Gig economy?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="gig">gig</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Gig">Gig</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="collectively">collectively</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Freelance">Freelance</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>, <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>, <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="babysitters">babysitters</span>, <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="stand">stand</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="comedians">comedians</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="theater">theater</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gig">gig</span>-<span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="category">category</span>.</p><p><span word="Gig">Gig</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="gig">gig</span>” <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="Gig">Gig</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="musician">musician</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="paid">paid</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gigging">gigging</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="gigs">gigs</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="gigs">gigs</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="openings">openings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="between">between</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="gigging">gigging</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="employee">employee</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freelancer">freelancer</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>, <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span>. <span word="Whereas">Whereas</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freelancer">freelancer</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p>
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