With ride-hailing services like Uber, summer wouldn't be the same for gig economy workers like Eddie Terry.

As a teacher, summertime would be a period when people like him would have to think of resources or other jobs to earn for the time being.

"So my story is I was a sub teacher and I was a sub for like close to seven-eight years," Terry said. "So every summer I had to hustle to find a job, and it was one summer I didn’t find one. One of the worse summers I’ve ever had, and then another summer I think I just started noticing Uber and was like 'Let me give them a try,’ so at least I have some income during the summertime. And that's pretty much how I got started. I saw the signs all over New York City 'Drive with Uber.' This was around 2016-2017, I want to say at the time, so yeah, let me try it at least just guarantee me some income each summer that I have off."

Uber driving brings him an opportunity to earn while the school year is closed.

"As a sub, you get paid during the summer, and then I wouldn’t have no check," Terry said. "My last check would be in July, so I wouldn’t have a check in August. I wouldn't see my first check until October. So that's like three months, which I don't know anybody that can go three months without income."

Terry has recently transitioned to a full-time job but still finds time to do his Uber gig work.

"So I just became a full-time teacher recently, and then I got a night school job recently so I’m not doing Uber as much like I said before," he said. "But before that, I would because I was a sub, I would get off of work, and I would work from like 4 to 8 or like 4 to 9 Monday through Friday. And then I would work 10-hour days on Saturday and Sunday."

The flexibility, seeing new parts of New York City he hasn't seen before and meeting different people are some of the few things he enjoys while doing his gig work at Uber.