gig economies
Task-based labor systems
Gig economies are labor markets dominated by short-term, flexible work arrangements rather than permanent employment.
Workers take individual jobs—gigs—through apps or platforms: driving for rideshares, delivering food, freelancing online.
The term emphasizes how such work has become systemic rather than marginal: The gig economy has transformed how millions earn a living.
- side hustleSecondary income venture
- hustle cultureCelebrating relentless career ambition
- freelancerSelf-employed service provider
- flexible workAdjustable employment terms
- labor marketEmployment supply and demand
remote work · job insecurity · no benefits · Ubers · tax implications · Airbnbs · shifts · independent contractor · contract work · Fiverr · DoorDash · TaskRabbit · Upwork · social safety nets · taskers · earn · employments · Postmates
gig economiespermanent employment
Ongoing work with no termination date
full-time employment · lifetime employment · civil service · union jobs · company men
gig economiescommand economies
State-controlled economic systems
corporate capitalism · planned economies · Fordism · industrial capitalism
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