Gig workhas many advantages, including the ability to choose projects that align with your skills and interests and greater control of your schedule.

However, it often comes with various challenges such as a lack of job security, limited access to traditional benefits like health insurance and retirement plans, or, in the case of Reddit userSloppypantsmama, not getting paid.

Speaking to the platform’s ‘Petty Revenge‘ community, the person recalled a time when they spent a whole week painting for a client they met through Craigslist only to receive a measly $37. Luckily, they found a way to get the last word!

This person did a week-long paint job, but the guy who hired them didn’t want to pay

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Image credits:Wahyu Setiawan / unspalsh (not the actual photo)

So they found a creative (and painful) way to get back at him

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Image credits:Anete Lusina / pexels (not the actual photo)

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Image source:Sloppypantsmama

Gig workers are often left vulnerable to exploitation and financial insecurity

Because workplace laws protect employees and not independent contractors, gig workers still find themselves vulnerable to exploitation similar to the scenario in the Reddit post.

Another downside is that law-abiding employers face unfair competition with businesses that don’t follow the rules, and critical safety-net programs like unemployment insurance lose badly needed funds.

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Image credits:RossHelen / Envato Elements (not the actual photo)

In New York City, for instance, app-based food delivery workershad to get a law passedjust to have access to the bathroom at restaurants where they pick up an order.

Furthermore, many gig companies require workers to sign arbitration provisions that block them from filing lawsuits or bringing class actions, leaving government enforcement as the only realistic option.

So they need government-set ground rules to make sure they are properly treated. Or else they might resort to (petty) revenge, and nobody will benefit from it.

The story has received a variety of colorful reactions

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

Person Works 7 Days For A Painter And Only Gets Paid $37, Refuses To Let It Go And Seeks Revenge

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