Welcome to the Gig Economy
If knowledge is indeed power, then you have at your disposal the most powerful tool in the history of mankind.
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1 Welcome to the Gig Economy An Exciting Opportunity for Tech Professionals and Entrepreneurs If knowledge is indeed power, then you have at your disposal the most powerful tool in the history of mankind. I have heard many writers bemoan the fact that technology has not impacted the world in the ways depicted in so many science fiction films. There are no flying cars and very few silver jump suits. And yet, in my view, the many ways that technology has actually changed the world are actually even more interesting. For example, the Internet has changed how we communicate with one another, how we entertain ourselves, and how we work. Nobody could have predicted it. Today, more and more people are working online, and more and more businesses are working remotely. There are more opportunities than ever before for professionals—especially within the technology industry—to further their careers and work how, when, and where they want. The world is just catching up to these new possibilities, but it is safe to say that they are going to fundamentally change our way of life.
© Adam Sinicki 2019 A. Sinicki, Thriving in the Gig Economy, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4090-8_1
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Chapter 1 | Welcome to the Gig Economy In fact, they already can. And if you act fast, you can get a foothold in an emerging marketing and gain a significant advantage over the competition. This is your chance to become a pioneer. To work in a manner that wasn’t possible even just a few years ago. To design the lifestyle that you want, to create opportunities that you never imagined, and to earn a solid and stable income in the process; all thanks to the transformative power of technology. By working “gigs” online, you can earn a little side income, or you can completely change your lifestyle and remove the shackles of 9-to-5 office work. You can join the many “digital nomads” who travel the world while working online, or you can elevate your own rising star and design your dream job. Who needs flying cars? Whatever your ambition, the Web can make it happen. You’ll discover how in this book.
The Gig Economy The “gig economy” is one term that can be used to describe the manner of working just introduced. But it is also a rather broad term, so perhaps it would be useful to define precisely what we mean when we use it. “Gig economy” is broadly used in this book to refer to the abundance of short-term work and contracts. This is driven by companies that hire staff for individual projects and pay them on a per-job or hourly basis, rather than offering them a full-term employment contract. This often applies to food delivery, taxi services, and even skilled labor such as programming and engineering. Unfortunately, this type of agreement often benefits those companies far more than it benefits the freelancers that work with them. In short, those taxi and food delivery gigs come with all the disadvantages of working for a single organization (it becomes harder to juggle other work, you are given minimal flexibility as to which jobs you take on and w
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