Pros and cons of white collar freelancing jobs, 5 steps for smooth, increasing flow of income
gig took on a whole new meaning for white collar jobs. Before the pandemic, the gig economy had started to come into its own primarily for blue collar jobs in app-based or online platforms, such as Zomato, Swiggy, Ola and e-commerce retailers.
White collar gig jobs were still teetering on the brink of probability. During Covid, when white collar employees lost jobs en masse or worked remotely, their gig dreams took wing.
In the past couple of years, such jobs have surged because of the people who had shifted to their hometowns and did not want to return; those who acquired multiple income streams working as consultants; the ones who loved flexible timings and hated their 9-5 jobs; or the ones who simply wanted to achieve a better work-life balance.
Gig jobs that require high qualification and skillset have now become a possibility. Take Himank Bhalla, a Delhi-based software engineer, who is currently a contract worker with a US-based startup, and also loves to mentor and teach.
During Covid, he left his regular job and moved to another one to work remotely. “At this time, I also took up short-term projects, and in 2022 shifted to this global company,” says the 28-year-old.
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