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1445: Gig Work in America: Risks, Costs and a Better Path Forward
1445: Gig Work in America: Risks, Costs and a Better Path Forward
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Dec 7, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Choose your hours, choose your work, be your own boss, control your own income. Welcome to the gig economy, a nebulous collection of online platforms and apps that promise to transcend capitalism. Supporters argue that the gig economy will reverse economic inequality, enhance worker rights, and bring entrepreneurship to the masses. But does it? Guest Alexandrea J. Ravenelle, Associate Professor of sociology at UNC-Chapel Hill and author of Hustle and Gig, shares the personal stories of nearly eighty predominantly millennial gig workers, underlining the volatility of working in the gig economy.
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Released:
Dec 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
24: Dan Schawbel and Banking on Your Brand: Dan Schawbel is the founder and the Managing Partner of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm, which helps companies better understand the millennial generation. He is also the Founder of www.WorkplaceTrends.com, a research and advisor by So Money with Farnoosh Torabi