Or, at least, faster than a typical job.
Shiftsmart, a smartphone app that pairs workers with local and remote gigs, checks all those boxes.
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The concept isnt entirely new.
Although the company was founded in 2015, rival platforms like Shiftgig predate it.
Uber Works halted operations in May, after the company laid off 6,700 employees.
Brandt referred to Shiftsmart as an online marketplace that pairs employers who need temporary help with shift workers.
It could be a one-off shift or a lasting gig.
Those types of websites also cater to niche freelance services.
The jobs available through Shiftsmart are more service-industry oriented.
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Shiftsmart fits somewhere in between Upwork and Uber.
Popular Work on the App
Broadly speaking, Shiftsmart provides access to service industry gig work.
The pandemic changed things.
We were fortunate, Brandt said.
We already had the platform and the operation to be able to quickly pivot peoples work.
It started in northern Texas but quickly spread to 10 other regions in a matter of weeks.
Shiftsmart also provides virtual political polling gigs as well.
Where Shiftsmart Is Recruiting
Shiftsmart is growing fast.
Currently, an estimated 250,000 workers use the app.
Brandt would like to see that number reach 500,000 by next year.
To reach that goal, the company is constantly onboarding new people.
Technically, you could sign up for Shiftsmart from anywhere in the U.S.
The company has the tech infrastructure to support that.
But the gigs themselves even remote ones may have location restrictions.
Shiftsmarts business partners set their own staffing requirements and have their own preferences.
The short answer is labor laws, Brandt said.
The reason for the location requirements for the nonprofit work is apparent: its on-site work.
Suggested Brandt: Is this the model for the future of how nonprofits operate?
The company is not a staffing agency.
We removed that description to avoid confusion.
Also, Anurag Jain is now a chairman emeritus of North Texas Food Bank.
We updated his title to reflect that change.
Adam Hardy is a staff writer at The Penny Hoarder.
He covers the gig economy, entrepreneurship and unique ways to make money.
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