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It also dialogues with the temporal borders notion as used by scholars such as Olivia Maury and colleagues (2024), highlighting the administrative dimension of time constraints inscribed in migrants’ permits that strictly channel their everyday life, what they can (not) do, which kind of job, etc. While considering the aforementioned insights, the term algochronos, echoing Thompson’s reflection on time and work discipline (1967) focuses more on the algorithmic time and managerial model as a tool to discipline gig workers (in this case, couriers), that contribute to punctuate, directly and indirectly, their everyday lives.\n\nIn the case of Venice’s app-based food delivery, algochronos illuminates how the unique urban and logistical challenges (e.g. navigating canals, specific geolocation issues, non-standard urban configurations, overcrowding, etc.) intersect with algorithmic management, which is blind with regard to this contextual. This intersection often leads to discrepancies in workload distribution, pay calculations, and worker evaluations based on factors beyond their control (e.g. technical glitches in navigation systems) overcrowding These contingencies adversely impact the organisation of workers’ lives, consequently disrupting the balance between work and personal life.\n\nTechnical contingencies, which are beyond the control of the walker, manifest during the execution of the job. These contingencies are associated with two primary aspects of algorithmic management: first, the contingencies and fallibility of applications and geolocation systems, and second, the order allocation mechanism that operates along the trajectory from the pick-up point to the delivery destination. In certain instances, geolocation systems such as Google Maps have proven inadequate for the unique urban context of Venice. This inadequacy arises due to the city’s specific urban and architectural characteristics, which diverge from the “standard” urban model for which geolocation systems are designed. These technical contingencies adversely affect workers in ways that are not reflective of their performance. For example, the ratings of walker are influenced by customer evaluations, where delays in delivery can result in negative assessments. Furthermore, the algorithmic management of remuneration considers the distance travelled. However, the distance indicated by the application may be underestimated as it does not precisely locate the exact destination. Additionally, the application often considers the use of the waterbus to traverse the canals, such as the “Grand Canal”. Nevertheless, it is improbable that a walker would opt to take the waterbus, as it does not significantly reduce travel time due to waiting times for the vehicle and queues. Consequently, they may take longer routes than those indicated, without receiving appropriate remuneration. This discrepancy arises because remuneration is based on map calculations that consider only the shortest route marked by the maps, as expressly stated in the Glovo application.\n\n92\n\nG. PIRINA","previous_page":91,"next_page":93}