Gen Z and millennials are more into gig work than ever, BofA says — but it’s not coming close to making ends meet::Despite taking on more side hustles, Gen Z and millennials are spending less.

  • @kibiz0r@lemmy.world
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    1619 months ago

    Saying Gen Z and Millennials are “more into gig work” is kinda like saying black people are “more into incarceration”. I assure you, it is not indicative of a preference.

    • @takeda@lemmy.world
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      619 months ago

      Yeah, it is bullshit. The correct way to say it is that Gen Z and Millenials are being fucked up by the system and exploited, and the gig work is often the only source of income they have.

  • @hperrin@lemmy.world
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    869 months ago

    “more into gig work”

    You mean forced to accept worse working conditions because of the historical indifference to the working class by the people in charge, and the systematic dismantling of union power over the last 70 years?

  • @abracaDavid@lemmy.world
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    519 months ago

    Huh. It’s almost like this country is a giant scam that crushes people at the bottom and only benefits the owners of these companies.

  • Captain Aggravated
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    499 months ago

    Are we “into” it, or are careers just fictional now?

    Trying to stay at the same company for any length of time is a terrible move these days. I think without exception you will always get better pay raises moving to a different company than moving up in the same company. If you’re not just laid off by the hundreds or thousands.

    Young people should be organizing.

  • ram
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    199 months ago

    Can’t wait for complaints that young people aren’t spending enough in a few months.

  • @June@lemm.ee
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    139 months ago

    Yes I’m working a gig job as a second job rn. Not because I’m into it or want to (though it is somewhat enjoyable relatively speaking), but because I need the few hundred dollars a month. Same reason I work at all. Not because I’m into it but because I need to.