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.
A family is wrestling with fundamentally different interpretations of what the gig economy represents - liberation or exploitation disguised as opportunity.
“Where Are You with The gig economy — structural view?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.