Forget a return to office: We’re living in the age of side hustles

[Hydrogen]

This past year, 39% of American professionals participated in freelance work, either part-time or full-time, according to Upworks new survey of 3,000 adults. Thats equivalent to 60 million Americans, up 3 percentage points since 2021 and a record high since Upwork has performed said survey starting in 2014.

In 2021, only 36% of the workforce was freelancing. But in 2022, as people continued to want flexibility, freelancing became more appealing and essential. It all represents a shifting mindset in the workforce, Margaret Lilani, VP of talent solutions at Upwork tells Fortune.

Now, more than ever, professionals are questioning the old and traditional aspects of work and looking for something better, she says. People want to do what they love, have more control over their careers, and determine where, when, and how they work.

The autonomous nature of freelancing becomes more evident as more companies usher in a return to office. While remote work opportunities might be waning, the desire to have the freedom that working from home granted remains appealing 73% of respondents said schedule flexibility was a key reason they pursued freelance work, and 69% said the same for location flexibility. The idea of being ones own boss was also appealing to many (0%).

But, the real appeal to freelancing is quite simple: Money. A majority of respondents (83%) cited earning extra money as the top reason for freelancing, and 73% cited control over ones financial goals and future. Dealing with inflation and stagnant wages, more Americans are looking to side gigs in order to stay afloat. A Bankrate survey from this past summer found that more side hustlers were dependent on their extra income to pay for everyday expenses than they were in 2019.

Freelancers are also more likely to be satisfied with their pay than their non-freelancing counterparts; Upwork found that while 57% of freelancers were happy with their wages, only 42% of non-freelancers felt similarly.

Perhaps due to their financial situation, the youngest generations are most likely to pursue freelancing; 43% of Gen Zers and 46% of millennials said they were freelancing this year. It makes sense, given that these generations are more likely to be in entry-level jobs that simply dont pay enough for the current cost of living. While older millennials may be in the mid-career and earning more money, theyre also in a life stage of big ticket expenses, from weddings to homeownership. Financial anxiety is high among these groups, as many dont think theyll ever be able to afford their dream lifestyle.

And Gen Z has proven to be especially nervous about a looming recession, likely because a majority of them are experiencing true downfall on their own for the first time. The youngest generation is preparing for a potential recession the most, cutting down on spending, delaying purchases, working another job, and working more at a rate higher than any other generation.

Sure, freelancing is about control and a changing mindset but its also about being able to pay the bills.


https://fortune.com/2022/12/13/freelancing-record-high-side-gigs-millennials-gen-z/

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The following could explain how many americans are supporting themselves despite not being officially employed.

This past year, 39% of American professionals participated in freelance work, either part-time or full-time, according to Upworks new survey of 3,000 adults. Thats equivalent to 60 million Americans, up 3 percentage points since 2021 and a record high since Upwork has performed said survey starting in 2014.

While it is not mentioned, I am wondering how many "freelancers" earn income in crypto related ventures? Crypto being one of the bigger employment and revenue creating opportunities of recent times, is it possible that a significant segment of side hustles are crypto based ventures? Or is the trend more evenly distributed throughout ride sharing apps, amazon delivery freelancing and purely internet based activities?

Generation Z appears to be the largest freelancing demographic. Which makes sense given they're probably the most internet and technology literate. I think generation Z is also the largest crypto using and supporting demographic.

With concerns lingering over future job automation and lack of wage growth. Could side hustles and freelancing work represent the natural progression for the future of job markets? If this is true, then could crypto also be prominently positioned to best leverage and fulfill needed areas of freelance finance, given its flexibility, adaptability and rapid deployment capabilities.

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[Hispo]

I am not well informed about the laws in the United States but I see a problem about being a freelancer at full time and the fact this could become the new standard.
Do freelancers even receive benefits which hired workers are supposed to have by law?

I mean insurances, 404k, paid vacations, bonuses, etc.
If not, I am afraid big companies might take advantage of freelance workers in order to get job done while having no legal strings attached to them. Or am I wrong on this one?

[ancafe]

While it is not mentioned, I am wondering how many "freelancers" earn income in crypto related ventures? Crypto being one of the bigger employment and revenue creating opportunities of recent times, is it possible that a significant segment of side hustles are crypto based ventures? Or is the trend more evenly distributed throughout ride sharing apps, amazon delivery freelancing and purely internet based activities?

Crypto base qualifications are at an equalization stage as current job opportunities, these bases are considered as jobs that are not bound by time, age and can be done by anyone, although there is no accurate data on the number of bases that have spread throughout the region at this time, pure inter activity utilized by generation Z who are capable of technology.

Generation Z appears to be the largest freelancing demographic. Which makes sense given they're probably the most internet and technology literate. I think generation Z is also the largest crypto using and supporting demographic.

This generation continues to contribute to the highest levels of internet usage to date, because they are very tech-savvy and internet savvy. There are many ways to make money in the ever-evolving technology space and they are more ready to accept and take advantage of these conditions, while the generations below tend to be less technologically literate and have difficulty seeing opportunities, so development requires a lot of learning and is difficult to develop.

With concerns lingering over future job automation and lack of wage growth. Could side hustles and freelancing work represent the natural progression for the future of job markets? If this is true, then could crypto also be prominently positioned to best leverage and fulfill needed areas of freelance finance, given its flexibility, adaptability and rapid deployment capabilities.

All possibilities can happen, even who knows in the next few years they will no longer work part time in the office, because they think that technology and the internet have made this generation free to determine the time they work. Moreover, jobs are currently quite difficult to find, the wages they get don't match the work, so that Generation Z starts to leave the job model as before. Currently the Crypto space is getting bigger, the use of investment is quite widespread in various countries, considering that flexibility and adaptability tend to match their thinking.

[Solosanz]

Of course in this era there's many way to make money without need to work under your boss or company, but make sure you're need to have very good knowledge, skillful and has a wide connections. You can't just become a master of blockchain but you can't find the place how to sell your service, in this way you need a lot connection where someone can recommend your service to the clients that need it.

Honestly working your under boss or company doesn't have 100% guarantee you will not get kicked or fired, which mean every jobs has it own risk.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

While it is not mentioned, I am wondering how many "freelancers" earn income in crypto related ventures?

Well, the example is in this very forum. There are quite a few of us who receive an income, which depending on where in the world you live is a decent side hustle or even a good salary. I'm not only talking about participating in signature campaigns, but also managing them, giving loans, translating, etc.

The great thing about the internet is that it has made it possible for everyone to earn an income from home, instead of the traditional side hustles that require physical presence, such as working as a waiter or delivering pizzas.

[BigBos]

Generation Z appears to be the largest freelancing demographic. Which makes sense given they're probably the most internet and technology literate. I think generation Z is also the largest crypto using and supporting demographic.

It's true, many in other parts of the world also generation Z dominate crypto technology and adapt more quickly to technology so they have skills in information technology, including many of my friends who know what Bitcoin is and on average they are day traders.

With concerns lingering over future job automation and lack of wage growth. Could side hustles and freelancing work represent the natural progression for the future of job markets? If this is true, then could crypto also be prominently positioned to best leverage and fulfill needed areas of freelance finance, given its flexibility, adaptability and rapid deployment capabilities.

I think it will take another few decades for generation Z to enter the global government and financial system, with those who are adept with technology and quickly adapting to circumstances, will change some of the systems with their minds, whether from regulation, financial policy, or employment policy and so on. others, to provide concessions to crypto technology in aspects of people's lives.

[Gozie51]

I mean insurances, 404k, paid vacations, bonuses, etc.
If not, I am afraid big companies might take advantage of freelance workers in order to get job done while having no legal strings attached to them. Or am I wrong on this one?

Big companies are already working like intermediaries to other countries agents like helping them to contract freelancers and other workers generally to work for them but the unfortunate thing there is they don't properly take care of them and their welfare. Making people are now based on side hustle but in illegal ways, some conceal contriband to transport outside.

[so98nn]

Definitely we are living in the era of side hustles. With all the reasons plotted above there are also valid reasons like need of “multiple income” sources considering increased cost of living while less salary hikes for the fixed salary jobs.

There is even craze of doing “moonlight works” everywhere. By definition it means one person joining 2 or more than 2 companies at the same time to earn more money. This tells us the story that living has become very hard. If you don’t have bank accounts full of cash then you have to keep struggling with side hustles and moon Light work.

[palle11]

With concerns lingering over future job automation and lack of wage growth. Could side hustles and freelancing work represent the natural progression for the future of job markets? If this is true, then could crypto also be prominently positioned to best leverage and fulfill needed areas of freelance finance, given its flexibility, adaptability and rapid deployment capabilities.

The youth make up the greater number of the world population and in some countries 16-18 years is already independent of the family and that means they have to food and survive by themselves. Survival comes down to being able to get a job but such 8 - 5 pm jobs are to exclusive reserve of certain people this means larger population have to look for other ways to survive. I think the working at home stuff got more attention from the covid-19 pandemic where many people started surfing the internet to find more ways to survive and fortunately cryptocurrency market was already existing and so it became a good option or alternative to surviving.

[SirJohnVonSlotty]

I've been a freelancer for a year, and I can tell you, the money (in general) is great, but the challenges of being "outside of the system" are there.

You want to get a bank loan to buy an apartment? No chance, you're a freelancer. Doesn't matter if you have enough income and contracts to prove it, the bank doesn't want to take the risk.
You want to get a car leasing? Same deal.
Medical insurance? Welcome to hell

I think that, to get the full benefits of the system, you would either need to be employed full time, or have your own company. Being a freelancer is just something in-between and quite a challenge.

[crwth]

I have a lot of friends that are professionals and registered in in the state and then they are changing career paths because of this type of thing with the freelance and the work from home approach. Even I have thought and asked of myself this thing because there are a lot of people who are earning a lot more than me and they are having the time of their lives because it’s not so stressful with the work from home set up.

I think you are lucky if you are able to do what you want and like at the comfort of your home, and then those people who are making a side hustle to the main thing, then kudos. They are probably wanting to have more comfort compared to stressing themselves out with the normal job.

Depends on the person as well, if you are willing to do it, that kind of thing

[electronicash]

Definitely we are living in the era of side hustles. With all the reasons plotted above there are also valid reasons like need of “multiple income” sources considering increased cost of living while less salary hikes for the fixed salary jobs.

There is even craze of doing “moonlight works” everywhere. By definition it means one person joining 2 or more than 2 companies at the same time to earn more money. This tells us the story that living has become very hard. If you don’t have bank accounts full of cash then you have to keep struggling with side hustles and moon Light work.

two or 3 jobs a day is really hard to do but the necessity to do it is just pushing a family man to keep it because the man has to provide for the family. yes its hard to live now. ride sharing and delivery services boom since the start of covid lockdown and its still here. i was considering to sign up.

there isn't enough crypto companies that can provide freelance jobs to the influx of new generations though. but the adoption i guess will force the old generation to learn the crypto for their pay.

[avikz]

It's a very difficult economic situation right now. Those who are working for the big companies, are constantly under pressure to ensure that they aren't fired. Still they do not know whether they are going to have their job in the coming month or not. So the situation is very different and the outlook is grim.

So side hustle is a requirement nowadays especially for people who are the sole bread earner for their family.  Probably this is what going to gain prominence as the loyalty and trust  is decreasing in the job field. It's all about making money in an honest and legal way. Time will soon become a premium.

[Die_empty]

With concerns lingering over future job automation and lack of wage growth. Could side hustles and freelancing work represent the natural progression for the future of job markets? If this is true, then could crypto also be prominently positioned to best leverage and fulfill needed areas of freelance finance, given its flexibility, adaptability and rapid deployment capabilities.

There have been an increase in the rate of people that engage in freelancing in my country recently. Most people are even resigning from their permanent jobs to focus on these online jobs. One of the biggest attraction of these freelancing or online jobs is that its recruitment is based on competence and skills and not because of favoritism or other sentiments. Most of these jobs doesn't also need paper qualification but relevant skills or expertise. I live in a country where employment is based on tribal sentiment and tribalism. Most persons are employed based on connection or who they know in government.

Most of these freelancing jobs also pay higher than most fulltime jobs. Exchanging currencies like the Euro or Dollars to our local currency makes the payment more attractive and satisfying compared to the national minimum wage. And in recent times most western companies are greatly using the African labor market because they offer cheap and quality services.

Although some these freelancing job are very tasking but they can also give workers the opportunity to plan their work life better than when they are doing fulltime jobs. A freelancer might decide to go on holiday without anyone's approval, but this might not be the case in full time jobs.

Due to the unfriendly nature of the government of my country towards cryptocurrencies, job opportunities in that sector is limited. But it is common to see some youths engaging in crypto trading or exchange services.     

[The Sceptical Chymist]

While it is not mentioned, I am wondering how many "freelancers" earn income in crypto related ventures?

No they don't mention any details about what this freelancing work is exactly, and that kinda pisses me off.  It's almost as if they're withholding that info because they don't want to give people ideas.  Grrr.

This is one good thing I can say about millennials and whatever the newer generations are called--the traditional work structure sucks ass and always has, with the only difference being that previous generations accepted it as the expected norm.  Now I'm really wondering what everyone is doing for side-hustles.  There are obviously a lot of people earning crypto here, but I don't think they represent even a tiny fraction of the entire population as a whole.  But I'd imagine that trading crypto is big (risky as well, and I don't know if many traders even make a profit), and earning passive income from various PoS coins is really popular.

I live in a country where employment is based on tribal sentiment and tribalism. Most persons are employed based on connection or who they know in government. 

That sucks, but I can't say it hurts to know someone in the position to give you a job in my country or any country for that matter.  Nepotism isn't exactly confined to any specific geographic area.

[kryptqnick]

To me, the article seems to correctly grasp the nature of the shifting market. Indeed, people often have jobs but do other things on the side or mix different freelance jobs t earn a living. While it can mean that there isn't enough money people are getting now from one job, which is something that must be fixed, it also gives more flexibility and less dependence on a particular employer, and thus more power. There are, of course, other sides to it, such as the precarious state of not having a long-term contract, not being sure you'll get as much income next month as this month, and potential issues if you need to get a loan or want a mortgage.
Crypto freelance can be a part of it and something to become more relevant with the shifting market, but I don't think it takes a significant share of all freelance jobs for now. It is something that can experience growth, perhaps.

[zasad@]

I've been a freelancer for a year, and I can tell you, the money (in general) is great, but the challenges of being "outside of the system" are there.

You want to get a bank loan to buy an apartment? No chance, you're a freelancer. Doesn't matter if you have enough income and contracts to prove it, the bank doesn't want to take the risk.
You want to get a car leasing? Same deal.
Medical insurance? Welcome to hell

I think that, to get the full benefits of the system, you would either need to be employed full time, or have your own company. Being a freelancer is just something in-between and quite a challenge.

If you cannot afford to buy a car without a loan or leasing from a bank, then you are not earning enough.
A self-employed or entrepreneur will always be not the best clients for banks, because they often go bankrupt.
Although I have a question for you, why are you having problems buying an apartment. For example, you pay 30% of the cost of the apartment, and the bank pays the rest. The apartment is pledged to the bank, and if you do not pay, the bank will sell your apartment and close your contract. Same thing with the car. In my country, banks give apartments to the unemployed with such conditions.

[Davidvictorson]

I know a lot of my buddies who are into tech,  copywriting, and working for companies outside the country remotely. They work not for one company, some work for two or even three companies, juggling several side hustles at once. When I asked the reason for this, I was told that 1) Job security was not guaranteed so they have to take the bull by the horn 2) Flexibility and independence. As for which way they receive payment, they said it depends on the company. They first read the company's profile and search for folks who have done a gig with the company. While some companies are pro-bitcoin/crypto, others are not too comfortable with that as a payment option. They are ready to receive payment in whatever form as long as it is legal.

[Iroh]

It's a very difficult economic situation right now. Those who are working for the big companies, are constantly under pressure to ensure that they aren't fired. Still they do not know whether they are going to have their job in the coming month or not. So the situation is very different and the outlook is grim.

So side hustle is a requirement nowadays especially for people who are the sole bread earner for their family.  Probably this is what going to gain prominence as the loyalty and trust  is decreasing in the job field. It's all about making money in an honest and legal way. Time will soon become a premium.

I think the economic situation isn’t all that bright all over the world at the moment and there is little or no job security coupled with raging inflation in some countries. A side hustle is slowly becoming a necessity in our society as income gotten from the regular job is never enough for life expenses.

Low income earners have been long engaging in side hustles to foot their bills and survive in this harsh capitalist world we’re living in and it seems middle income earners has now joined the mix in looking for side hustles to survive. In these times, side hustles has become somewhat of a necessity. For an individual to comfortably live in any given society, your income must be far greater than your expenses.

[Fortify]

The following could explain how many americans are supporting themselves despite not being officially employed.

This past year, 39% of American professionals participated in freelance work, either part-time or full-time, according to Upworks new survey of 3,000 adults. Thats equivalent to 60 million Americans, up 3 percentage points since 2021 and a record high since Upwork has performed said survey starting in 2014.

While it is not mentioned, I am wondering how many "freelancers" earn income in crypto related ventures? Crypto being one of the bigger employment and revenue creating opportunities of recent times, is it possible that a significant segment of side hustles are crypto based ventures? Or is the trend more evenly distributed throughout ride sharing apps, amazon delivery freelancing and purely internet based activities?

Generation Z appears to be the largest freelancing demographic. Which makes sense given they're probably the most internet and technology literate. I think generation Z is also the largest crypto using and supporting demographic.

With concerns lingering over future job automation and lack of wage growth. Could side hustles and freelancing work represent the natural progression for the future of job markets? If this is true, then could crypto also be prominently positioned to best leverage and fulfill needed areas of freelance finance, given its flexibility, adaptability and rapid deployment capabilities.

It's not like the vast majority of people ever worked in an office to start with, that could be considered a "white collar" job with the comfort associated with it, as opposed to service, manufacturing or other jobs which employ many more people. I'd say rather than diminishing the salary or full time jobs, the technological improvements are a massive benefit in the earning power of people who embrace it properly. It gives people the opportunity to improve their lives if they are willing to put a bit more of their private time into it. As long as people give themselves enough rest and find a balance that works for them, then it would seem to be a great achievement of modern society that these new revenue streams are available.

[Furious 7]

Actually, if you look at the current conditions for me personally because I am too comfortable in a zone where doing work at home, especially during the several years of lockdown, has made me used to this and now when I return to the office it makes me a little uncomfortable, although this definitely takes some getting used to. repeat.
As for talking about generation Z, right now there is also a slight difference, especially with many jobs that can be used as objects or categorized as freelancers, this also supports them to live more freely but have income.

[Yatsan]

Well, if such strategy or lifestyle would work on you, that's great. But to dome people, they prefer working or being an employee because that gives them an adsured or stable income. While others prefer being a worker and an investor at the same time. We just cannot blame them. It would also be risky for an individual to engage with different investment or personal businesses, if it would sacrifice their daily expenses.

It's a very difficult economic situation right now. Those who are working for the big companies, are constantly under pressure to ensure that they aren't fired. Still they do not know whether they are going to have their job in the coming month or not. So the situation is very different and the outlook is grim.

So side hustle is a requirement nowadays especially for people who are the sole bread earner for their family.  Probably this is what going to gain prominence as the loyalty and trust  is decreasing in the job field. It's all about making money in an honest and legal way. Time will soon become a premium.

I think the economic situation isn’t all that bright all over the world at the moment and there is little or no job security coupled with raging inflation in some countries. A side hustle is slowly becoming a necessity in our society as income gotten from the regular job is never enough for life expenses.

Low income earners have been long engaging in side hustles to foot their bills and survive in this harsh capitalist world we’re living in and it seems middle income earners has now joined the mix in looking for side hustles to survive. In these times, side hustles has become somewhat of a necessity. For an individual to comfortably live in any given society, your income must be far greater than your expenses.

Indeed. People prefer earning more than their job could give which is a good thing. But some people are just contented with small salary as long as it is an assured profit. There are really people who got out of their work and made fortune outside 'their field'. But that won't work to everyone especially if you are more used of doing a particular thing. Best thing to do is to prioritize what you are good at and once you have established stable income, you'd be now free to explore new things which could generate bigger profit on your end.

[el kaka22]

This is so true. I had the same thing nearly 10 years ago now, I worked at an office, had a side hustle and then I started to end up earning enough to quit my job, to be fair I got fired and did not quit, but the job I found was such a wonderful job that I kept working at it and now I am still working with it.

This is an amazing job for me and I am super happy about it and I am going to keep being happy about it for a long time as well. People who are not entirely sure about side hustles should try some, I guarantee you that it will give you some happiness. The weird part is, we used to spend this free time on hobbies, now we use them on trying to earn money.

[Mahanton]

This is so true. I had the same thing nearly 10 years ago now, I worked at an office, had a side hustle and then I started to end up earning enough to quit my job, to be fair I got fired and did not quit, but the job I found was such a wonderful job that I kept working at it and now I am still working with it.

This is an amazing job for me and I am super happy about it and I am going to keep being happy about it for a long time as well. People who are not entirely sure about side hustles should try some, I guarantee you that it will give you some happiness. The weird part is, we used to spend this free time on hobbies, now we use them on trying to earn money.

Some people do really spend up their time with their hobbies or other activities which there are ones who dont really put up much too emphasis on making more money but rather living
their lives into the fullest which it isnt really just only pertaining on accumulating money but to enjoy life as it should be or other possible ways and things that they could get involved with.
This is why we do really end up on different options and conditions and decisions been made on the end of the line on how we would really be living our lives.
Money isnt everything but we do know on how crucial it would be considering that recession and inflation could really affect us hard.

[Sang Prabu]

When we go to school, the thing that is thought of is working in an office with a large salary and so on, it turns out that after graduating we can work but the salary offered turns out to be small, I have also left the office because I think income in several workplaces that I have lived small, me Do work as an apartment marketing because it is becoming a very good business trend and is proven to get more salary.

[Cling18]

When we go to school, the thing that is thought of is working in an office with a large salary and so on, it turns out that after graduating we can work but the salary offered turns out to be small, I have also left the office because I think income in several workplaces that I have lived small, I Do work as an apartment marketing because it is becoming a very good business trend and is proven to get more salary.

I had the same view when I was studying. I thought finishing a degree would guarantee me a higher salary but it turned out that most opportunities nowadays hire based on your skills and not just on your degree and they offer higher salaries than office jobs. Having a title couldn't guarantee us a high salary but pride and security but acquiring more skills will be an advantage in our society where the competition is getting higher these days.

[Rruchi man]

Or is the trend more evenly distributed throughout ride sharing apps, amazon delivery freelancing and purely internet based activities?

The trend is distributed and not all the ventures are crypto based. The bulk of persons who choose to accept cryptocurrency mostly are freelancers or people who their side Hustle involves people from other countries so using cryptocurrency as a medium of payment facilities their payment option and i agree that the Gen Z and some millennials are the ones most taking advantage of this.

Generation Z appears to be the largest freelancing demographic. Which makes sense given they're probably the most internet and technology literate.

They have seen how boring it can become doing a 9-5, five times a week, and how limiting a fixed monthly income can become.

[dothebeats]

You'll be surprised with how many companies ans startups are looking for freelancers to fill in a gap on their operations and production for a while until they find a permanent replacement.

As someone in the medical field versed with handling electronic health records, I employed my skills and experience to the test and tried to market myself in the said field. Currently I have a client (a doctor) who requires me to work for 20 hours a week, at a rate of $35 per hour encoding patient records and/or setting up appointments for the said doctor. It is a very light work, and allows me to earn $2500+ on top of my base salary (hah, much lower than this 'side gig'). Even my colleagues are on the hunt for clients, trying their luck in freelancing just like I did.

With the soaring prices of everything in this day and age, a second job or any side gigs is a must. If I can have more time in a day, I'd honestly enter the dropshipping business too, but I already have too much in my plate (60+ hours a week). Even more, if I could bring the lab into my house, I'd never go out anymore unless I want to and I have to. Tons of side gigs/hustles allow people to be at the comfort of their home without sacrificing the quality of their work. If other companies can outsource their company processes remotely, why can't other companies do it and cut costs in managing a property housing their operations?

But yeah, side hustles are aplenty out there. You just have to have your niche and be good at it, and hopefully get quit your regular job and just stay at home all day long.

[Russlenat]

Of course in this era there's many way to make money without need to work under your boss or company, but make sure you're need to have very good knowledge, skillful and has a wide connections. You can't just become a master of blockchain but you can't find the place how to sell your service, in this way you need a lot connection where someone can recommend your service to the clients that need it.

Honestly working your under boss or company doesn't have 100% guarantee you will not get kicked or fired, which mean every jobs has it own risk.

If you decide to become a freelancer, you have no choice really but to enhance your knowledge and skills so you can be as competitive and productive like those who are officially employed. Otherwise, despite of the various opportunities that this world has to offer, you will feel left behind and stay unproductive all the time. Connections might be important too, but you should have developed something in you that other companies may find it hard to resist.

[Smartprofit]

I am not well informed about the laws in the United States but I see a problem about being a freelancer at full time and the fact this could become the new standard.
Do freelancers even receive benefits which hired workers are supposed to have by law?

I mean insurances, 404k, paid vacations, bonuses, etc.
If not, I am afraid big companies might take advantage of freelance workers in order to get job done while having no legal strings attached to them. Or am I wrong on this one?

In my opinion you are not mistaken and such a problem really exists. 

It is beneficial for companies to cooperate with freelancers registered as individual entrepreneurs. 

The revolutionary movements of the 19th and 20th centuries led to the fact that the working people of the whole world won significant concessions from the capitalists (5-day work week, 8-hour work day, paid holidays and sick days, guaranteed old-age pension, protection from trade unions). 

Modern capitalists are very tempted to nullify these achievements of the working masses.

[Vaculin]

Actually, if you look at the current conditions for me personally because I am too comfortable in a zone where doing work at home, especially during the several years of lockdown, has made me used to this and now when I return to the office it makes me a little uncomfortable, although this definitely takes some getting used to. repeat.
As for talking about generation Z, right now there is also a slight difference, especially with many jobs that can be used as objects or categorized as freelancers, this also supports them to live more freely but have income.

Nowadays, working remotely has been the norm and this might have encouraged a lot of employees to leave their jobs and become a freelancer instead. That way, he will have more time for his own family, and freely engage himself in a job where can be more interested to in which he can gain unlimited profits depending on his skills and capabilities to attract a lot of sales. But I believe being a freelancer is not easy after all since you have to exert more effort especially if you are still a beginner and would want to prove something to the people whom you will be your future clients.

[Wapfika]

Actually, if you look at the current conditions for me personally because I am too comfortable in a zone where doing work at home, especially during the several years of lockdown, has made me used to this and now when I return to the office it makes me a little uncomfortable, although this definitely takes some getting used to. repeat.
As for talking about generation Z, right now there is also a slight difference, especially with many jobs that can be used as objects or categorized as freelancers, this also supports them to live more freely but have income.

If the job pays well and we like what we’re doing we will be able to adjust in every situation, I have knew some people who decide not to return at office and just quit to keep their doing side hustles. There are many ways that can help us earn more without committing 8hrs or more in one job unless it compensate or pay as well. At this time many earns more thru online works, some into virtual works, online selling, some are bloggers and others are into trading. This comes with option of working anywhere we want. Though, office jobs guarantees us to have our payment monthly some online side hustles may not pay enough for what we need or might be gone at the least expected time.

[Cryptodebjoe]

We're living in times that human minds have evolved drastically and programmed to compete for the scares resources available hence people know that government white collar jobs won't foot all their bills so everyone is seeking for alternative source of income.... So side hustle is gradually becoming a norm

[Captain Corporate]

Living in Turkey, this is a bit easier to do actually. Considering our minimum wage is under 300 dollars, and a decent life starts at around 1000 dollars a month, that is not a lot of money to make. Anyone who has been in the digital world would tell you that making 1000 dollars or so a month is actually quite possible. Just here with the campaign I have, I am making something like 200 dollars alone, I have another job where I make at least 600, sometimes as high as 700 dollars, which means 800-900 is in the bag already. That is nearly three times more than the minimum wage, and I work digitally and have decent enough English, that's it, really nothing much is required if you know what you are doing and focus on what you are good at.

[Distinctin]

Definitely we are living in the era of side hustles. With all the reasons plotted above there are also valid reasons like need of “multiple income” sources considering increased cost of living while less salary hikes for the fixed salary jobs.

There is even craze of doing “moonlight works” everywhere. By definition it means one person joining 2 or more than 2 companies at the same time to earn more money. This tells us the story that living has become very hard. If you don’t have bank accounts full of cash then you have to keep struggling with side hustles and moon Light work.

With this current high inflation around the world, living life would bring a lot of cost. That is why if we can resort into finding multi sources of income, that would be better since it will provide us guarantees not to struggle that much. And the only way to make this highly possible is to become a freelancer wherein you can live your life with side hustles.

[Raflesia]

We're living in times that human minds have evolved drastically and programmed to compete for the scares resources available hence people know that government white collar jobs won't foot all their bills so everyone is seeking for alternative source of income.... So side hustle is gradually becoming a norm

We are required to think more realistically when we are in a situation where technology is very fast and of course we have to take advantage of this.
As for side jobs or main jobs, it's actually quite difficult for me to distinguish this now because indeed in my side job it's actually what makes my life better and even when talking about income, of course it's a little different and bigger from my side job than the main job.

[Sanitough]

Of course in this era there's many way to make money without need to work under your boss or company, but make sure you're need to have very good knowledge, skillful and has a wide connections. You can't just become a master of blockchain but you can't find the place how to sell your service, in this way you need a lot connection where someone can recommend your service to the clients that need it.

Honestly working your under boss or company doesn't have 100% guarantee you will not get kicked or fired, which mean every jobs has it own risk.

I guess it's the trend nowadays working as a freelancer, saving all the opportunities for your own self, without the need for a boss since you can be your own boss at your own work. However, for you to do that, you have to own some irresistible excellent qualities so that whatever work you're into, you'll definitely reach your client's high standards.

[Viscore]

Definitely we are living in the era of side hustles. With all the reasons plotted above there are also valid reasons like need of “multiple income” sources considering increased cost of living while less salary hikes for the fixed salary jobs.

There is even craze of doing “moonlight works” everywhere. By definition it means one person joining 2 or more than 2 companies at the same time to earn more money. This tells us the story that living has become very hard. If you don’t have bank accounts full of cash then you have to keep struggling with side hustles and moon Light work.

I would say that having a huge bankroll in your savings account really matters these days as we are battling with the consistent price increase with our basic goods and services. And by sticking to your own job might not be the smartest thing to do but to explore outside and go out from your comfort zone. And with generations Z that are following high technology trend, the demands right now are clearly seen high in online jobs or online investments.

[Hamphser]

Definitely we are living in the era of side hustles. With all the reasons plotted above there are also valid reasons like need of “multiple income” sources considering increased cost of living while less salary hikes for the fixed salary jobs.

There is even craze of doing “moonlight works” everywhere. By definition it means one person joining 2 or more than 2 companies at the same time to earn more money. This tells us the story that living has become very hard. If you don’t have bank accounts full of cash then you have to keep struggling with side hustles and moon Light work.

I would say that having a huge bankroll in your savings account really matters these days as we are battling with the consistent price increase with our basic goods and services. And by sticking to your own job might not be the smartest thing to do but to explore outside and go out from your comfort zone. And with generations Z that are following high technology trend, the demands right now are clearly seen high in online jobs or online investments.

Would really be the most sensible to be done is on which you should really be making yourself that  get involved with other or various jobs which would really be adding up into your current income or even getting

bigger than that.Its true that we've been battling out with these non stop increasing of goods and services when it comes to their prices which do really sucks on living on this way.

This is why it would really be just sensible that you would really be finding other sources which would make you able to survive this nonstop recession and inflation.
If you are really just contented on having able to eat 3x a day and wont really be going beyond the borders then its up to your own choice but this isnt something a life that you should
really be hoping or looking for.Aim high and try out your best on finding other sources so that you could really move up more than when it comes to finances.

[AmoreJaz]

Definitely we are living in the era of side hustles. With all the reasons plotted above there are also valid reasons like need of “multiple income” sources considering increased cost of living while less salary hikes for the fixed salary jobs.

There is even craze of doing “moonlight works” everywhere. By definition it means one person joining 2 or more than 2 companies at the same time to earn more money. This tells us the story that living has become very hard. If you don’t have bank accounts full of cash then you have to keep struggling with side hustles and moon Light work.

I would say that having a huge bankroll in your savings account really matters these days as we are battling with the consistent price increase with our basic goods and services. And by sticking to your own job might not be the smartest thing to do but to explore outside and go out from your comfort zone. And with generations Z that are following high technology trend, the demands right now are clearly seen high in online jobs or online investments.

this i believe is one of our learnings during the height of covid pandemic. not to stick with one job as you will be left no other options to survive if suddenly it stops giving you source of living. this is why, we should always find a way how to look for other side jobs that may possibly assist us in time of crisis. we can't rely from government's aid as we don't know when it will arrive. much better if you feel you are always self-sufficient at any point.

[wxa7115]

Of course in this era there's many way to make money without need to work under your boss or company, but make sure you're need to have very good knowledge, skillful and has a wide connections. You can't just become a master of blockchain but you can't find the place how to sell your service, in this way you need a lot connection where someone can recommend your service to the clients that need it.

Honestly working your under boss or company doesn't have 100% guarantee you will not get kicked or fired, which mean every jobs has it own risk.

I guess it's the trend nowadays working as a freelancer, saving all the opportunities for your own self, without the need for a boss since you can be your own boss at your own work. However, for you to do that, you have to own some irresistible excellent qualities so that whatever work you're into, you'll definitely reach your client's high standards.

I think this is more of a forced choice for the majority of those which have some sort side job than a decision they have taken on their own.

If people were given the choice between being their own boss or working for a company I am sure most of them will pick a regular job with good salary, medical insurance and other perks, but those jobs are very scarce today, so it is not as if they have any choice, and as such the younger generations understand the market they are facing and they are doing the best they can to survive under the current conditions.

[Iroh]

This is so true. I had the same thing nearly 10 years ago now, I worked at an office, had a side hustle and then I started to end up earning enough to quit my job, to be fair I got fired and did not quit, but the job I found was such a wonderful job that I kept working at it and now I am still working with it.

This is an amazing job for me and I am super happy about it and I am going to keep being happy about it for a long time as well. People who are not entirely sure about side hustles should try some, I guarantee you that it will give you some happiness. The weird part is, we used to spend this free time on hobbies, now we use them on trying to earn money.

I think happiness while on the job matters a lot. Like you stated, you are super happy and most likely would be happy for a long time as well. Employers who prioritize employee happiness and satisfaction on the job would have happy and satisfied employees who are able and willing to work and an employee that is actually willing to work and not just working for the pay is precious to the employer.

Side hustles were formerly looked down on as a thing poor to middle income families did to survive and make ends meet. But today, almost everyone has a side hustle to bolster their income gotten from their main gig. And it seems side hustles aren’t limited to poor to middle income earners anymore as people from all walks of life are now having second jobs and side hustles to earn some more.

[Sir Legend]

Many people always make working in an office a hope for success and wealth, what we have to understand is that if we work in an office, we will get a salary that has been determined by the company, many are afraid to become entrepreneurs for fear of competition or other factors, if we Dare to do something that scares us, then do it immediately.

[Gyfts]

I mean insurances, 404k, paid vacations, bonuses, etc.
If not, I am afraid big companies might take advantage of freelance workers in order to get job done while having no legal strings attached to them. Or am I wrong on this one?

Uber and Lyft follow this business model (ride share servies). In jurisdictions where Uber and Lyft operate, their employees are considered contractors, or freelancers. It ensures that these companies do not need to pay out benefits to full time employees or adhere to federal regulations and worker protections. It's not necessarily a bad thing, though. The idea of freelance work is not adhering to a strict schedule and being in charge of your own time. If companies allow you the freedom to choose your own hours with at will employment at the expense of certain benefits, it isn't necessarily predatory.

[Kakmakr]

Yes, we just spoke about this yesterday.... this sudden shift to "Work from home" have had a strange affect on the house prices in small towns. People can now work in any town they want, so they are moving to areas away from their town where their offices are situated. (Sometimes just going to their Office once or two times per month)

All meetings are done virtually and they do their admin work and/or programming etc... from another town. This has caused an increase of property prices in the strangest places. 

[Fara Chan]

Many people always make working in an office a hope for success and wealth, what we have to understand is that if we work in an office, we will get a salary that has been determined by the company, many are afraid to become entrepreneurs for fear of competition or other factors, if we Dare to do something that scares us, then do it immediately.

The percentage of office work that can make someone rich is actually not that big in my country, working in our office has a set salary, benefits and other wages, many people even complain when they receive a salary at the beginning of the month, because they cannot afford to pay off loan deposits, vehicle loans, and housing installments with the salary they receive.

While people who have a business in the field of sales (traders), it turns out that their financial strength is much stronger compared to office workers. I think office jobs just put us in a comfort zone, but the opportunity to get richer is very contradictory.

[qwertyup23]

Generation Z appears to be the largest freelancing demographic. Which makes sense given they're probably the most internet and technology literate. I think generation Z is also the largest crypto using and supporting demographic.

With concerns lingering over future job automation and lack of wage growth. Could side hustles and freelancing work represent the natural progression for the future of job markets? If this is true, then could crypto also be prominently positioned to best leverage and fulfill needed areas of freelance finance, given its flexibility, adaptability and rapid deployment capabilities.

I do think that we are experiencing the era of side-hustles given that the technology worldwide is also developing in a rapid pace. Bearing this in mind, this creates an opportunity for the younger generation to explore this venture and see if they can actually profit from these side-hustles.

To be honest, this is the perfect time for everyone to experience the profitable side of cryptocurrencies. Its reputation across the globe is steadily increasing and more and more companies are starting to adopt it on their financials.

[pixie85]

My friend's company went into home office model during the pandemic and they remained there when they saw the bills. They had close to 100 people in 1 building and this is a software company so 100 computers running, lights, AC, security in the building, cleaning... That's a huge cost every month.

Performance wise they even improved when people started working from home because they were better rested. They could avoid traffic jams and sleep an hour longer every day and saved up on fuel.
I don't believe they're ever coming back from this.

[DrBeer]

Or maybe this is a normal option? Why should we be hired for a permanent job, and be in a sense a hostage of the employer? Today he pays you, tomorrow he can say that "the situation has changed, now there will be 50% of the agreements." Or - I laid off some of the staff, now you will still do the work for the laid-off? With outsourcing, you are almost on equal terms with the employer, you have a common interest in the result ...

[bitgov]

Or maybe this is a normal option? Why should we be hired for a permanent job, and be in a sense a hostage of the employer? Today he pays you, tomorrow he can say that "the situation has changed, now there will be 50% of the agreements." Or - I laid off some of the staff, now you will still do the work for the laid-off? With outsourcing, you are almost on equal terms with the employer, you have a common interest in the result ...

Earlier i was so desperate to go to office. But since the time I have started working from home. i think I focus more on work
Otherwise in office we use to work less and gossip more and sometime during stress hour we have to tell other to please keep quiet for sometime

[Casdinyard]

The crypto industry opened opportunities for earning in a lot of ways. Flippers and traders are the forefront and the ones who subjectively earns the most money due to the risky nature of their earning venture, whilst freelancers in the industry like coders, builders, community relations lead and partners, as well as other roles that pose importance to most projects thrived in the crypto-based salary. I myself earned a couple thousands just by doing a couple side hustles in a year after COVID-19 has struck.

[Cryptomultiplier]

In as much as people or generation Z are getting more adept with remote work and earning from Cryptos, the normal job employment is not going to fade away anytime soon. Not every one has the brain power or serenity to fulfill easy set personal tasks, or even think with foresight, not everyone can work alone without needing an occasional supervision to avoid mistakes.
The office is like a long standing tradition from time. Even if technology advances to suit remote work earning, side hustles will never erode the office space.  
If a Bitcoin group can sometime back, acquire an old bank in the U.S of A all because of its license and also other structures built in correspondence to the acceptance of crypto currency, it only goes to show how the structure of an office space where like minded individuals working toward a certain goal can be. People who have side hustles must still meet at a certain place too from time to time. Why not call their meeting point an office?

[blockman]

The gig economy is booming and many are enticed in doing and continuing it because it just fits what they like, living doing what they like and at the same time working flexibly.
One can have a remote(office) job and then get employed and get paid with crypto depending on the skills that he gets. But I think there's such demand that will come in the next bull run but for this time, there's not that much demand because too many crypto companies had laid off their thousands of employees.

[Mahanton]

My friend's company went into home office model during the pandemic and they remained there when they saw the bills. They had close to 100 people in 1 building and this is a software company so 100 computers running, lights, AC, security in the building, cleaning... That's a huge cost every month.

Performance wise they even improved when people started working from home because they were better rested. They could avoid traffic jams and sleep an hour longer every day and saved up on fuel.
I don't believe they're ever coming back from this.

If you are a company owner and able to see up these huge changes and we know that if we do save up some expenses + better productivity compared into those office kind of venue then why would really be need to
go back? Pretty sure it would really be that ending up on being permanent because they've seen that there are really some changes and of course it is really that less expense which it would really be ending up
on becoming the standard.If the company owner do see less productivity then they would really be surely be going back into those normal conditions or situations before such change because of the pandemic.
Cant really be that surprising that we are really that moving into an era where work could really be done remotely.

[og kush420]

My friend's company went into home office model during the pandemic and they remained there when they saw the bills. They had close to 100 people in 1 building and this is a software company so 100 computers running, lights, AC, security in the building, cleaning... That's a huge cost every month.

Performance wise they even improved when people started working from home because they were better rested. They could avoid traffic jams and sleep an hour longer every day and saved up on fuel.
I don't believe they're ever coming back from this.

If you are a company owner and able to see up these huge changes and we know that if we do save up some expenses + better productivity compared into those office kind of venue then why would really be need to
go back? Pretty sure it would really be that ending up on being permanent because they've seen that there are really some changes and of course it is really that less expense which it would really be ending up
on becoming the standard.If the company owner do see less productivity then they would really be surely be going back into those normal conditions or situations before such change because of the pandemic.
Cant really be that surprising that we are really that moving into an era where work could really be done remotely.

I think side hustle is a great option
but its not that easy to run another business with job and home. But you have to give up your sleep time and your social meet up to be hustler

[19Nov16]

My friend's company went into home office model during the pandemic and they remained there when they saw the bills. They had close to 100 people in 1 building and this is a software company so 100 computers running, lights, AC, security in the building, cleaning... That's a huge cost every month.

Performance wise they even improved when people started working from home because they were better rested. They could avoid traffic jams and sleep an hour longer every day and saved up on fuel.
I don't believe they're ever coming back from this.

If you are a company owner and able to see up these huge changes and we know that if we do save up some expenses + better productivity compared into those office kind of venue then why would really be need to
go back? Pretty sure it would really be that ending up on being permanent because they've seen that there are really some changes and of course it is really that less expense which it would really be ending up
on becoming the standard.If the company owner do see less productivity then they would really be surely be going back into those normal conditions or situations before such change because of the pandemic.
Cant really be that surprising that we are really that moving into an era where work could really be done remotely.

I think side hustle is a great option
but its not that easy to run another business with job and home. But you have to give up your sleep time and your social meet up to be hustler

Actually controlling a business at home is commonplace, when we make a home for our office then time management is the most important thing, many people fail because they waste too much time at home, and of course continuing to learn and see opportunities in the market is the thing important to be successful from home.

[bestcoins1]

Actually controlling a business at home is commonplace, when we make a home for our office then time management is the most important thing, many people fail because they waste too much time at home, and of course continuing to learn and see opportunities in the market is the thing important to be successful from home.

I have seen the failure of some people who waste more time at home in the past. But for now I have seen a lot of changes that have taken place where more people have changed their front yard for business offices and also for small shops to sell which can keep their home economy rotating every day. Thus no more time will be wasted when they are constantly at home managing the work or business that has been built by themselves.

[molsewid]

I am not well informed about the laws in the United States but I see a problem about being a freelancer at full time and the fact this could become the new standard.
Do freelancers even receive benefits which hired workers are supposed to have by law?

I mean insurances, 404k, paid vacations, bonuses, etc.
If not, I am afraid big companies might take advantage of freelance workers in order to get job done while having no legal strings attached to them. Or am I wrong on this one?

Hmmm well it depends to his or her client. Some of get paid just for the monthly salary, some our lucky to have some paid benefits, I don't know if this applies to other countries as well but in here we can get 13 month when you working in a company some clients in freelancing give money and follow this some doesn't, some will give you paid leaves some will not since you are working remotely.

[Hamphser]

I am not well informed about the laws in the United States but I see a problem about being a freelancer at full time and the fact this could become the new standard.
Do freelancers even receive benefits which hired workers are supposed to have by law?

I mean insurances, 404k, paid vacations, bonuses, etc.
If not, I am afraid big companies might take advantage of freelance workers in order to get job done while having no legal strings attached to them. Or am I wrong on this one?

Hmmm well it depends to his or her client. Some of get paid just for the monthly salary, some our lucky to have some paid benefits, I don't know if this applies to other countries as well but in here we can get 13 month when you working in a company some clients in freelancing give money and follow this some doesn't, some will give you paid leaves some will not since you are working remotely.

Paid leaves or those overtime do usually be possible on government related jobs which it is really that something you could really be able to see here on our country but speaking about private sectors then it is really

totally opposite.In overall in speaking about the salary rates then its never been enough in todays needs and prices which is really that soaring up high.It is really just wise for you to find out other source
of income which you should really have despite on having your own day job.Pretty sure that it wont really be just enough unless if you are on a managerial or executive position then it might
be considerable but if you are places on the bottom of the chain? Then what you should gonna do? This is why you should really be wise on taking up some decisions on dealing up with
something which you could really see some benefits or really could help you out.

[AndySt]

In any case, the employer wants to control his employees and the best way to do this is to work in the office. Let Covid 19 and the events that followed have made some adjustments to the ways and popularity of types of work, but still no one is going to cancel traditional types of work and many large corporations have begun to force their employees to return to their offices.  It is not for nothing that Elon Musk, after acquiring control over Twitter, has an irreconcilable struggle with the remote method of work. By the way, do not confuse freelancing and outsourcing, if many companies are willing to outsource some of their activities, but only a few are willing to give it into the hands of freelance freelancers. Nevertheless, service subordination is a great thing and allows you to achieve incredible things in business.Now, regarding freelancing in the cryptocurrency sphere, I would like to say the following: because of the history of the subject itself, the positions of freelancing are strong here, but the more the industry develops and, accordingly, the larger the size of companies, the greater the role of traditional methods of building the labor process. Therefore, it's a little premature to say that it's time to forget about returning to the offices.

[Punakawan]

I've been out of the office for about 2 years, Covid has bankrupted the company where I work, my place of work is ceramics production, a lot of raw materials are imported from China which can't serve orders so I get raw materials from Italy, Spain and others but production costs have increased significantly and another problem is difficult marketing so finished goods become stock and increasing costs.

[so98nn]

There are things that make us complacent when working in the office, sometimes time is not felt so that when we are old we will be aware and regret, if we owns the office then this is a good thing, but if only an employee then it is better to leave it immediately, many opportunities To get greater money than working in the office.

Actually side hustles do not provide complete freedom from the financial point of view. We still need to rely on professional jobs if we have already got one. Multiple income source is definitely needed but it has to be well planned and executed. Moreover, peeps should understand that side hustles are really temporary and they may or may not sustain our lives forever. However one can always have multiple hustles to keep oneself engaged so much that even if one shuts down then another keeps us going. Definitely worth it.

[Emitdama]

The saddest part is that during 60's you could be distributing milk to some business' and would make enough money to literally have a house, a car, two kids, send them to college and retire a very comfortable life. That's it, not a job that would require you to be a great skillsman or craftsman or anything that requires college degree or anything.

You would just have a truck, go to a warehouse every morning, load up milk, then you would go to whatever business that day, unload the truck and that was it, you would make a ton of money.

That's why there is a good amount of people who are not really interested in loyalty to any companies, because companies are richer now, and we are not. They either pay us decently, or we won't work for them or at least not only for them.

[Lanatsa]

There are things that make us complacent when working in the office, sometimes time is not felt so that when we are old we will be aware and regret, if we owns the office then this is a good thing, but if only an employee then it is better to leave it immediately, many opportunities To get greater money than working in the office.

Actually side hustles do not provide complete freedom from the financial point of view. We still need to rely on professional jobs if we have already got one. Multiple income source is definitely needed but it has to be well planned and executed. Moreover, peeps should understand that side hustles are really temporary and they may or may not sustain our lives forever. However one can always have multiple hustles to keep oneself engaged so much that even if one shuts down then another keeps us going. Definitely worth it.

Doesnt matter on how many it would be as long it could really give out those chance for us to earn more and wouldnt matter nor an issue as long we could able to handle ourselves into that.

Having 2 or more does suffice but it would be depending on how someone would be managing his time since not all is really good on handling out their time and ending up on messing
their schedules and even affecting their main job which you should really need to avoid.

Who doesnt really want to have a life on having no problems when it comes to finances or having money?

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

If we feel that we have enough experience, it will come out soon is a good solution, when we work, of course we have a lot of acquaintances and of course there are many who have a lot of capital so that when we can convince him to become investors or stock systems then this is better, I have Friends who come out of work and then become a supplier of factory machine spare parts, there are imported and some who make it directly and currently have around 20 employees.

Currently working in an office will only make you comfortable, but cannot provide any wealth for you. The company has standards in determining salary and providing a period of work, after which we will retire and be given severance pay. The next question is what steps should we take to meet post-retirement needs from the office.

Focus on one skill and then do it in earnest, everyone has expertise in different fields, for example trying to build a business, so there are several things that must be considered so that the business we are working on runs perfectly.

[Semar Mesem]

Many people feel ambitious to get out of the office with the hope of becoming entrepreneurs, when they start they encounter obstacles that make their plans fail and they regret that they were too hasty to leave without proper preparation. be aware of the many invitations or promises of success as employers or investors that make us regret that finding a job is also a difficult thing.

[Outhue]

I've been out of the office for about 2 years, Covid has bankrupted the company where I work, my place of work is ceramics production, a lot of raw materials are imported from China which can't serve orders so I get raw materials from Italy, Spain and others but production costs have increased significantly and another problem is difficult marketing so finished goods become stock and increasing costs.

My father used to say that having a single thing is like not having at all, it's not a comfortable way of living if your source of income in one because anything can happen at any time, when it comes to the source of income it should be more than one.

The most unreliable source of income is working at an office or a company that's not yours, maybe working for the government? I will never feel comfortable doing so.

[xSkylarx]

Many people feel ambitious to get out of the office with the hope of becoming entrepreneurs, when they start they encounter obstacles that make their plans fail and they regret that they were too hasty to leave without proper preparation. be aware of the many invitations or promises of success as employers or investors that make us regret that finding a job is also a difficult thing.

This kind of mindset will fail you. I also noticed this before but not nowadays since they already knew how to play safe. They will tend to resign immediately without any backup plans if their start-up business fails. We should set up plans if we are planning to get into business since we know it would be a difficult journey, but if it is successful, then it would greatly help us financially. I know all of us are eager to jump into business, but let's prepare. If we fail, we still have plans, so we don't go homeless. If ever we will go in into something

[darewaller]

Many people feel ambitious to get out of the office with the hope of becoming entrepreneurs, when they start they encounter obstacles that make their plans fail and they regret that they were too hasty to leave without proper preparation. be aware of the many invitations or promises of success as employers or investors that make us regret that finding a job is also a difficult thing.

This kind of mindset will fail you. I also noticed this before but not nowadays since they already knew how to play safe. They will tend to resign immediately without any backup plans if their start-up business fails. We should set up plans if we are planning to get into business since we know it would be a difficult journey, but if it is successful, then it would greatly help us financially. I know all of us are eager to jump into business, but let's prepare. If we fail, we still have plans, so we don't go homeless. If ever we will go in into something

My father was just the opposite, he worked at the same job for over 30 years and then he was fired after the 2008 crisis, it is obvious that my father should have listened to your father. He had all the chances to start his own business, after 30+ years in any business you grow enough network and friends to make insane amount of money if you worked for yourself, he could have made 10x more than what he did as a worker, but he was always afraid and just took the salary instead.

He retired as a not so rich person, I have made more money than him already and I have bought more things like a house and a car quicker than him, which shows you that taking a risk means my father never lived in poverty, I did, but my father never saw the highs neither, I have.

[Iroh]

Many people feel ambitious to get out of the office with the hope of becoming entrepreneurs, when they start they encounter obstacles that make their plans fail and they regret that they were too hasty to leave without proper preparation. be aware of the many invitations or promises of success as employers or investors that make us regret that finding a job is also a difficult thing.

Yeah, lots of people have dreams of having a start up or ambitious people would quit their jobs working for someone else to venture out into doing business for themselves. Most of these folks find out the hard way when they encounter some little hiccups that it is never easy to start up and manage a business with lots of bigger and better competition that is bound to be there. There are always some certain level of risks involved when having a start up and there is always the issue of the capital.

[dunfida]

Many people feel ambitious to get out of the office with the hope of becoming entrepreneurs, when they start they encounter obstacles that make their plans fail and they regret that they were too hasty to leave without proper preparation. be aware of the many invitations or promises of success as employers or investors that make us regret that finding a job is also a difficult thing.

This kind of mindset will fail you. I also noticed this before but not nowadays since they already knew how to play safe. They will tend to resign immediately without any backup plans if their start-up business fails. We should set up plans if we are planning to get into business since we know it would be a difficult journey, but if it is successful, then it would greatly help us financially. I know all of us are eager to jump into business, but let's prepare. If we fail, we still have plans, so we don't go homeless. If ever we will go in into something

My father was just the opposite, he worked at the same job for over 30 years and then he was fired after the 2008 crisis, it is obvious that my father should have listened to your father. He had all the chances to start his own business, after 30+ years in any business you grow enough network and friends to make insane amount of money if you worked for yourself, he could have made 10x more than what he did as a worker, but he was always afraid and just took the salary instead.

He retired as a not so rich person, I have made more money than him already and I have bought more things like a house and a car quicker than him, which shows you that taking a risk means my father never lived in poverty, I did, but my father never saw the highs neither, I have.

We do have different decisions been made in our lives which it would really be just that normal  that there would be some missed opportunities just because we are afraid on taking up the risk and this is the reason why

we could really make out some comparison.Thing here is that you shouldn't really blame out your father on the decision that he made up, considering that he had able to raise you up and makes you on what you are now.

It is really just there are things in life which arent meant for us, also it doesnt really give out guarantee or assurance that on the time you do make out investments
you would really be that successful which means failure is still next in line and this is where your father trying out to avoid.

[livingfree]

Yeah, lots of people have dreams of having a start up or ambitious people would quit their jobs working for someone else to venture out into doing business for themselves. Most of these folks find out the hard way when they encounter some little hiccups that it is never easy to start up and manage a business with lots of bigger and better competition that is bound to be there. There are always some certain level of risks involved when having a start up and there is always the issue of the capital.

I've been monitoring some startup community and I can really see how people there are thriving hard. Some gets their own taste of success but many are getting their own dose of their failures.

But what I've seen with these people for both ends, they're not just as ambitious people but they're problem solvers. They've seen a need for a helping hand so they create solutions.

And many of them just hire contractors if ever they need some help for specific things, mostly for programming tasks and needs.

[Smartvirus]

In modern times, people dont depend on a sole job to meet there ends needs no more. You don't get to have or work just one job through the whole time as inflation rocks our world and a sole job isn't going to give anyone the life they desire. This creates the need for side hustles and having multiple streams of incomes.

Side hustle becomes, that job that is expendable, that you do in other to support your actual job.
When a side hustle gains more attention than your actual job, it ain't a side hustle no more. Your actual job becomes the side hustle.

Is hard for one to be tech savvy and not have a side hustle these days. I think it's good and helps hence, most individuals should pick interest.

[dansus021]

I see a lot of signature campaign here what you guys actually job besides doing a signature campaign. Me personally do only signature campaign since I'm from Indonesia it can pay my monthly bill and daily coffee for a month. translation job is not everyday job in fact there is only 3 in this full year AI getting smart so it will take our everyday job including translation aswell.

A little bit out of topic do u guys have job for me ?  online job that requires small skill and of course remote i can learn new things too

[DrBeer]

Or maybe this is a normal option? Why should we be hired for a permanent job, and be in a sense a hostage of the employer? Today he pays you, tomorrow he can say that "the situation has changed, now there will be 50% of the agreements." Or - I laid off some of the staff, now you will still do the work for the laid-off? With outsourcing, you are almost on equal terms with the employer, you have a common interest in the result ...

Earlier i was so desperate to go to office. But since the time I have started working from home. i think I focus more on work
Otherwise in office we use to work less and gossip more and sometime during stress hour we have to tell other to please keep quiet for sometime

Back in 2005, while working in one company, the CIO suggested that most of the IT specialists not be kept in the office, but work remotely. The HR director was hysterical, talking about corporate values, principles and other nonsense. I pointed out that keeping 10 developers and 4 system administrators in the office is expensive and makes no sense, plus people will be additionally motivated and will not waste 2-3 hours a day stupidly on the road. A set of KPIs was written that allow me to evaluate the quality of work of my subordinates, they approved it and started working. It turned out that the corporate culture did not collapse, values did not disappear

In fact, the need for work such as "being in the office" of the existing staff of an average company, for example, a manufacturing company, is no more than 50% and maybe less. In reality, only those specialists whose physical presence is necessary should be "in the office". Why overpay for renting space, providing jobs? Calculate how much the total cost of 1 workplace in the office will cost you? From rent, to electricity and tea, coffee, cookies in the recreation area... What are these REGULAR costs?

But this is a slightly different side of the coin - they are still employees.
Now in my company, among the IT staff - 6 people are freely hired, free specialists, outsourcers. In general, I don’t see any problems - plus there is no need for personnel accounting, an extra burden on the personnel department, bu

[Lubang Bawah]

The boring thing is to be in the office, I also feel bored and always want to go out, but because there is no other income so I have to be patient, I hope some of the assets that I bought cheaply such as Doge, Luna, and of course Bitcoin can immediately skyrocket so that can get a big profit and I use it for business in business and I can manage the time I like.

[lizarder]

Some companies are still not ready for the development of technological advances, so they still use the old way of running the company, employees are the lifeblood of the company, without them the company's system will never work. If I'm not mistaken in Japan Robots have replaced many human jobs, they are programmed to assume human responsibilities at work and companies can reduce the burden of salaries and benefits.

Technological development is not impossible, many countries in the future will start using robots at work, so that it will be increasingly difficult for humans to get decent jobs. Therefore, several speculations regarding new challenges continue to emerge and be developed.

[xSkylarx]

Many people feel ambitious to get out of the office with the hope of becoming entrepreneurs, when they start they encounter obstacles that make their plans fail and they regret that they were too hasty to leave without proper preparation. be aware of the many invitations or promises of success as employers or investors that make us regret that finding a job is also a difficult thing.

This kind of mindset will fail you. I also noticed this before but not nowadays since they already knew how to play safe. They will tend to resign immediately without any backup plans if their start-up business fails. We should set up plans if we are planning to get into business since we know it would be a difficult journey, but if it is successful, then it would greatly help us financially. I know all of us are eager to jump into business, but let's prepare. If we fail, we still have plans, so we don't go homeless. If ever we will go in into something

My father was just the opposite, he worked at the same job for over 30 years and then he was fired after the 2008 crisis, it is obvious that my father should have listened to your father. He had all the chances to start his own business, after 30+ years in any business you grow enough network and friends to make insane amount of money if you worked for yourself, he could have made 10x more than what he did as a worker, but he was always afraid and just took the salary instead.

He retired as a not so rich person, I have made more money than him already and I have bought more things like a house and a car quicker than him, which shows you that taking a risk means my father never lived in poverty, I did, but my father never saw the highs neither, I have.

It is really sad to hear this that he can improve himself but again some people want to stay in their comfort zone but always think that they haven't taken the risk because of you or their family once he takes the risk to venture into a business it has the possibility that hasn't got any income for a couple of months, so I am sure that it is still a good choice since he always thinks of his family than trying to improve himself and didn't take the risk. Since now you have a business continue it so that your grandchildren can inherit it in the future

[Iroh]

The boring thing is to be in the office, I also feel bored and always want to go out, but because there is no other income so I have to be patient, I hope some of the assets that I bought cheaply such as Doge, Luna, and of course Bitcoin can immediately skyrocket so that can get a big profit and I use it for business in business and I can manage the time I like.

I can understand you when you say you feel bored when you’re in the office. I think that can be looked at cause employee satisfaction and happiness on the job is proven to improve job productivity. I know how boring it can get in the office and with the almost daily routine followed, it can get boring.
That’s why skills are encouraged as if you had had a skill, you would have then found another employment or a side hustle as the OP eloquently put it.
I honestly don’t see Doge going anywhere but who knows….

[Jody.Drummer]

It is really sad to hear this that he can improve himself but again some people want to stay in their comfort zone but always think that they haven't taken the risk because of you or their family once he takes the risk to venture into a business it has the possibility that hasn't got any income for a couple of months, so I am sure that it is still a good choice since he always thinks of his family than trying to improve himself and didn't take the risk. Since now you have a business continue it so that your grandchildren can inherit it in the future

Taking risks can indeed be a good thing but in this case I agree with what you say.
We cannot take risks that are too extreme when we have family dependents because in any case when we take a risk it means that there are two possibilities, namely success or failure. and of course the failure ratio will be much greater when we get out of our comfort zone so rather than making a decision if indeed we are not too brave about it then it would be very good if we hold back our ambitions for it even though we as humans if we want to change our lives we must always try anyway it won't be very good when betting the whole.

[Cryptock]

It is really sad to hear this that he can improve himself but again some people want to stay in their comfort zone but always think that they haven't taken the risk because of you or their family once he takes the risk to venture into a business it has the possibility that hasn't got any income for a couple of months, so I am sure that it is still a good choice since he always thinks of his family than trying to improve himself and didn't take the risk. Since now you have a business continue it so that your grandchildren can inherit it in the future

Taking risks can indeed be a good thing but in this case I agree with what you say.
We cannot take risks that are too extreme when we have family dependents because in any case when we take a risk it means that there are two possibilities, namely success or failure. and of course the failure ratio will be much greater when we get out of our comfort zone so rather than making a decision if indeed we are not too brave about it then it would be very good if we hold back our ambitions for it even though we as humans if we want to change our lives we must always try anyway it won't be very good when betting the whole.

But working for home is the biggest challenge I have ever faced in my entire career
Now I am doing side hustle and I am not happy at all.

[bitgov]

It is really sad to hear this that he can improve himself but again some people want to stay in their comfort zone but always think that they haven't taken the risk because of you or their family once he takes the risk to venture into a business it has the possibility that hasn't got any income for a couple of months, so I am sure that it is still a good choice since he always thinks of his family than trying to improve himself and didn't take the risk. Since now you have a business continue it so that your grandchildren can inherit it in the future

Taking risks can indeed be a good thing but in this case I agree with what you say.
We cannot take risks that are too extreme when we have family dependents because in any case when we take a risk it means that there are two possibilities, namely success or failure. and of course the failure ratio will be much greater when we get out of our comfort zone so rather than making a decision if indeed we are not too brave about it then it would be very good if we hold back our ambitions for it even though we as humans if we want to change our lives we must always try anyway it won't be very good when betting the whole.

everything has a merit and demerit.
Home is a great place to work if you don't have kids at home. Otherwise they are the distraction. And If there are so many people living at home and they are noisy. Then after sometime you will be cranky when you are unable to concentrate on your work.

[Cookdata]

As much as I enjoy freelancing because it allows me to be independent of a boss or organization, I am concerned about the medium through which freelancers find work. So far, there have been countless cases of review manipulation, favoritism, cheating, and platform inaccuracy.

I spent a lot of time on Fever and Upwork, trying to be among the top writers, but it appears that the way they operate in their system is not for me, you have to do the above I mentioned or you won't see a single gig to showcase your talent, so I got fed up and left. I later had some conversations with some of the guys who were doing some digital marketing work on the platforms, and I changed my mind about freelancing after that because of the manipulations.

The story has changed thanks to crypto today, I'm not where I want to be yet, but I'll get there without any organization or boss telling me what to do and how to do it.

[jrrsparkles]

Some of the freelancers prefer to get paid in cryptocurrency but if we ask how many freelancers working related to cryptocurrency field then almost everyone who is in the cryptocurrency work as freelancer still the numbers won't be that big compared to the number of freelancer overall

I do love the concept of freelancing and we have reasons to love it more than traditional jobs but it can work good as side hustle not the primary because it doesn't guarantee any minimum income for a week or month, you work and get paid so there is no paid holidays and other benefits like insurance, pension, allowance,etc.

[TheGreatPython]

everything has a merit and demerit.
Home is a great place to work if you don't have kids at home. Otherwise they are the distraction. And If there are so many people living at home and they are noisy. Then after sometime you will be cranky when you are unable to concentrate on your work.

In other places yes but in this forum nah, we only have merits here xd. Home is a great place to work depending on the nature of job. It also depends on your situation. If you have lots of kids then it will be hard to concentrate. Nice to know that cryptos aren't only invented to for the people to have a freedom in terms of financial but it literally can gave them a freedom in terms of jobs because there are so many opportunities here and it can be done remotely.

We can also be our own boss if we do crypto trading and investing. Those who aren't into techy stuffs and crypto, might still want to continue working traditionally. Well, that's their choice. There's no problem with that.

[Anonylz]

I think convenience is what most people who are running to work as a freelancer crave. After the lockdown of covid-19, many people came to realize the convenience of working remotely, working at their own convenience without any boss stressing them out is something some people are not ready to give up.
Most especially in an advanced country like the united state where people's time is very valuable, am not surprised to see the high percentage.

[wxa7115]

I think convenience is what most people who are running to work as a freelancer crave. After the lockdown of covid-19, many people came to realize the convenience of working remotely, working at their own convenience without any boss stressing them out is something some people are not ready to give up.
Most especially in an advanced country like the united state where people's time is very valuable, am not surprised to see the high percentage.

Being a freelancer has its perks but at the same time it has many inconveniences as well, while some complain about going to the office, the truth is that you are being offered an environment that is well suited for your productivity.

While working from home can be a pain, especially if you do not have an additional room you can use as your office to work or you lack the necessary tools or furniture, after all a good office chair can cost a few hundreds of dollars and you get one for free at the office, while you have to buy one on your own if you work from your house, and this is an expense you cannot avoid as office chairs have been specifically designed to be comfortable to use for long periods of time.

[CageMabok]

I think convenience is what most people who are running to work as a freelancer crave. After the lockdown of covid-19, many people came to realize the convenience of working remotely, working at their own convenience without any boss stressing them out is something some people are not ready to give up.
Most especially in an advanced country like the united state where people's time is very valuable, am not surprised to see the high percentage.

Working without a boss or boss who often makes orders for his employees is a very amazing and extraordinary thing as long as the income is very good and enough to make savings after being used in life. But the question is whether everyone is able to work like that? I do not think so. Because some people still have to depend on the company so they still continue to work continuously in companies that have superiors or bosses.

[xSkylarx]

I think convenience is what most people who are running to work as a freelancer crave. After the lockdown of covid-19, many people came to realize the convenience of working remotely, working at their own convenience without any boss stressing them out is something some people are not ready to give up.
Most especially in an advanced country like the united state where people's time is very valuable, am not surprised to see the high percentage.

Working without a boss or boss who often makes orders for his employees is a very amazing and extraordinary thing as long as the income is very good and enough to make savings after being used in life. But the question is whether everyone is able to work like that? I do not think so. Because some people still have to depend on the company so they still continue to work continuously in companies that have superiors or bosses.

And that is really our point; we are going to school to get a decent job, so it means we are really looking forward to having a boss that will order us to do this and that. To be a businessman is not taught in school; we need to learn it for ourselves. It is very fulfilling to become a boss and run your own business because you will be the only one making orders (positive thought), and if the business is successful, you will be able to live your life to the fullest. 

[Cryptock]

I think convenience is what most people who are running to work as a freelancer crave. After the lockdown of covid-19, many people came to realize the convenience of working remotely, working at their own convenience without any boss stressing them out is something some people are not ready to give up.
Most especially in an advanced country like the united state where people's time is very valuable, am not surprised to see the high percentage.

Working without a boss or boss who often makes orders for his employees is a very amazing and extraordinary thing as long as the income is very good and enough to make savings after being used in life. But the question is whether everyone is able to work like that? I do not think so. Because some people still have to depend on the company so they still continue to work continuously in companies that have superiors or bosses.

And that is really our point; we are going to school to get a decent job, so it means we are really looking forward to having a boss that will order us to do this and that. To be a businessman is not taught in school; we need to learn it for ourselves. It is very fulfilling to become a boss and run your own business because you will be the only one making orders (positive thought), and if the business is successful, you will be able to live your life to the fullest. 

When you are a hustler - you have to take all the pains and you don't have anyone to support you
Being a hustler is not an easy task.
on the other hand if you don't have supportive family

[FanEagle]

People assume that it is an easy thing, I have been doing some "hobby" on the side of my job, not that I have been capable of doing it for the past 2-3 months, but I have done it, and I can tell you that finding the right mindset to sit down and do something after work is not easy. I just want my job to be done, so I can sit in front of the tv with a cold beer and watch some netflix and fall asleep on the couch, because life is already so tiresome.

To drag your feet to another job, to make some side income and then hope that it would become a business? That's just not that easy, it requires you to have some amazing passion for the thing you do, otherwise it won't work. If you can do it without the money, then you love it and it's fine, but you won't do it just for the money for too long if the money doesn't come.

[virasisog]

People assume that it is an easy thing, I have been doing some "hobby" on the side of my job, not that I have been capable of doing it for the past 2-3 months, but I have done it, and I can tell you that finding the right mindset to sit down and do something after work is not easy. I just want my job to be done, so I can sit in front of the tv with a cold beer and watch some netflix and fall asleep on the couch, because life is already so tiresome.

To drag your feet to another job, to make some side income and then hope that it would become a business? That's just not that easy, it requires you to have some amazing passion for the thing you do, otherwise it won't work. If you can do it without the money, then you love it and it's fine, but you won't do it just for the money for too long if the money doesn't come.

I certainly agree with it. Doing a full time job is really tiring and there will be days when we only want to rest for a while so how much more if we have a side hustle? It doubles our earnings yet it needs courage and strength physically and emotionally because it's draining.
It's easy to say but it's challenging everyday. You need a big motivation to finish all the given tasks all in one day. But since we are all in the midst of a crisis now, we have no choice but to grind. We can complain but we have no choice but to grind to earn and survive.

[bitgov]

People assume that it is an easy thing, I have been doing some "hobby" on the side of my job, not that I have been capable of doing it for the past 2-3 months, but I have done it, and I can tell you that finding the right mindset to sit down and do something after work is not easy. I just want my job to be done, so I can sit in front of the tv with a cold beer and watch some netflix and fall asleep on the couch, because life is already so tiresome.

To drag your feet to another job, to make some side income and then hope that it would become a business? That's just not that easy, it requires you to have some amazing passion for the thing you do, otherwise it won't work. If you can do it without the money, then you love it and it's fine, but you won't do it just for the money for too long if the money doesn't come.

I certainly agree with it. Doing a full time job is really tiring and there will be days when we only want to rest for a while so how much more if we have a side hustle? It doubles our earnings yet it needs courage and strength physically and emotionally because it's draining.
It's easy to say but it's challenging everyday. You need a big motivation to finish all the given tasks all in one day. But since we are all in the midst of a crisis now, we have no choice but to grind. We can complain but we have no choice but to grind to earn and survive.

I do prefer doing a part time job and having a side hustle
That is how you have some income coming at the end of the month or a week - - and you don't worry much about the bills and grocery but leaving the work and starting a business is not a good decision. In my personal opinion.

[Cryptock]

I think convenience is what most people who are running to work as a freelancer crave. After the lockdown of covid-19, many people came to realize the convenience of working remotely, working at their own convenience without any boss stressing them out is something some people are not ready to give up.
Most especially in an advanced country like the united state where people's time is very valuable, am not surprised to see the high percentage.

Working without a boss or boss who often makes orders for his employees is a very amazing and extraordinary thing as long as the income is very good and enough to make savings after being used in life. But the question is whether everyone is able to work like that? I do not think so. Because some people still have to depend on the company so they still continue to work continuously in companies that have superiors or bosses.

We should have mentors. And you should have someone from whom you can discuss and get an idea from?
But most of the time - you are your own best boss. I worked with many people during COVID but there are very few people who are determined and there are very few people who are really a good team player. Otherwise people work with someone because they want to separate their path after they learn the skills

[Inwestour]

I certainly agree with it. Doing a full time job is really tiring and there will be days when we only want to rest for a while so how much more if we have a side hustle? It doubles our earnings yet it needs courage and strength physically and emotionally because it's draining.
It's easy to say but it's challenging everyday. You need a big motivation to finish all the given tasks all in one day. But since we are all in the midst of a crisis now, we have no choice but to grind. We can complain but we have no choice but to grind to earn and survive.

If your job is boring you why don't you change it? I know that many are afraid to do this, I was exactly the same for many years, I was afraid that I would not find a better job and put up with a boss who constantly spoiled the mood for me and my colleagues, but for some reason everyone torpedoed him. At some point, I could not stand it and quit, very quickly I managed to find a job that I like and my boss is like a friend to me. This is a kind-hearted person and I am very glad that I decided to quit my previous job.

In addition, my boss sometimes offers me additional work outside of working hours, it is always paid extra and I almost always agree to additional work, because I love my job. 

In addition, I can sometimes do additional work from home. I don't know if this can be considered an advantage, because I'm used to giving all my free time after work to my family, but sometimes it has its advantages.

[Viscore]

There are things that make us complacent when working in the office, sometimes time is not felt so that when we are old we will be aware and regret, if we owns the office then this is a good thing, but if only an employee then it is better to leave it immediately, many opportunities To get greater money than working in the office.

Actually side hustles do not provide complete freedom from the financial point of view. We still need to rely on professional jobs if we have already got one. Multiple income source is definitely needed but it has to be well planned and executed. Moreover, peeps should understand that side hustles are really temporary and they may or may not sustain our lives forever. However one can always have multiple hustles to keep oneself engaged so much that even if one shuts down then another keeps us going. Definitely worth it.

Leaving your main job in which you are well compensated is not the best thing to do, but rather adopt some of side hustle jobs that will give you additional income. Because in the long run, it’s always certain that only your main job will sustain, and the rest are just existing temporarily. So make the most of it while you can still take advantage of them, and give you bigger income too more than you can imagine.

[molsewid]

We should have mentors. And you should have someone from whom you can discuss and get an idea from?
But most of the time - you are your own best boss. I worked with many people during COVID but there are very few people who are determined and there are very few people who are really a good team player. Otherwise people work with someone because they want to separate their path after they learn the skills

I agree, when I am starting as a freelancer I am experiencing a lot of pressure since I don't know where to start and how to pitch. But then, I found a training online for my niche, they also. have a community, from the owner perspective he said to me that I am not only paying for the course but rather for the community for the guide and that is important and only skills.

[Lanatsa]

We should have mentors. And you should have someone from whom you can discuss and get an idea from?
But most of the time - you are your own best boss. I worked with many people during COVID but there are very few people who are determined and there are very few people who are really a good team player. Otherwise people work with someone because they want to separate their path after they learn the skills

I agree, when I am starting as a freelancer I am experiencing a lot of pressure since I don't know where to start and how to pitch. But then, I found a training online for my niche, they also. have a community, from the owner perspective he said to me that I am not only paying for the course but rather for the community for the guide and that is important and only skills.

When you are trying out to get involved into something then it would really be just normal that you would be finding out some places on which you do see for it to be helpful or relevant.I do have an experience to be

a  freelancer which it is really something that hard to make out some adjustments not only on your works but also into the surroundings or entire work places and other things correlated to it.

I do have other day job too which it is really a plus on having some side income from side jobs which i could still bare out, you do only need up that proper time management
and handling out situations which you would be needing up to adjust if needed.

[Cryptock]

We should have mentors. And you should have someone from whom you can discuss and get an idea from?
But most of the time - you are your own best boss. I worked with many people during COVID but there are very few people who are determined and there are very few people who are really a good team player. Otherwise people work with someone because they want to separate their path after they learn the skills

I agree, when I am starting as a freelancer I am experiencing a lot of pressure since I don't know where to start and how to pitch. But then, I found a training online for my niche, they also. have a community, from the owner perspective he said to me that I am not only paying for the course but rather for the community for the guide and that is important and only skills.

When you are trying out to get involved into something then it would really be just normal that you would be finding out some places on which you do see for it to be helpful or relevant.I do have an experience to be

a  freelancer which it is really something that hard to make out some adjustments not only on your works but also into the surroundings or entire work places and other things correlated to it.

I do have other day job too which it is really a plus on having some side income from side jobs which i could still bare out, you do only need up that proper time management
and handling out situations which you would be needing up to adjust if needed.

The basic thing in freelancing is communication and timely delivery of the project.
I worked as a freelancer and have got so much work done from others as a freelancer. I think 30% of the people listen from other that they can work and earn and deliver bad projects.

[Accardo]

I enjoyed this thread, read more than 3 pages word for word. Every participant made great contributions to what side hustle means and how it could positively shape the income of an individual. Freelancing is entrepreneurship and it's something that should be passed down to our children. Like somebody added that our grandchildren can inherit from it, which is a better response for the user that pointed out pensions as the benefit of the office worker, sadly pensions can't be inherited. The good thing about freelancing is thinking long term, ask yourself if the niche you are into would stay relevant for how long? They is a saying get a big cow and milk it for a long time. Some niches are so profitable but may not last for the next 50 years how would our kids inherit from such business. I don't think of having a side hustle that will end after me, it helps me to continue working even after failing multiple times knowing that the journey is not ending soon. A lot of office workers seek for side hustle too. It's the way forward.

[fuer44]

Like this, if we master 1 profession there it is very possible to work freelance and the salary is also enough to cover living expenses, why not? But if there is a comparison between going to the office and freelancing, the salary is bigger in the office, then what is wiser choice is that we still go to the office.

[xSkylarx]

Like this, if we master 1 profession there it is very possible to work freelance and the salary is also enough to cover living expenses, why not? But if there is a comparison between going to the office and freelancing, the salary is bigger in the office, then what is wiser choice is that we still go to the office.

We should transition first, meaning while at work, try to venture into the freelance world, and not abruptly resign as it is a bad choice. If freelancing is getting better, then it would be the time to shift careers. I think most people right now are trying to have a freelance job as a side hustle, and if they see potential in it, then they will then resign to focus more on it. A lot of people are showing their stories about getting a bigger salary than an office job in freelance, and I also hope that I will have it too.

[noorman0]

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sadly pensions can't be inherited.

It is possible in my country, in this case I am talking about the civil servant (called PNS) pension fund which can be inherited even after they die with one of the conditions (afaik) that the spouse is widowed for the rest of their life.
The bad news is that the acceptance of employees with "PNS" status is slowly being reduced in recent years and replaced by other statuses (but with the same functionality) which eliminates pension fund benefits as well.

[Argoo]

Definitely we are living in the era of side hustles. With all the reasons plotted above there are also valid reasons like need of “multiple income” sources considering increased cost of living while less salary hikes for the fixed salary jobs.

There is even craze of doing “moonlight works” everywhere. By definition it means one person joining 2 or more than 2 companies at the same time to earn more money. This tells us the story that living has become very hard. If you don’t have bank accounts full of cash then you have to keep struggling with side hustles and moon Light work.

The Internet and new technologies open up new opportunities for most of us, including such a type of work as teamwork, but at home. But these changes cannot be called global. A much larger proportion of jobs still use the traditional approach to work because manufacturing and other activities cannot be done online. A part-time job existed before, just with the advent of the Internet, the possibility of communication in the process of work without personal presence has significantly increased. But this applies only to a certain part of society.

[minime0105]

In this present time it's difficult before you can see a youth that's interested in office job with a side hustle, apparently many people have understood that side hustlers make more cash than those people who is working with government or depending on the monthly payment, so i believe that many youths is not depending on government job again without side hustle,  so that should be the reason even though you are working with government you most have exceptional work that will assist you.

[Fesatmas]

Like this, if we master 1 profession there it is very possible to work freelance and the salary is also enough to cover living expenses, why not? But if there is a comparison between going to the office and freelancing, the salary is bigger in the office, then what is wiser choice is that we still go to the office.

We should transition first, meaning while at work, try to venture into the freelance world, and not abruptly resign as it is a bad choice. If freelancing is getting better, then it would be the time to shift careers. I think most people right now are trying to have a freelance job as a side hustle, and if they see potential in it, then they will then resign to focus more on it. A lot of people are showing their stories about getting a bigger salary than an office job in freelance, and I also hope that I will have it too.

I agree with you, we can try any business when we work in the office. Yes, we can take advantage of the time we have after finishing our work in the office. It's just that here we need courage and also sacrifice, courage to fail in the business we run and sacrifice because if we do that then our time will be a little consumed because we have to do activities other than our work in a place. But if we do it sincerely, then we won't be too pressured by it.

[Smartprofit]

In this present time it's difficult before you can see a youth that's interested in office job with a side hustle, apparently many people have understood that side hustlers make more cash than those people who is working with government or depending on the monthly payment, so i believe that many youths is not depending on government job again without side hustle,  so that should be the reason even though you are working with government you most have exceptional work that will assist you.

I read that many large IT companies after the end of the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic began to demand the return of employees to the office. 

At the same time, employees are already accustomed to all the conveniences of remote work. 

Nevertheless, the owners of large IT companies forced their employees to return to the office under the threat of being fired from their jobs. 

This is due to the fact that the owners of the company have concerns that employees are actively engaged in part-time work, which will affect the quality of the main job.

[Fortify]

The following could explain how many americans are supporting themselves despite not being officially employed.

This past year, 39% of American professionals participated in freelance work, either part-time or full-time, according to Upworks new survey of 3,000 adults. Thats equivalent to 60 million Americans, up 3 percentage points since 2021 and a record high since Upwork has performed said survey starting in 2014.

While it is not mentioned, I am wondering how many "freelancers" earn income in crypto related ventures? Crypto being one of the bigger employment and revenue creating opportunities of recent times, is it possible that a significant segment of side hustles are crypto based ventures? Or is the trend more evenly distributed throughout ride sharing apps, amazon delivery freelancing and purely internet based activities?

Generation Z appears to be the largest freelancing demographic. Which makes sense given they're probably the most internet and technology literate. I think generation Z is also the largest crypto using and supporting demographic.

With concerns lingering over future job automation and lack of wage growth. Could side hustles and freelancing work represent the natural progression for the future of job markets? If this is true, then could crypto also be prominently positioned to best leverage and fulfill needed areas of freelance finance, given its flexibility, adaptability and rapid deployment capabilities.

Side hustles can often be glamorized in the media and can come in many different forms, however the title of the thread completely overlooks a key element. These are "side" hustles because they can often provide only a supplementary income to a main job and assist people with being able to increase their income in that way. Sometimes it is possible to convert them into a main job with enough time and perseverance, but many also fail along the way or take far more energy than they are worth. Any extra cash can certainly boost the standard of living, but it should also be balanced with any extra stress or lost free time that comes with it - which can turn a 40 hour working week into a 60 or 80 hour week for little gain.

[Hamphser]

Like this, if we master 1 profession there it is very possible to work freelance and the salary is also enough to cover living expenses, why not? But if there is a comparison between going to the office and freelancing, the salary is bigger in the office, then what is wiser choice is that we still go to the office.

We should transition first, meaning while at work, try to venture into the freelance world, and not abruptly resign as it is a bad choice. If freelancing is getting better, then it would be the time to shift careers. I think most people right now are trying to have a freelance job as a side hustle, and if they see potential in it, then they will then resign to focus more on it. A lot of people are showing their stories about getting a bigger salary than an office job in freelance, and I also hope that I will have it too.

I agree with you, we can try any business when we work in the office. Yes, we can take advantage of the time we have after finishing our work in the office. It's just that here we need courage and also sacrifice, courage to fail in the business we run and sacrifice because if we do that then our time will be a little consumed because we have to do activities other than our work in a place. But if we do it sincerely, then we won't be too pressured by it.

The main issue on here is that majority of people do really afraid on taking up risks or putting up some capital on something where they could possibly invest and rather they would just stand still and wont do any

step just because they dont want to lose money or cant bare up with the risks.Well, i cant blame out other people on having this kind of approach since money is important but if you do really mind about having

a progressive life when it comes to finances then having some side hustles or other source of income is really what you should be targeting, which means that you would be needing to put up or deal
with some risk if you are really that intending to reach out that particular target in life.If you do decide to be contented on what you do have now then its your choice.

[Captain Corporate]

I agree with side hustles, my "side hustle" became my job, and that's what everyone should aim at. We have jobs at home right now and there are more and more remote works all around the world, working in an office is not a must for many people these days. Of course there are still some jobs that require you to go to your job, not related to company or anything but some jobs have to go, there is no remote options, like you can't be a remote working surgeon or something, and some jobs are like that. But for people who can be remote and are not because of company policy, they could find a job that they could do remotely.