94% of the net job growth in the last decade has been "alternative" work (temp jobs, contractors, self-employed). https://qz.com/851066/almost-all-the-10-milli

94% of the net job growth in the last decade has been "alternative" work (temp jobs, contractors, self-employed). https://qz.com/851066/almost-all-the-10-million-jobs-created-since-2005-are-temporary/ https://qz.com/851066/almost-all-the-10-million-jobs-created... Wages are stagnant, so even with a booming stock market your average worker is seeing none of it: https://hbr.org/2017/10/why-wages-arent-growing-in-america https://hbr.org/2017/10/why-wages-arent-growing-in-america Just because you're doing well does not mean anyone else is doing well. You are a sample size of one.