Would you hire yourself as an independent contractor? Or, would you fund your entrepreneurial business idea? How would you go about assessing either of these in a person like yourself? If you are among the millions today seriously considering such a life-changing step, you really need to honestly rate yourself on what it takes to make the jump and succeed.
Over 4 million workers are presently quitting their jobs each month – 50 million a year at this rate. This is not close to normal. It is a tsunami. COVID seems to have initiated this massive trend but it is continuing even as COVID and its kin begin to fade as concerns. Something far more fundamental is happening to the workforce.
One piece of very good news in the endless COVID mess: freelancing as a work choice is exploding. It has reached 36% of the U.S. workforce – 59 million workers. This excludes employees who do remote work or work from home. A freelance job is one where a person works for themselves, self-employed rather than employed by a company. Technology and freelance facilitators are making this work choice even easier.
