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More Than Half Of Gig Economy Workers Say Income Is Unpredictable
The financial woes of gig economy workers have been laid bare in a new study, which reveals that over half report their unpredictable earnings lead to monetary difficulties. A poll involving 1,000 workers also highlighted that their sporadic work schedules make it...
Jobs Of The Future Will Require ‘Cognitive Skills’ AI Hasn’t Mastered
I’m at Fortune Brainstorm AI in London this week, where attendees are getting a taste of the incredible array of activities that have been sparked by latest advances in data technology: AI creating videos, finishing Beethoven’s 10th Symphony, building winning sports...
Study: Public Transit Agencies Need To Adapt To Rise Of Remote Work
Remote work could cut hundreds of millions of tons of carbon emissions from car travel—but at the cost of billions lost in public transit revenues, according to a new study. Using the latest data on remote work and transportation behavior since the pandemic...
How Remote Work And New Arrivals Are Changing One Tech Community
Long before the rise of remote work spurred many tech workers to move to more affordable and livable parts of the country, Spokane started to see a trickle of people and companies from Seattle, seeking lower costs and a new lifestyle. GeekWire documented the...
The No. 1 City In The World For Remote Work—What It’s Like To Live There
April Jereza never intended to move abroad to Madrid, Spain, but now that she's been there for seven years, she thinks she'll stay for the long haul. Jereza, 30, moved to Spain's capital in 2017 after quitting her finance job in Canada, taking a "huge" pay cut and...
Gig Economy Jobs Linked To Higher Risk Of Alcohol-Related Illness
The "gig economy" could be setting up many young adults for drinking problems later in life, a new study warns. People who take poorly paid temp jobs as freelancers or independent contractors are 43% more likely to develop an alcohol-related illness than those with...
Gig-Tripping: Latest Travel Trend You’ll Want To Try
“Gig-tripping is a new trend that sees fans planning travel ― often internationally ― around the tour stops of their favorite artists,” said Lisa Chen, CEO of ToursByLocals. “This might be because they can’t get tickets for their home show, to save money, or...
Changing Life Trends Will Affect Future Entrepreneurs
Steve Jobs called it ‘collecting dots.’ It’s where you read and investigate several things at the same time, both historical and then looking forward. It might be researching an industry, studying the economic and industry trends, looking at technology trends, looking...
Consider These 5 Things Before You Settle For A ‘Good-Enough’ Job
Hustle culture is out, and work-life balance is in. At least that’s what many employees are reporting. In a 2022 survey conducted by Flex Jobs, 63% of respondents said they’d take a job with better work-life balance over one with better pay. At the same time,...
Watch Tiger Woods Work: You’re Seeing the Future of Work
What work would you do if money were no object? It’s a question we’ve all asked ourselves, and it’s surely a question some are asking now. It’s interesting to think about while watching Tiger Woods play golf at the Masters Tournament. Money is plainly no longer a...
