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When gig work boundaries get blurred

Every client wants me to be available 24/7 even though I'm supposedly an independent contractor, and I don't know how to set boundaries without losing work.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The fiction of independent contracting masks the reality of employer-like control without employee protections.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.