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How gig work became a full-time job

Recode Daily

Recode

Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

The pandemic put a lot into perspective, especially when it comes to work. Millions of Americans lost their jobs during lockdown, while others found themselves juggling remote work and child care. And now more and more people are juggling a full-time job, child care, and another job on the side to help pay the bills. Recode’s Rani Molla (@ranimolla) explains why gig work is on the rise. Read Rani’s story here. Enjoyed this episode? Rate Recode Daily ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. What do you want to learn about on Recode Daily? Send your requests and questions to recodedaily@recode.net. We read every email! Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Recode Daily by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was made by: Host: Adam Clark Estes (@adamclarkestes) Producer: Sofi LaLonde (@sofilalonde) Engineer: Paul Robert Mounsey Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:03.8

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0:08.8

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0:29.2

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0:30.2

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0:36.2

It's an understatement to say that the pandemic has put a lot of things into perspective

0:49.3

for people, especially when it came to work.

0:52.6

Millions of Americans lost their jobs during lockdown, while others found themselves

0:55.6

at home trying to school their kids remotely, and a lot of people eventually just decided

1:00.4

they couldn't do it and quit.

1:02.7

Some call it the Great Resignation.

1:04.4

And now, instead of returning to pre-pandemic jobs, many workers are demanding better

1:09.1

pay and benefits, while others are having trouble getting those jobs back at all.

1:13.9

But most people need to do something to make an income, so they're turning to gig work.

1:19.0

So gig work isn't new, but for a lot of people it is, millions of Americans in fact.

1:30.1

Our very own Ronnie Mola is here to tell us about what's going on with the workforce

1:34.0

in America right now.

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