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AI: Destroying Jobs?
A new world of work is on the horizon, driven by artificial intelligence. By 2025, the World Economic Forum predicts that 52 per cent of total task hours across existing jobs will be performed by machines. By 2030, up to 800 million jobs could be...
Say Hello to the Hustle Economy
We have nothing to sell besides physical touch.” The thought jarred Amber Briggle awake some nights. It kept her from eating in the first week of the Covid-19 shutdown when she lost six pounds fretting over the sudden collapse of the business she’d built up her...
A Day in the Life of a Gig Worker
At the restaurant where I’m waiting, a mask-less father of two yells at the hostess carrying my delivery order to me that his mild wings are too hot, making a huge scene in the “socially distant” restaurant with people piled on top of each other. Little does he know,...
Get Paid for Your Opinions
You’ve heard the expression “a penny for your thoughts”? Dozens of companies would like you to take the expression literally. They’ll pay for opinions. A number of them will pay considerably more than a penny. Most of the companies willing to pay for opinions are...
Freelance: You Don’t Have to Work Alone
Freelance work doesn’t necessarily mean a life of solitude. Today we’ll explore popular places to work, how to improve your skills, and why you might want to hire subcontractors when you need extra hands or someone to compliment your skills. Freelancers get to choose...
Update: New Stimulus Bill
The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program contained in the original CARES Act provided federal aid of an extra $600 per week for independent contractors, freelancers, and gig workers adversely affected by Covid-19 and not otherwise eligible for standard...
Upcycler to Open Gig/Maker Space for Sewists
There’s untapped sewing potential in Eugene-Springfield, and Mitra Gruwell believes a plan she’s stitching together could help put those skills to work. The former St. Vincent de Paul fashion designer is setting up shop inside a sewing machine and vacuum repair shop...
Hunger Games for Gig Workers
There’s now more stress heaped upon the unemployed to find work as the federal government enhanced $600 per week in unemployment benefits will end this month. In what feels like a potential Hunger Games scenario, we could foresee intense competition for opportunities,...
