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gig work

American  
[gig wurk] / ˈgɪg ˌwɜrk /

noun

  1. on-demand freelance or contract work; work in the gig economy.


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Then there’s the unpleasant economic reality of gig work.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Companies behind the apps control the gig work via algorithms that assign tasks, set pay, evaluate performance and even fire workers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Underemployment, gig work and precarity—long features of working-class American life—were finally reaching the upper tiers of the middle class,” read the scenario.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

“If somebody who did gig work was still more likely to be employed after school, there is not really a value judgment between different types of employment,” she told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026

Many can relate to the hustle: in 2023, Beijing courier Hu Anyan's memoir about the relentless nature of gig work became a national bestseller.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

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