Tired of Trying to Get Your People to Wear More Hats?

by | Oct 11, 2021 | Leadership

I was building my first entrepreneurial company, a mission-driven, tech-powered healthcare startup. I joined the founder as his first full-time hire. He had previously helped run a much larger company, had huge ideas, and was looking for a place to build everything he...

Gig Economy Can Be Win-Win Situation

by | Oct 11, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, Jobs

Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, the traditional workplace, whose foundations go back to the 1940s, has gone through some pretty striking changes, with everyone wondering about what will unfold to replace the nine-to-five jobs that we are familiar with. The...

Career Advice I Wish Someone Told Me in My 20s

by | Oct 11, 2021 | Career, Tips

The transition from your 20s into your 30s is a major one. For many of us, the decisions we make in those pivotal years end up defining our trajectory throughout the rest of our careers. As I observe my friends navigating this shift, I can’t help but reflect on the...

Instacart Workers Consider Walk-Off

by | Oct 5, 2021 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers, Pay

Gig Workers Collective, a grassroots organization fighting for better treatment of independent contractors, has announced planning for a walk off for Instacart shoppers on October 16. The group says shoppers will cease work until Instacart meets five demands, which...

Opinion: Down with the Boss, Up With the Gig Worker!

by | Oct 5, 2021 | Gig Workers

Napoleon didn’t deride the English as “a nation of shopkeepers,” although that phrase is commonly attributed to him. In fact, it was Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac, a French revolutionary who used it when attacking the achievements of British Prime Minister William Pitt,...