Article:
Making Time Work: Ethnographic Explorations of Temporal Experiences in Delivery Work

Author(s): Miežytė, Živilė

Abstract

This article is based on ethnographic fieldwork among food delivery drivers in Vil- nius, Lithuania. The fieldwork included working as a food delivery driver for two delivery platforms. I discuss how the riders engage with the temporal structure of delivery work, which determines the day-to-day experiences but also permeates their work lives. While some drivers’ actions aimed at creatively manipulating platform temporalities seem likeare income maximization strategies, others can- not be reduced to financial motivation. Focusing on temporal agency, I examine how riders craft narratives around time, using them to draw boundaries with the platform, establish themselves as hard workers, and create a sense of meaning.

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Miežytė, Živilė: Making Time Work: Ethnographic Explorations of Temporal Experiences in Delivery Work. In: Navigationen - Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturwissenschaften, Jg. 24 (2024), Nr. 2, S. 177-189. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/23310.
@ARTICLE{Miežytė2024,
 author = {Miežytė, Živilė},
 title = {Making Time Work: Ethnographic Explorations of Temporal Experiences in Delivery Work},
 year = 2024,
 doi = "\url{http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/23310}",
 editor = {Bareikytė, Miglė and Bee, Julia},
 volume = 24,
 address = {Siegen},
 journal = {Navigationen - Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturwissenschaften},
 number = 2,
 pages = {177--189},
}
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