The Post’s Heather Long has written about “a great reassessment of work in America.” And more recently, The Post’s Abha Bhattarai covered an exodus from retail, as workers ditch low-paying jobs for less-stressful positions, more flexible work or even to go back to school and learn new trades. Meanwhile, a similar dynamic is playing out in the gig economy, which has been dogged for years by complaints of low pay, stressful conditions and allegations of exploitation of its massive contract workforce. In this new environment, even the promise of better pay has been insufficient to draw drivers back.
