Comment on The U.S. Chinese immigrants running Temu shipping centers from their homes

Hirom@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

“I can potentially make it really big,” Lin said, hopeful despite the modest earnings.

This sounds like Uberisation, ie relying on entrepreneur wannabes to replace employees and warehouses with self-employed workers and their living room. I’d be curious to see if it allows them to earn a living wage with a 40h week, or if it’s exploitative.

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