Last year, the coronavirus outbreak put me, like so many others, suddenly out of work, leaving me with few places to turn. As an active worker in my local school district, I found the switch to virtual classrooms meant that a lot of my opportunities to teach dried up almost overnight, and I needed something that would let me earn some money while my children were at home, too.

I’m also a published author and needed a way to help supplement my passion for writing historical fiction. The flexibility is exactly what drew me to app-based work. By delivering for Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub, I found an opportunity that checked all those boxes and more. Each morning, I can lay out my day, see what times I am available to work, and simply log in when I’m ready to get started.