My wife has a stable job with benefits and I've been doing freelance work for three years and she wants me to go back to traditional employment for the security but I make more money freelancing and like the flexibility and we can't agree on whether I'm being responsible or reckless. The pandemic showed us both how quickly 'stable' jobs can disappear but also how quickly gig work can dry up.
More people experience this than they realize.
A couple is navigating competing definitions of economic security in an era when both traditional and gig employment carry different but significant risks.
“Where Are You with The gig economy — structural view?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.