'The Gig Is Up' Review | Hollywood Reporter
Documentarian Shannon Walsh examines the human cost of the gig economy. Consider the mighty smartphone. For the app-happy consumer, it's a convenience machine, a wand for conjuring food, a ride, maybe a carpenter to handle a home-improvement chore. On the other side of the equation, where The Gig Is Up shines an urgently needed light, that device is a heartless and ever-present boss, an algorithm monitoring speed of performance and customer ratings, and given to slashing wages or even "deactivating" workers — chilling tech-speak for "firing" — without warning or discussion. "Like you're ...
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