AUA: We’ve worked every job in hospitality – from dish to front of house – and have helped gig workers earn $4.5+M in extra income through our startup, Croux. We’re here to share what we’ve learned - like how to find a good gig job, the overall gig economy, or building a startup. As Us Anything!
AUA: We’ve worked every job in hospitality – from dish to front of house – and have helped gig workers earn $4.5+M in extra income through our startup, Croux. We’re here to share what we’ve learned - like how to find a good gig job, the overall gig economy, or building a startup. As Us Anything!

Kenny, Stewart, and Jen; co-founders of Croux

Hey Reddit — we're Jennifer Ryan, Stewart Price, and Kenny Kung and we’ve matched gig workers with over 41,000 shifts and put $4.5+M in supplemental income directly in people's pockets — mostly in hospitality, events, and warehousing.

If you’re curious about supplementing your income with gig work, want to know how to approach gig work in general, or want to learn about the hospitality industry, we’re here to help. Chances are, we’ve either done the job or helped someone get it. Ask Us Anything!

Some background on us:

We've done just about every job in hospitality. Dishwasher. Server. Bartender. Line cook. Host. Catering staff. Floor manager. GM. Regional ops. We've run local restaurants and managed national hospitality operations. We've opened locations, closed locations, sold locations, hired hundreds of people, and had to let people go.

After years of watching the same problems repeat — businesses having poor experience with staffing agencies, workers waiting weeks for a paycheck from temp work, showing up to a job with no idea what to expect — we decided to build Croux, a staffing marketplace for gig workers, to help individuals find reliable jobs that fit their lifestyle.

We're here today from 11a – 3p CT and happy to talk about:

  • The gig economy: how to find legit work, spot red flags, and build real income from flexible jobs
  • Pay and compensation: what's fair, what's exploitative, how to evaluate a gig beyond the hourly rate (and the small print to look for and understand)
  • Getting hired back: what businesses actually look for when they decide who to request again (and what gets you blacklisted)
  • Hospitality careers: what it's really like from both sides of the hiring table, and whether the industry is worth getting into
  • Certifications and skills: which ones actually matter, which are a waste of money
  • Building a company: the real version, not the LinkedIn version. Three co-founders, different skill sets, building in smaller markets instead of SF or NYC
  • Anything else...we're open books. Ask us anything

Here is our proof for the AMA and some more.

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