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Why gig workers feel guilty about basic human needs

I do well financially as a contractor but I feel guilty taking sick days because I am only paid for work I actually do.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The direct connection between time and money makes illness and rest feel like personal failures rather than human necessities.

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