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22 Side Gigs That Can Make You Richer Than a Full-Time Job
Earning extra money on the side can be easy when you know what types of opportunities to look for. Whether you want to pay off student loan debt, start saving for a big-ticket purchase or build up a fund for the future, finding one of the best side jobs out there is a...
Bezos: Work-Life Balance a ‘Debilitating Phrase’
Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, isn't a fan of the phrase "work-life balance." At an April 2018 event hosted by Insider's parent company, Bezos said new Amazon employees shouldn't view work and life as a balancing act. Instead, Bezos said it's more productive...
Four Important Signs Your Remote Team Is Not Communicating Effectively
Unlike a decade ago, many companies today are opting for the remote working culture. Remote working saw a major boom across different countries, especially in 2020 after the deadly pandemic spread across the globe. Quite a few people were left with no choice but to...
It’s You Against the Machine
Stephen Normandin spent almost four years racing around Phoenix, Ariz., delivering packages as a contract driver for Amazon.com Inc. Then one day, he received an automated email. The algorithms tracking him had decided he wasn’t doing his job properly. The 63-year-old...
Reopening and Rebuilding Gig-Economy Post COVID-19
The story of the impact of COVID-19 on India’s gig economy—largely dominated by the on-demand sector—is quite interesting. On one hand, we have job losses and reverse-migration and on the other, we hear about isolated yet unparalleled demand for services (Swiggy and...
Massachusetts Gig Economy Comes Under Scrutiny
Lawmakers, union leaders and labor analysts in Massachusetts face the gargantuan task of analyzing what the post-COVID economy and workforce look like — from the use of artificial intelligence to benefits for delivery drivers. But experts speaking before the Future of...
The Gig Economy is Paving the Way for Agile Customer Service
In recent years, the world has been trending toward a gig-based economic format. A gig refers to when an independent worker is hired, often through a digital marketplace, to work on a short-term project or task on-demand, such as freelancers, independent...
How to Win the War for Talent in the Gig Economy
Since the gig economy exploded on the scene during the Great Recession, it has reshaped the American workforce. Consider that today, more than one-third of Americans report that they are participating in one way or another, with 49 percent of adults under 35 “gigging...
