Chapter 11 The Influence of COVID-19
COVID-19 had an outsize impact on side hustling and affiliated opportunities both positively and negatively. The work-from-home environment in knowledge-based industries has created an opportunity for new kinds of moonlighting activities.1 There is now a sub-community of technology industry employees holding down two full-time jobs (overemployment), enabled by more control over their schedules and the absence of commuting.2 And the resulting economic climate has created more income instability than we’ve known in recent years. The impact of COVID-19 can be summarized in six specific market factors influencing individual side hustles and the moonlighting economy as a whole. ...
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