Wonolo picks up $13M to create a way to connect temp workers with companies

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no one on staff responsible for that location
Fortunately, the employee he was with had already showed him how to restock the shelves, and he offered to peel off and do it himself.But
that gap in the workforce may have just continued, leading directly to potential lost revenue for companies that sell products in those
stores
those companies might face in those same out-of-stock situations
Wonolo employees sign up for the platform, and the companies that partner with the startup have an opportunity to grab the necessary workers
agency experience, which helps workers find positions with companies that need a more limited amount of time
Meanwhile, those workers get an opportunity to fill in extra shifts that they might need for additional income on a more flexible schedule
when the job is approved those workers get paid right away.While the jobs that Wonolo is suited for are more along the lines of
merchandising, events staff, or more general labor, the hope is that the service will also expose those employees to a variety of companies
who may actually end up wanting to hire them at some point
we could address [the idea of being able to deal with unpredictability] better than temp staffing, and we realized the antidote was
to the way that people will often recruit talent for staffing agencies or their own employees
with a major brand for a number of years
played out and prompted them to start working on Wonolo
have to be an absolute expert, as long as they are there ready and good to go.There are, of course, companies trying to create platforms for
temporary workers, like TrueBlue, and Brustein said Wonolo will inevitably have to compete with more local players as it looks to expand