by dankeelan | May 2, 2023 | Featured, Fractional, Future of Work, Gig Workers
Not long ago, Tiffany Putland traded a steady paycheck in management at one of the state’s largest companies for a patchwork of part-time gigs. No regrets. “I’ve never been happier professionally to be honest,” she said. “I make my own...
by dankeelan | Apr 26, 2023 | Future of Work, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
In their new report, “But Is It a Good Job? Understanding Employment Precarity in BC [British Columbia],” for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Kendra Strauss and Iglika Ivanova survey the rise of the “gig economy.” The report finds that the harms of...
by dankeelan | Apr 26, 2023 | Gig Workers, Jobs, Tips
Between the Great Resignation and the waves of tech layoffs, more people are interested in freelance work. Freelancing hit an all-time high in 2022, with 39% of professionals taking on some form of contract work, according to a survey from Upwork....
by dankeelan | Apr 18, 2023 | Career, Featured, Gig Workers
Have you been feeling the urge to quit your W-2 job and become a freelancer? Many people are in the same boat, and the number of freelance workers is on the rise. Zippia found that in 2022, there were 70.4 million freelancers in the U.S., a number that has steadily...
by dankeelan | Apr 18, 2023 | Featured, Gig Workers
Among workers surveyed, 61% cited that they complete gig work for their primary income, a nearly 3x increase from 2021, where 21% of those surveyed said the same. Hinting at increasing economic instability, the number of workers who have left, or plan to leave,...
by dankeelan | Apr 18, 2023 | Featured, Gig Workers, Retirement
When viewed through a British lens, one of the big questions of the American economy is how the tireless U.S. worker ever manages to retire. It’s been less than a century (1934) since FDR established Social Security as a measure to provide for Americans past their...
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