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Unspoken Gig Worker Stories

9 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★ - 7 ratings

Join us as we comment on the latest news impacting gig workers, share our most deeply-felt opinions and tell stories about the wacky shit we experience as drivers, couriers and shoppers.

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Episodes

Post-Covid Gigging

June 08, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MB

This week our host Dimples on Demand is joined by Driving with Jaz, A Journey with T and Dash Theory TV. We're diving into what it's been like to do gig work during COVID times, how we've been affected by the recent slowdown, and what the future holds for gig workers in the post-COVID world. We release a new episode every Tuesday, telling gig workers' untold stories. More on tippedstories.com

Nitty Gritty

May 25, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

This week our host Dimples on Demand is joined by GigLife. We're talking all about the fundamentals of gig work, including what to consider before getting started and how to get going, keeping track of your goals, earnings and expenses and how to deliver solid customer service and protect yourself from deactivation. We release a new episode every Tuesday, telling gig workers' untold stories. More on tippedstories.com

Gig Scams

May 18, 2021 23:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB

This week our host Dimples on Demand is joined by Dash Theory TV and Tunde. We're talking all about customers and hackers scamming delivery drivers on Instacart, Uber Eats, DoorDash & Grubhub, common scams to look out for and how you can protect yourself as a driver. We also talk a bit about scams or hacks other drivers are using to maximize their situation. We release a new episode every Tuesday, telling gig workers' untold stories. More on tippedstories.com

Your Food Is On Its Way

May 11, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

This week our host Dimples on Demand is joined by Centearious White and Averlyn Browne. We share food delivery tips, discuss what we'd like to say to food delivery platforms, think about what restaurant staff could do differently to make our lives easier and tell stories about some of the random shit we encounter as food couriers. We release a new episode every Tuesday, telling gig workers' untold stories. More on tippedstories.com

Dear Customers

May 03, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MB

This week our host Dimples on Demand is joined by Ace Bantura and Centearious White. We discuss what we'd like to say to customers, how customers could make our lives easier and what customers don't seem to understand about gig work. We release a new episode every Monday, telling gig workers' untold stories. More on tippedstories.com

Gig Awards

April 26, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MB

This week our host Dimples on Demand is joined by GigLife, Dave the Uber Slave and Instacart Strategies. We're looking at our "bests" and "worsts" of gig work, in terms of gig life, financials, platforms and experiences. We release a new episode every Monday, telling gig workers' untold stories. More on tippedstories.com

Happy Gigging

April 19, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MB

This week our host Dimples on Demand is joined by Jen-on-the-Go! and A Journey with T. We're talking all about the positive aspects of gig work, what we enjoy about it, what funny / enjoyable / heart-warming experiences we've had and what techniques we put in place or habits we follow to lead our best gig worker lives. From now on, we'll be releasing a new episode every Monday, telling gig workers' untold stories. More on tippedstories.com 

Gig Origin Stories

April 05, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MB

This week our host Dimples on Demand is joined by Driving with Jaz, JoeGig and Carson Briggs. We're talking all about why we started doing gig work, what we didn't realize before starting out, what we'd do differently if we were to start over, what we've learned to do better with experience, how gig work has shaped us and sharing our advice for newbie gig workers. We release a new episode every 2 weeks, telling gig workers' untold stories. More on tippedstories.com  *We had a few techni...

#DeclineNow

March 15, 2021 03:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MB

This week our host Dimples on Demand is joined by Michael, Jen-On-The-Go! and Gig Life. We're talking all about the #DeclineNow movement, gig workers unionizing, the ethics of tipping, the way in which gig platform algorithms work, the constant fear of being deactivated, the importance of high ratings and multi-apping. We'll be releasing a new podcast every 2 weeks, telling gig workers' untold stories. More on tippedstories.com