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Scenario

When family members disagree about whether gig work is a choice or economic necessity

My brother and I both left traditional jobs to do gig work and our parents think we're throwing our lives away and keep offering to 'help' us find 'real jobs' but they don't understand that those jobs don't exist the way they used to. We're torn between defending our choices and secretly wondering if they're right that we're just making excuses for downward mobility.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A family is wrestling with fundamentally different interpretations of what the gig economy represents - liberation or exploitation disguised as opportunity.

Your guide for this
Zera
Zera works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The gig economy — structural view?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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