Sentences with phrase «gigs working on»

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It turns out that before founding Otto and then being acquired by Uber, Levandowski worked for Waymo, and, according to its filing, downloaded 14,000 highly confidential files — a whopping 10 gigs of information on core self - driving technology.

But a new study from consumer lender Earnest shows that the vast majority of those 4 million people aren't making very much money by working on any of the major gig economy platforms.

«Anyone who works in music will tell you that it's hard to get a gig, and to turn down gigs is silly,» says Hamilton, who was then ready to fully focus on her fund.

Set a schedule for gig workers and keep everyone updated on their working hours.

Today, they earn money through their blog, as well as through remote gigs that they can work from their London flat or from the beach in Thailand: Sargent does leadership training and coaches private clients based on her expertise from her work as a business psychologist, and Farrugia takes on part - time social media management jobs.

People who go into the work force expecting to find a 1950s - style General Motors will miss out on the more entrepreneurial opportunities that exist in the so - called gig economy, says Bastian Lehmann, founder of Postmates, a startup that delivers meals in 40 markets.

«There will be a subset of users who will be very seriously working full time in the on - demand economy, but the majority will still treat it as a part - time gig,» predicts Zhou.

It's a word that, here, does not so much connote an actual small - business owner as a feeling — an image of the young worker in the 21st - century gig economy who DJs on the weekends and, while almost certainly doing underpaid and entirely precarious labour, has earned the right to work from her local coffee shop in the slouchy drop - shoulder crewneck of her choice.

After high school, he sold the shirts on the side while working a series of part - time gigs: bartending, delivering pizzas, manning registers at Toys «R» Us and 7 - Eleven.

To build your nest egg, consider working in your present job a little longer or take on a consulting gig to throw off extra income.

Despite the trend towards increased workplace flexibility in the form of perks like unlimited PTO, working from home and staggered hours to cut down on commute time, more Millennials are job hopping or leaving behind the security of full - time employment to join the gig economy.

Even if you don't receive an official income form for work you performed, you probably still need to let the IRS know about it: If your income (after expenses) from a side gig is at least $ 400, you are required to report it and pay taxes on it.

The TUC said those employed in the gig economy are also likely to earn significantly less than their counterparts, meaning they are more likely to depend on in - work benefits, including tax credits and housing benefit.

On - demand jobs are appealing to Millennials because they offer exactly the type of flexibility they desire — the ability to set their own hours, seamless technology to find and complete work, and the ability to take on work or «gigs» that appeal to them mosOn - demand jobs are appealing to Millennials because they offer exactly the type of flexibility they desire — the ability to set their own hours, seamless technology to find and complete work, and the ability to take on work or «gigs» that appeal to them moson work or «gigs» that appeal to them most.

Another factor driving Millennials» need for flexibility is the growing gig economy, or on - demand work options.

With a gig like that, Taggar is certainly someone with demanding work commitments and, no doubt, a packed schedule, but he recently decided to disable the email app on his phone.

Though just 3 percent of those work more than 15 hours a week as an independent cited the likes of Freelancer.com as their primary source of work, «they are relatively important for young and inexperienced independent workers, with 18 percent of Gen Y independents» listing them as a source of gigs and «21 percent of those who have been independent for less than one year» relying on these marketplaces as well.

Earnest's findings are based on data from those working side gigs who applied for a loan on its platform.

A side gig can be your treasured second stream of income or your safety net, depending on how Plan A is working out.

One - quarter of those actively earning money from labor platforms heavily relied on this income, earning 75 percent of their total income for a given month from gig labor.71 Overall, those earning money from online labor platforms appeared to use it as a substitute for volatile nonplatform work during downturns at their other jobs.

It found that workers on labor platforms relied on their gig economy earnings either as a primary source of income or to make up for poor earnings from nonplatform work.

Aspect's Jennifer Fonstad and The Muse's Kathryn Minshew provide perspective on the «future of work» in this piece in The New Yorker on the Gig...

Self - Driving People, Enabled by Airbnb focused on the gig work being created by Airbnb's «Experiences» platform.

The well known New York Times columnist, best selling author and pundit Thomas Friedman wrote a very bullish article on gig work last week.

Lopez» entertainment work includes film and television gigs, too, like her judging role on the now - ended «American Idol.»

I wish I had the courage to quit my corporate tech gig (itself a downshift after years on Wall Street I had kids and realized I no longer wanted to work 100 hours per week and miss out on their lives).

I began working on this gig two yrs back and I am getting $ 7000 or plus each and every mnth very easily.

The author of Thriving in the Gig Economy is an independent work pioneer and founder of a consulting firm - M Squared Consulting - that relies heavily on independent consultants to staff their projects.

I haven't worked on apprenticeship projects much in the last few years, but one of my current gigs has got me thinking about the area again.

«I thought, if I could work on this Monday through Thursday and then work a three - day weekend on all these side gigs and try to make enough money to survive, I could sort of make two full - time jobs out of it.»

They're a little more free - spirited than most professionals, thriving off the energy that comes from finding a new gig and working on various projects for various companies.The workspace of a freelancer should be just as creative, spontaneous, and dynamic as he or she is, which makes coworking and freelancing a match made in heaven.

I have fortunately gotten offers to work at a startup and in several different contexts similar to my previous position — and these are things I would potentially enjoy, yes, but to waste the potential equity that «personal brand», dirty as it may sound, creates for me (or anyone else) to leverage into client work that pays well and speaking gigs that open up other opportunities — would be a true «lighting on fire» of that which I had done to build that before quitting.

Whether you're working on starting your own business to finance an early retirement or you're looking for a side gig to supplement your usual income, starting a small business can be a daunting task.

And, as part of my product spokesperson gig, I'm working on a waffle thingee with an old Suzanne Somers «Somersize» waffle maker.

He's still on the lookout for a GM gig, possibly with the Mariners or Brewers, but in the meantime, he's going to work with his old team to help them prepare for the offseason.

Somehow I used to work full - time, have a photography gig almost every weekend, blog on a consistent basis, travel several times a year for blogging junkets and conferences, and manage to build a few websites.

Matthew M. Neumeier spent his early working years booking gigs for his band Black Dog and managing his family's roofing business on Michigan's rugged Upper Peninsula.

The thought of working on my marriage while managing raging tantrums (my three - year - old, not me), a loud boy who asks four - hundred questions a day, a medical clinic and my parenting education gig, made me roll my eyes.

Her current gig is at ILCA, which is the International Lactation Consultant Association, where she works to market and promote breastfeeding and lactation consultant practice on a global scale.

The chancellor's desire for work that is «good quality and well - paid» echoes the recent Taylor review of the gig economy, which argued that full employment was not incompatible with all work being good work, and it was good to hear repeated focus on the nature of work, rather than just the employment statistics.

I had a DWI a few years ago after a gig and having since quit drinking, I'm more aware now of the work it takes to keep the roads safe on holidays.

The gig will take place on the terrace, where MPs and associates often socialise after working hours during summer months.

Fernando Ferrer, who took on the purportedly temporary gig of «acting chairman» in January, after the former chairman and CEO left, greeted the prospect of an ongoing acting chairmanship, and all work it entails, with a veritable sigh.

But there are many — including some of his competitors for the gig — who want to know what funds he worked on while serving as a senior vice-president at Gabelli and about his association with his embattled former boss, the charismatic and well - known money manager Mario «Super Mario» Gabelli.

This wasn't some short - term, temporary gig: he had been there since 1902, working on his new ideas during his spare time, mostly without the benefit of close contact with the established scientific community.

I am on hold for a modeling gig next week and they're expecting me to not look like a total unicorn, so I guess it'll work out.

Worked in interior design for private homes and businesses, designed only one festival venue and took on no costume gigs.

With Tokyo Fashion Week this past week, and also preparing for another DJ gig this weekend and working on my new DJ mix (read on to the end!)

It can be freelance work, tutoring, a bartending gig, running a blog or an Etsy shop, selling on Ebay, carrying a part time job, volunteer work... the list goes on.

As expected, Anna Wintour successfully completed her mission to get Lena Dunham on the cover of Vogue's February Issue cover (Kanye's plan to secure the gig for fiance Kim Kardashian is still, however, very much in the works).