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As the article notes, for some people this is sort of a variation of gig work and appeals to a lot of the same people: Homemakers, disabled people, etc. People
by DoreenMichele 5y ago
As the article notes, for some people this is sort of a variation of gig work and appeals to a lot of the same people: Homemakers, disabled people, etc. People who need more resources and can't really make a full-time job work for them for some reason.
Increasingly, that includes the fact that full-time jobs are in short supply. Gig work is becoming more common because employers don't want to pay benefits.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing per se but in the US we tend to tie essentials like health care to your job and that ends up being a thorny issue for many people.
- 01100011 5y agoMy sister was disabled with cerebral palsy and lived on a meager SSI allowance in the US. She spent a good portion of her time doing surveys, entering sweepstakes, and whatever offers she could find on the internet. It was a great way to supplement her fixed income.
- DoreenMichele 5y agoYes. In that case, one of the benefits is likely to be that this is a legal means to supplement her income whereas actually "working" for pay may jeopardize your disability income. Being disabled sucks for so many reasons and rules that actively make it unnecessarily hard to make your life suck less is one of the suckiest things about it.