated for designs centered around worker justice. However, there's an existing …

Data Probes as Boundary Objects for Technology Policy Design: Demystifying Technology for Policymakers and Aligning Stakeholder Objectives in Rideshare Gig …

A Zhang, R Rana, A Boltz, V Dubal… - Proceedings of the CHI …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Despite the evidence of harm that technology can inflict, commensurate policymaking to
hold tech platforms accountable still lags. This is pertinent to app-based gig workers, where …

[图书][B] The Routledge handbook of the gig economy

I Ness, R Ovetz, I Roque, EM Swidler, A Zwick - 2023 - api.taylorfrancis.com
3 strata, the platform economy further relegates these workers to even lower wages and
precarious positions that form part of a reserve army of labour where labour protections are …

Adversaries or Cross-Organization Co-workers? Exploring the Relationship between Gig Workers and Conventional Employees

MD Maffie - ILR Review, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This article explores how gig workers interact with more conventional employees. Drawing
on original qualitative and quantitative data from Instacart shoppers and grocery store staff …