Jean-Paul Sartre once said, “Hell is other people.”

The French philosopher wouldn’t get much of an argument from many working women.

There’s a reason lots of women are freelancing, doing contract or gig jobs and saying goodbye to the traditional workplace − and it’s not just about flexible hours.

They don’t want to deal with co-workers.

Seventy-seven percent of women say one reason gig work is more attractive than returning to the office is that they don’t want to go back to dealing with colleagues, according to a survey by Jitjatjo. Gig work refers to a temporary, freelance or a contract job, either remote or in-person. Jitjatjo places workers in those types of jobs and provides related scheduling software.

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