Love it or hate it, the one aspect of the “gig economy” that most people agree on is its newness. No discussion about the future of work is complete without someone contrasting the old world of traditional employee jobs with the new world of workers without employers, piecing an income together from a series of “gigs” or tasks. Perhaps some copywriting in the so-called human cloud in the morning; a few hours making jewellery to sell on Etsy in the afternoon; a spot of Uber driving in the evening.
不管喜歡還是厭惡,有關“零工經濟”,大多數人都認同一點:這是一個新生事物。如果沒有人比較一下傳統雇員的舊世界和沒有雇主、依靠一系列“零工”或者任務獲得零碎收入的勞動者的新世界,任何關于工作的未來的討論都是不全面的。一個新勞動者的零工可能是這樣安排的:在早上通過所謂的“人才云”進行一些文案撰寫;在下午花幾個小時制作首飾并在Etsy上售賣;在晚上當一會兒優步(Uber)司機。