# What the Gig Economy Can (and Can't) Teach Us About Staffing

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2022-12-13
- Length: 27m
- Episode: 132
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-12-13-what-the-gig-economy-can-and-cant-teach-us-about-staffing
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-b8dcf00e-64e9-4e44-8598-559fd7d82edd

## Summary

Jason Radisson, Founder and CEO of Shift One, explains how his platform applies gig economy lessons to solve manufacturing labor shortages by focusing on skilled, higher-wage roles rather than casual labor. He details strategies including automated onboarding, data-driven wage setting, and providing transportation to overcome 'physics problems' in rural hiring markets. Radisson also discusses the future of manufacturing work, predicting a shift toward automation that upskills entry-level workers into $30-$40/hour technical roles, such as programming robots, while leveraging near-shoring and guest worker programs to fill gaps.

## Chapters

- [0:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-12-13-what-the-gig-economy-can-and-cant-teach-us-about-staffing#t=50) Introduction: Joe Sullivan and Jason Radisson on Shift One
- [3:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-12-13-what-the-gig-economy-can-and-cant-teach-us-about-staffing#t=213) Shift One's Approach: Solving Worker Shortages with Automation
- [9:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-12-13-what-the-gig-economy-can-and-cant-teach-us-about-staffing#t=544) Gig Economy Lessons: Automation, Scale, and Wage Data
- [12:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-12-13-what-the-gig-economy-can-and-cant-teach-us-about-staffing#t=723) The Future of Frontline Work: Traveling Engineers and Remote Models
- [16:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-12-13-what-the-gig-economy-can-and-cant-teach-us-about-staffing#t=995) Tactical Solutions: Transportation, Near-Shoring, and Incentives
- [21:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2022-12-13-what-the-gig-economy-can-and-cant-teach-us-about-staffing#t=1300) Upskilling and Automation: The Path to Higher Wages

## Topics

- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Shift One (company)
- Uber (company)
- DoorDash (company)
- Gorilla 76 (company)
- 99 taxis (company)

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