During the Covid-19 Pandemic, we began to sense a major change brewing in organizations everywhere. Employees were realizing that there was more to life than just their daily grind in sacrifice to their employers. Now called The Great Resignation, we are seeing millions of workers around the world decide to leave their regular employment and look for more flexible options. Organizations should not panic but instead embrace the opportunities that The Gig Economy offers both them and their workers. Based on Chapter 6 of our book, The New World of Work: People Leadership in The Digital Age, we discuss both the worker side and the employer side of The Gig Economy.
“We noticed there were millions of workers around the world that had decided to leave regular employment and look for more flexible options. Gig workers are those that are outside the traditional system. Workers that are willing to do some task, some job, some short-term gig that has no long-term commitment. Those that hire Gig Workers also enjoy that they are not hiring an employee that they are going to have to try and retain and engage in their work. They just know that they are hiring this person for a short amount of time, they are going to do their work, and then they will either be gone or they will hire them again. When you hire a Gig Worker, you come up with an agreement, this is how much I'm going to pay you, at the end of it, I write you a check, and c'est la vie, I don't have to talk to you anymore. You got your 1099 I'll give you at the end of the year and I'm not concerned with you. I'm not suggesting that organizations take advantage of their workers. What I'm saying is that there are Gig Workers out there that want to work. There's no reason to compete against these companies; you should hire them! The Gig Economy has grown to include Fortune 500 companies. Gig Workers are not just Uber Drivers and Web Designers. They are Nurses, Professors, and HR Directors. Those that work hard, are pleasant, and have good customer service are the ones doing well.”
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The New World of Work: People Leadership in The Digital Age will be published in late 2022 from Routledge Publishing in London, England
Authors: Bashker Bob Biswas, William Garrison, Robert Ramirez