by dankeelan | Feb 2, 2021 | Gig Workers, Media
TikTok user @neutral_m1lf_hotel carries pepper spray and a taser in her purse when she makes DoorDash deliveries at night in Denver, while @kzumpp finds joy in handing UberEats orders off to red-eyed customers. Drew Gunby, an Uber driver, has frequently gone viral on...
by dankeelan | Feb 2, 2021 | Featured, Finance, Gig Workers, Tips
Shutdowns, layoffs and salary cuts brought on by the coronavirus pandemic have left millions of Americans searching for new sources of income. Those who’ve recently turned to gig work may be weeks away from a financial surprise in the form of unexpected tax...
by dankeelan | Jan 26, 2021 | Benefits, Featured, Finance
You may have started gig working to raise some extra cash, to explore self-employment part-time, or to improve your work-life balance. But did you know you can also use your self-employment status to tackle the goal of securing your retirement? As a gig worker, you...
by dankeelan | Jan 26, 2021 | Career, Tips
With over 18 million people collecting unemployment and once vibrant industries like travel and hospitality not likely to recover for years, finding work in today’s job market continues to be challenging. To help job seekers overcome the challenge and create a resume...
by dankeelan | Jan 26, 2021 | Career, Featured, Tips
The increasing amount of layoffs and restructuring happening in the wake of the pandemic seems to directly support the already existing trend in more established career folk choosing to pivot their paths into different industries and fields of study at a later age. A...
by dankeelan | Jan 26, 2021 | Remote Work, Tips
During the spring wave of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, almost half of all employees in the UK were working from home at least some of the time. Whilst this was, of course, a scary time for everyone, there was also a sense of banding together, battening down the...
by dankeelan | Jan 26, 2021 | Learning, Remote Work, Uncategorized
Among many ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted American workers is the need to look after children who are learning remotely from home. New results from the Franklin Templeton-Gallup Economics of Recovery Study indicate parents with children in...
by dankeelan | Jan 26, 2021 | Future of Work
Companies must develop the resilience to adapt to change and be prepared for multiple scenarios post-pandemic, says Peter Schwartz at Salesforce. Watch Video from CNBC
by dankeelan | Jan 26, 2021 | Featured, Stories
Many people found themselves out of work or underemployed in the pandemic, and now, almost a year later, it may be time to rethink your strategy. When Julie DeLong left her job as a professor in Texas to be closer to family in Illinois, finding a new gig wasn’t easy,...
by dankeelan | Jan 26, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, Healthcare
Instacart wants its grocery delivery workers to get a Covid-19 vaccine, and its willing to pay a $25 stipend for them to do it. Instacart’s offer, unveiled late last week, is just the latest move gig worker companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and others are taking to...
Recent Comments