by dankeelan | Apr 5, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Jobs, Technology
One of the greatest things that has come along for the self-employed in the past few years is the plethora of platforms available that connect freelancers with people looking to hire them. On sites like Upwork, Freelancer and Fiverr, you can offer and find gigs in an...
by dankeelan | Mar 29, 2022 | Jobs, U.S. Economy
Some 4.35 million workers quit in February — most to take better jobs — in a sign the U.S. labor market is still the tightest it’s been in decades. Employees have more leverage over employers and they are taking advantage of it. The number of people quitting topped 4...
by dankeelan | Mar 15, 2022 | Featured, Jobs, Remote Work
Imagine a consultant telling a C-level executive in 2019 that huge swaths of their company could transition to remote work with only a few days’ notice, they would experience a productivity boost after an adjustment period, and many of those workers would not want to...
by dankeelan | Mar 15, 2022 | Future of Work, Jobs, Tips
Over the past two years, we have seen unprecedented changes at work. As a result, were witnessing never before imagined workplace phenomena like a rapidly widening skills gap and rising resignation and talent shortages – all resulting in devastating effects on...
by dankeelan | Feb 22, 2022 | Featured, Future of Work, Jobs, U.S. Economy
Public health crises past and present have caused labor shortages that ripped out and reworked the fabric of society. The Great Plague liberated serfs, the Spanish Flu brought women to the workplace, and COVID-19 is empowering modern employees to redefine work-life...
by dankeelan | Feb 15, 2022 | Featured, Future of Work, Jobs
Judging by the record number of people who’ve quit their jobs in the pandemic -– the so-called Great Resignation -– millions of Americans don’t really like their work. Which doesn’t mean they’re not worried about losing out to robots — there’s an...
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