#62: Inflation Wipes Out Pay Raises, Unilever Lays Off 1,500 Jobs, 58% Of Knowledge Workers Already Hybrid
The disconnect between inflation, the great resignation, and return to office plans continues to challenge leaders.
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What if you don’t enable remote? Welp…58% of knowledge workers are already in hybrid working arrangements so looks like you’ll lose out!
‘That raise meant nothing’ as Inflation wipes out pay increases for most Americans according to The Washington Post. How can you protect against this? Multiple income streams…tik tik…freelancing.
Unilever will cut 1,500 senior and junior management jobs globally. Ever the more reason freelancing creates a ‘safer’ career path. Not that you should ALWAYS be a freelancer. Rather that you can flex your freelance muscles to build strong relationships that can lead to opportunities.
What’s more…7.4 million Americans and counting have lost their step into the middle class since 2000 based off this article from Steve Lohr of the New York Times.
Deeper than any stat, what’s the cost of your employees returning to the office (for THEM, not you) 👇👇👇
This Week’s 2022 Predictions
Trend 7: A Great Re-Build
2022 will be the year of solutions to make freelancing a sustainable career path. The gap for full time work vs freelancing is closing rapidly, and 2022 will see the continued explosion of solutions.
Trend 8: More Freelance Platforms
The number of freelance platforms will increase for 3 major reasons.
The overall rise of freelancing.
The clear business value for platforms over hiring individual freelancers on your own.
The need for platforms to help the transition from early adopters to the majority in the technology adoption lifecycle.
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