Maybe the Gig Economy Isn’t Reshaping Work After All

Re:Maybe the Gig Economy Isn’t Reshaping Work After All by anyfoo on Friday June 08, 2018 @03:54PM (#17269137)

Is that true, do most people like doing the same thing every day? It certainly is not true for me.

EDIT: A few repliers clarified that it's probably about the stable and reliable income, and not about the nature of the work that's done every day. I can agree with that!

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Re:Maybe the Gig Economy Isn’t Reshaping Work After All by volkk on Friday June 08, 2018 @03:58PM (#17269169)

i think OP meant more along the lines of: people like stability and ones with families can't rely on an inconsistent income that the freelance world generally provides. not actually doing the exact same thing everyday

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Re:Maybe the Gig Economy Isn’t Reshaping Work After All by sotojuan on Friday June 08, 2018 @04:38PM (#17269472)

A lot of people would love the stability and predictability of a regular 9-5 office job. I think that's what they meant.

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Re:Maybe the Gig Economy Isn’t Reshaping Work After All by maxxxxx on Friday June 08, 2018 @04:19PM (#17269344)

I guess it would be better to say that most people like having a stable and reliable income.

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Re:Maybe the Gig Economy Isn’t Reshaping Work After All by amorphid on Friday June 08, 2018 @04:13PM (#17269297)

I'd guess everyone is different. A pastry chef might see every tasty creation as a new opportunity to bring joy & happiness into the world. For me, cooking is a chore, and every pastry I have to make after the first is no longer something new.

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Re:Maybe the Gig Economy Isn’t Reshaping Work After All by gaius on Friday June 08, 2018 @05:29PM (#17269866)

Is that true, do most people like doing the same thing every day? It certainly is not true for me

It depends how broadly you define “same thing”. I think many if not most of us would happily focus on programming every day.

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Re:Maybe the Gig Economy Isn’t Reshaping Work After All by __s on Friday June 08, 2018 @04:43PM (#17269520)

I wish I could drop my development job for a data entry job. Inventory counting was a really fun job

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