by dankeelan | May 18, 2021 | Gig Workers, Jobs, Stories
Vanessa Otake started working at Unilever in 2003. She is an engineer by training, and worked in technically-focused research and development (R&D) roles before making a sharp turn into HR, as a diversity and inclusion lead overseeing gender equity. While that...
by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2021 | Future of Work, Gig Workers, Stories, Technology
It would be easier on Amazon if its customers imagined all of its operations were conducted by robots. But, as a company with more than a million employees, it’s impossible to hide the existence of the humans on the route from a click on a website to a cardboard box...
by dankeelan | Feb 9, 2021 | Gig Workers, Stories, Tips
A few years ago, financial planner Alex Hopkin sought a part-time, flexible position with an advisory firm. “As a stay-at-home mom, I didn’t want to commit to a full-time job, but also wanted to continue pursuing my career,” says Hopkin, who holds a...
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 | Dec 29, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers, Stories
The coronavirus pandemic drove many people to recognize gig work as “essential” for the first time, but the crisis also revealed the stark disparities between jobs that come with security and benefits and gig work, which does not. And Solis, the introvert,...
by dankeelan | Sep 15, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Stories, Tips
After graduating from college, I’d wake up at six in the morning with one question in mind: Should I go all-in and focus exclusively on entrepreneurship — consequences be damned? Or look for a full-time job that gave me a sense of stability (and allowed...
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