(Sponsored content) -- One of the biggest advantages of gig work, including Uber, is that it is very easy for new users to get started and take control of their schedule.

A recent report by The Hamilton Project stated that as the post-Great Recession market continues to recover, on-demand gig work benefits workers and the economy by supporting job growth and personal income. The authors of the report pointed out that the gig economy offers flexibility, minimal training costs and low barriers to enter the workforce, allowing workers to supplement their incomes as needed or to create an income for themselves.

Uber drivers can easily sign up on the website, or on the app, and apply to be a driver by creating an account and going through the process. The app also allows for drivers to have control over their availability. 

"I mean I actually heard about it [Uber] three years ago, and I heard through my friend, they were telling me how they would drive and make extra income. And just one day I just choose to sign up and I actually like it," Polinario Paz, a part-time Uber/Uber Eats driver said.

Paz went on to explain how important flexibility was to him as a gig worker.

"I guess it all just goes down to the flexibility that you can just open the app and just login and you're in. If you want time off or you just don't want to do it, you just get back out and get back off the app and you're pretty much out and you don't get any more requests. So, the flexibility for sure, timewise."

The first Uber user requested a ride using the app on July 5, 2010 in San Francisco, according to Uber. The next year, the service went global with rides being offered in Paris. In July 2012, Uber began offering ice cream delivery in seven U.S. cities, a precursor to its Uber Eats service, which first became available in 2015 in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York.