Read previewOn weekends, a gig delivery worker in Utah takes out his phone and opens one of three apps to make some extra money as an independent contractor.
However, the people doing the work say that things like performance metrics often eat into that flexibility.
"It doesn't feel much like I'm on contract," the Utah gig worker told Business Insider.
But metrics such as this are just one aspect of delivery gig work that workers say feels like a traditional job.
Related storiesFor example, one Chicago delivery worker told BI that he avoids Grubhub due to the app's scheduling feature.
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Utah, Chicago, Seattle