As the nation deals with corporate layoffs, many workers are looking for alternative employment. A recent study shows 36% of the workforce identifies as independent workers or “gig workers.”

In 2020 more than two million Americans decided to go out on their own in the workforce. By the next year, that number doubled. As some quickly found out, the life of an independent worker can have both pluses and minuses when compared to the typical 9 to 5 job.

What started out as a way to escape the 24/7 hospitality industry turned into a lucrative career for public relations and marketing professional Priscilla Visintine.

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