#44: 34% Growth In Freelancers, Great Resignation Spreads To The UK, Why does everyone blame the baby boomers?
And...we have a SURPRISE for you :)
Important Updates
👀 The Great Resignation spreads to the UK as open jobs in July hit an all-time high of over one million.
🌎 41% of the global workforce is considering leaving their employer this year according to Microsoft.
🚀 There are now 51.1 million independent workers in the US, up 34% YoY.
💩 1 in 4 managers say they've fired staffers for gaffes made during video or audio chats (lols).
SURPRISE!!!!!!
The Human Cloud Podcast is up and running wherever you get your podcasts.
This week we discuss:
Decentralization - how a team of 5 can do what used to take an organization of 5,000.
Why Covid was a catalyst for over 10 million Americans to start their freelance journey.
Our stance AGAINST the PRO Act.
The normal banter of an angry young person (Matt M) and wise old person (Matt C).
Freelancer Highlight: Ryan Mellinger for driving The Human Cloud Podcast from idea to full production in under 3 weeks. He managed EVERYTHING. We literally followed his playbook, recorded the podcast, then watched him shine. Thank you Ryan!!!!
Favorite Experience This Past Week: Finding a top notch presentation designer within 72 hours to drive an investment presentation for a leading US CPG brand.
This leader had very specific requirements…
The freelancer needed CPG and retail experience, experience raising over $50m, and the ability to work iteratively with the CEO and President.
But guess what…we found 5 perfect freelancers in 3 days. 3 days!!
Featured Product Hack: Checklist feature in Google Docs
The past couple of weeks I’ve been LOVING the checklist feature within Google Docs. Instead of Trello/Asana, I’ve migrated all my project management to Google Docs and Google Sheets.
Want to be featured on The Human Cloud Podcast?
We’re always looking for guests who are freelancing, hiring freelancers, or tapping into technology to ethically shape the Future of Work.
Don’t worry if you don’t have a personal brand or following! We actually prefer that since you’re probably busy driving change :)
Have one hell of a week everyone!!!!!