Thea giga economya isa ana economya wherea companiesa contracta employeesa fora worka anda theya
area entirelya independenta ofa thea companya ora organization.a Ana examplea ofa thisa woulda bea ubera
ora lyfta driversa beinga independenta contractors.a Technicallya theya area representativesa ofa ubera ora
lyfta buta nota actuala employeesa anda doa nota receivea benefits.a Anothera examplea ofa thisa coulda bea
thea travela nursinga industry.a Hospitalsa ora healthcarea organizationsa contracta nursesa fora aa shorta
perioda ofa timea toa worka ina theira differenta departments.a Ina aa giga economy,a workersa woulda bea
highlya skilleda ina whatevera they'rea workinga on.a Theya havea toa bea ablea toa adapta quicklya toa thea
situationsa they'rea placeda in.a Therea isa somea timea spenta ona traininga buta thea costsa anda timea thata
goesa intoa thea hiringa processa isa eliminated.a Ia havea experiencea beinga aa contracta workera anda Ia
mucha prefera beinga ana employee.a Whena Ia wasa aa contracta workera ita wasa nicea becausea Ia coulda
makea mya owna schedule,a buta Ia wasn'ta givena benefitsa anda Ia alsoa hada toa paya fora anya problemsa
thata camea upa ina mya lifea froma work.a Thea joba Ia worka nowa can-doa pay-outsa toa covera costs.a I'vea
alwaysa beena ana employeea ina aa company,a buta Ia havea meta othersa thata area contracta workers.a Ita
alwaysa camea downa toa thea facta thata you'rea ablea toa makea youra owna schedulea whena I'vea talkeda
witha peoplea Ia know.Giga Economya isa somethinga Ia haven’ta hearda ofa asa thea correcta worda fora
contractors.a Nowa thata Ia Ia havea learneda whata ita actuallya meansa Ia knowa thata aa giga isa oftena
timesa employmenta ona youra own.a Thesea coulda bea fooda servicea providersa ora youra owna likea
cleaninga crew.a Thea onlya positivea Ia coulda seea cominga outa ofa havinga aa giga professiona isa aa lota
ofa timesa youa cana makea youra owna schedulea anda worka whena you’rea ablea toa work.
Ia don’ta thinka personallya Ia woulda puta myselfa ina thata positiona toa wherea Ia don’ta havea thea
stabilitya ora thea certaintya ofa mya nexta position.a Ia likea workinga fora aa companya becausea Ia havea
disability,a Ia havea thea benefitsa thata goa alonga witha beinga aa full-timea employee.a Ia doa seea whya
somea companiesa contracta outa certaina positionsa fora gigsa becausea theya aren’ta reala reliablea anda
theya aren’ta forceda toa paya thema thea samea ora toa providea thea benefitsa likea mosta companiesa do.a Ia
thinka fora nowa I’lla justa sticka witha wherea I’ma at.a Ita seemsa toa bea aa lota safer.a Fora me,a thea giga
economya isa workinga ona youra own,a witha youra owna customersa ora contractsa witha firmsa thata
paya youa fora youra joba withouta havinga toa copea witha labora laws.Wea cana contributea skillsa toa thea
giga economya bya remaininga motivateda anda persistent;a therea willa bea manya peoplea whoa agreea
witha oura businessa plansa anda somea whoa doa not,a whicha isa whya wea musta applya whata wea havea
learneda ina thisa class,a sucha asa strategica planning,a beinga analytic,a anda reviewinga thea process,a
anda ifa somethinga isa nota workinga out,a updatea thea processa ora makea changes.Ia likea both,a giga
economya anda employment;a Ia justa needa toa balancea mya priorities.a Righta now,a Ia havea twoa teen-
agersa whoa relya ona mya husbanda anda me;a theya havea recentlya beguna driving,a anda oura expensesa
area considerable.a Currently,a employmenta isa preferablea becausea wea requirea aa steadya income,a
oura worka schedulesa area compatiblea witha theirs,a anda wea requirea thea perksa thata oura
employmenta jobsa providea toa us:a salary,a healtha benefits,a sicka days,a vacationa time,a anda
retirement.a However,a wea intenda toa worka fora ourselvesa ina thea futurea whena oura childrena area
grown,a oura housea isa paida off,a anda wea receivea oura retirement,a evena ifa ita isa little,a becausea wea
wanta toa retirea whena wea area nota tooa old.Whena wea hada aa familya businessa aa fewa yearsa ago,a mya
husbanda useda toa geta somea worka donea bya contractorsa whoa hada bettera machinesa anda thea
qualitya ofa thea productsa werea better,a anda ita wasa gooda fora usa becausea wea hada customersa anda
wea coulda providea bettera productsa withouta havinga toa investa aa lota ofa moneya ina newa machines.a
Manya peoplea whoa havea comea froma outsidea thea countrya anda doa nota havea thea necessarya
documentsa toa worka havea contributeda toa thea giga economya bya obtaininga ana Individuala
Taxpayera Identificationa Numbera anda workinga ina jobsa thata benefita thea county.a Thea giga
economya hasa threea components.a Thea firsta isa thata thea independenta employeea isa paida bya thea
"gig"a (slanga fora joba sucha asa givinga someonea aa ride,a fixinga aa leakya toilet,a etc.).a Thea seconda isa
aa consumera whoa needsa aa servicea anda isa motivateda toa usea ana independenta contractora rathera
thana aa traditionala companya (typicallya fora increaseda conveniencea ora toa savea money).a Thea
thirda isa thea companiesa thata havea formeda toa facilitatea workersa findinga thesea gigsa (Uber,a Etsy,a
etc.).a Thea Giga Economya isa aa segmenta ofa thea economya composeda ofa Independenta
Contractors,a thata providea temporary,a showa up,a non-scheduleda labor.a Thea Giga Economya isa
filleda witha jobsa thata requirea justa labor,a aa vehicle,a ora sharinga aa particulara skill,a thata
contractorsa cana entera anda leavea asa theya seea fita intoa theira schedule.Whena wea thinka ofa thea Giga
Economy,a wea usuallya thinka ofa Uber,a Lyft,a ora fooda deliverya services,a however,a manya othera
"gigs"a exista thata requirea aa honeda skilla ora particulara access.a Thesea jobsa maybea submissionsa ofa
aa websitea builta witha certaina requirements,a foreigna languagea translation,a ora usinga credentialsa
toa entera restricteda areasa toa assessa businessa thata thea generala publica cannota freelya access.a
Manya gigsa Ia havea personallya participateda operateda ona thea lowera enda ofa thea spectrum,a wherea
Ia provideda deliverya ofa food,a buta Ia havea alsoa useda designa skillsa anda specifica knowledgea toa
assista ona othera gigsa asa well.Fora myself,a Ia mucha prefera toa bea ana employee.a Ia enjoya thea
stability,a anda thea benefitsa ofa traditionala employment,a overa thea comea anda goa naturea ofa gigs.a
Fora somea people,a gigsa area ideal,a sucha asa thosea justa passinga througha anda traveling.a Asa fora
myself,a Ia trya mya besta toa shinea fora mya supervisors,a anda managea toa climba thea laddera highera
anda highera witha ina thea companiesa Ia worka for.Ia remembera whena Ia workeda fora aa restaurant,a wea
woulda havea giga workersa fora takeouta delivery.a Wea useda giga workersa specificallya duea toa thea
lacka ofa overheada anda liability.a Thea overheada wea didn'ta needa toa paya includeda healtha
insurancea anda additionala taxes.a Onea ofa thea lessera thoughta ofa reasonsa fora usinga giga workersa
wasa thea liability,a asa wea werea nota helda accountablea ifa thea workera wasa involveda ina aa traffica
accident,a anda noa onea coulda associatea thema witha oura businessa ifa theya werea drivinga tooa fasta ora
recklessly.a Aa “gig”a isa sometimesa calleda aa “sidea hustle”a anda isa generallya aa short-terma task,a
projecta ora joba thata aa persona takesa upa toa makea extraa cash.a a Buta manya doa giga worka longa terma
ora asa aa maina sourcea ofa income.a Somea giga workersa geta paida pera taska ora assignment.a Othersa
earna ana hourlya rate.
Generatinga additionala incomea anda havinga worka flexibilitya area thea mosta commona motivesa toa
worka fora giga economy.a a
Independencea anda flexibilitya area thea maina aspecta thata peoplea workinga ina thea giga economya
werea oftena satisfieda with.a Ia woulda prefera aa consistenta businessa toa worka in.a Gigsa area
enjoyablea anda flexible,a anda Ia havea takena parta ina aa few.a Mosta recenta examplea isa startinga upa ana
Ubera businessa ina oura smalla towna thata hasa 2a stoplights.a Mya plana wasa toa doa duringa majora
holidaysa ora activitiesa ina town.a Ita wasa aa hugea successa anda madea extraa casha duringa thea twoa
nightsa ofa drivinga peoplea duringa St.a pats.a Gigsa likea thisa area ana effectivea waya fora quicka cash.a
Longa terma sustainabilitya coulda vary,a duea toa smallera communities.a Morea businessa ina biggera
cities.a Aa giga economya isa ana independenta contractora ,temporarya ora short-terma contractinga
jobs.a Wherea youa eithera area biddinga fora servicesa ora beinga hireda ona fora aa shorta perioda ofa time.a
Normallya thougha aa tempa servicea ora aa drivinga servicea joba througha aa thirda party.a Thea skillsa
youa cana bringa toa thisa joba isa beinga morea flexiblea witha youra timea anda promotinga yourselfa bya
thea worka youa previouslya did.a Ina thea deliverya servicea thata ia havea previousa worka ia gota toa seta
mya owna hours.a Ia workeda fora howevera longa ia woulda havea wanteda toa anda dida nota havea toa
checka witha anyonea becausea ita wasa alreadya ina thea app.a Mya preferencea woulda bea ana
independenta contractora becausea ia likea toa bea ia controla ofa howa Ia wanta toa plana mya day.a Whata
contractsa Ia wanta toa picka upa anda ia cana saya noa anda justa leavea withina reasona ifa ia feela likea Ia ama
beinga treateda poorlya ora ifa thea customera wasa nota livinga upa toa whata wea agreeda ona anda stilla geta
paid.a Havinga thea abilitya toa negotiatea everya wagea anda buildinga thea relationshipa witha eacha
customera ia comea across.a Aa giga economya isa aa temporarya ora short-terma joba ora position,a whicha
isa essentiallya disposablea whena youa noa longera havea needa ofa it.a Thea skillsa youa cana bringa intoa aa
giga economya area whata Ia calla tradea skills.a Fora example,a mya automotivea knowledgea anda mya
abilitya toa adapta toa anya job,a ata anya time,a ata anya pace.a Ia thinka adaptabilitya anda flexibilitya area
importanta toa aa giga economy.a Witha mya smalla business,a Ia ama thea equivalenta ofa aa contracta
workera anda Ia enjoya ita aa lota morea thana Ia evera enjoyeda beinga ana employeea becausea Ia ama aa
mothera beforea Ia ama anythinga else,a anda beinga aa contractora allowsa mea toa seta mya hoursa anda
workweeka arounda thea needsa ofa mya childrena anda theira appointments.a Ia knowa thata whena Ia wasa
workinga asa ana employeea ina thea foodservicea industry,a mya employersa weren'ta verya flexiblea
arounda mya childrena anda theira varyinga schedules.a Workinga fora myselfa allowsa thata flexibilitya
thata isa soa importanta toa me.a Aa Giga Economya isa basicallya justa aa temporarya positiona ora shorta
term.a Aa positiona youa cana changea ata anya timea whena therea isa noa need.a Skillsa youa cana bringa
witha youa ina aa giga economya woulda bea self-motivationa becausea sincea youa area temporary.a Youa
needa toa showa thema whya theya shoulda keepa you.a Anda Ia alsoa feela likea sincea manya peoplea worka
ina thisa giga economy,a theya havea manya experiencesa witha differenta jobsa toa bringa alla theira
qualificationsa toa thea table.a Ia seea botha sidesa ofa beinga aa contractora worker,a ora ana employee.a
Beinga aa contractora worker,a youa area guaranteeda aa timea workinga witha saida company,a buta youa
area temporary.a Beinga ana employee,a yeaha youa area ina witha thea company,a buta youa coulda bea leta
goa ata anya momenta fora anya reason.a So,a theya botha havea theira prosa anda cons.a Ia don'ta thinka Ia
woulda minda beinga aa contracta employee,a buta Ia don'ta knowa howa Ia feela abouta bouncinga froma
onea joba toa anothera ora havinga toa trya anda finda aa newa job.a Ina mya currenta role,a wea doa havea somea
kindsa ofa giga employees.a Ia worka ina aa schoola district,a anda wea havea substitutesa anda long-terma
substitutea teachers.a Beinga aa substitutea teacher,a youa havea aa temporarya spota ina aa class,a ita coulda
bea aa day,a ita coulda bea aa week.a Youa coulda alsoa bea aa long-terma suba whicha meansa youa area
subbinga fora onea classa fora weeksa ifa nota months.a Ina mya opiniona Ia thinka Giga Economya meansa aa
sidea job.a It'sa aa joba thata isn'ta aa permanenta joba anda cana typicallya geta donea prettya quickly.a Ia feela
likea aa lota ofa peoplea havea thesea jobsa ona thea weekendsa ora somethinga toa doa whena theya geta donea
witha theira "normal/permanent"a job.a Ia thinka onea ofa thea biggesta skillsa Ia cana bringa toa thea giga
economya isa mya pipea lininga anda weldinga skills.a Whena Ia graduateda college,a Ia wenta througha aa
buncha ofa schoolinga anda testinga toa geta certifieda ina botha ofa those.a Anothera onea thata isa biga
arounda wherea Ia livea isa landscaping.a Ia believea ifa youa havea thea righta clientsa anda seta upa thata
coulda bea aa sidea joba ora giga economya typea job.a Ia woulda mucha rathera bea ana employee;a Ia likea aa
morea permanent/seta job.a Ia likea toa knowa Ia havea aa joba anda Ia cana bringa moneya homea toa mya
family.a Ia knowa witha contracta worka youa cana usuallya negotiatea youra paya anda mosta ofa thea timea
youa area youra owna boss.a Ia useda toa bea aa contracta workera anda Ia prefera aa lota morea whata Ia ama
doinga nowa thena backa then.a Whena youa area aa contracta worker,a youa area seta toa doa onea ora twoa
smallera jobs.a Whena youa area ana employee,a youa area therea fora aa longa timea anda mosta likelya havea
aa lota morea jobsa toa doa toa keepa youa ona youra toes.
