I recently was traveling a lot and would take a uber multiple times a day. I asked all my drivers what they thought of the gig. To my surprise, most were pretty

I recently was traveling a lot and would take a uber multiple times a day. I asked all my drivers what they thought of the gig. To my surprise, most were pretty happy about it. The ones that were happy really liked the flexibility and autonomy. They could start and stop when they wanted, work where they wanted, take vacation when they wanted, etc. the ones that were unhappy complained about the pay and lack of benefits. It really drove home for me that a job is more than just wages. If your goal is to maximize your income, gig work is probably not for you. But the nice thing is, no one is making you do it. If you don’t like the pay, go do something else. But it seems like gig work fills a niche that works really well for some people.