The Gig Economy
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Re: The Gig Economy
by spacemonkey » Thu Jul 16, 2015 11:46 am
We wanted world class, were getting third world class.
The hardest part of doing nothing is knowing when your done.
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Re: The Gig Economy
by John Galt » Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:13 pm
Americans learn only from catastrophe and not from experience. -- Theodore Roosevelt
My life has become a single, ongoing revelation that I haven’t been cynical enough.
My life has become a single, ongoing revelation that I haven’t been cynical enough.
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Re: The Gig Economy
by spacemonkey » Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:20 pm
The hardest part of doing nothing is knowing when your done.
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Re: The Gig Economy
by Spider » Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:25 pm
Its really not under the table. Its filed and taxed. Workers just don't get any of the benefits or protections that go with W-2 filers.
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Re: The Gig Economy
by spacemonkey » Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:27 pm
The hardest part of doing nothing is knowing when your done.
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Re: The Gig Economy
by Kane » Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:31 pm
Yeah, I'm seeing this more and more. Lots of people at work do four ten hour shifts and then go to freelance for another two or three days of the week depending on how hard up they are.
Work/Life balance is all sorts of f**k up.
Work/Life balance is all sorts of f**k up.
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Re: The Gig Economy
by wormwood » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:01 pm
For among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised
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