slow that growth. put your tools down. ikea purchased task rabbit to assemble furniture. u.s. customers will be able to hire someone to do the hard work. the swedish company is looking to expand its digital reach. that s it? cnbc. first in business worldwide.
retirement plans. you cannot build an economy founded on a bunch of crummy jobs, because then you ll have a crummy society filled with crummy jobs. 67% of those who worked as independence contractors said they wouldn t choose to do it again, according to a survey by deloitte. but in an economy where wages are stagnant, these gig jobs are often filling the gaps. leah is the founder and executive chair woman of task rabbit. an average tasker, the way we measure it, is they re paying up to three important bills a month with their task rabbit income. so that might mean they re doing, you know, a few jobs a month. but they re relying on it in some capacity just to make their lives better. for andrew, back in ohio, the on-demand economy has helped pay off one big bill. i m heading into my sophomore year of college pretty much debt-free. it feels really good.
he works 15 hours a week for task rabbit. he says it works great with his school schedule. i like the flexibility. i m able to make my own schedule, set my own hours and set my own price rates, so i don t really have to answer to anyone. max is one of an estimated 45 million americans powering this new on-demand economy, either performing a service or offering goods as independent contractors. he says his task rabbit work can earn him $1,000 a week. do you ever find yourself frustrated with the lack of predictability of the scheduling? yeah, i do at times. when it slows down. it s hard to plan out your week when you don t have your schedule set. the on-demand economy is a sort of new cultural frontier with plenty of benefits and also some uncalculated costs. what are the consequences of the rise of the on-demand economy for the american workforce. jeremy is a professor at stanford s business school. fewer people have health care insurance. fewer people are part of
flowers ordered through bloom s that. table settings taken care of with table and teaspoon. massages, yep, massages, from zeel. some of the guilt that i feel from ordering mostly everything on demand has been slowly melted away in this massage. that s good. but there s more. hair and makeup from be glammed. wine delivery by banquet. food and chef from feastly, and finally, evening attire delivered by the cut and stitch fix. you look great. i love the dress. thank you. love the makeup. you look beautiful. can you believe that you were able to outsource your entire dinner party? no. and i m kind of scared that i know that now. cheers, guys. everything at this dinner party except the charming guests was provided through an on-demand app, including the refills poored by a bartender hired through task rabbit.
insurance, fewer people are part of retirement plans. you can build an economy funded on a bunch of crummy jobs because then you have a crummy society. 67% of those who worked as independence contractors said they wouldn t choose to do it again, according to a survey, but in an economy where wages are stagnant, these gig jobs are often filling the gaps. leah is the founder and executive chair woman of task rabbit. an average tasker, the way we measure it, is they re paying up to three important bills a month with their task rabbit income. so that might mean they re doing, you know, a few jobs a month. but they re relying on it in some capacity just to make their lives better. for andrew, back in ohio, the on-demand economy has helped pay off one big bill. i m heading into my soph mere year of college pretty much debt free. it feels really good.