Sponsored Content -- Many employees enter the gig economy because it allows people to find a job without needing special skills.

Gyula, a.k.a Julius Moldvan, a part-time Uber driver in Central New Jersey, said that he decided to pursue a job with Uber because it was a way for him to make extra money

"It’s just something I saw on the TV – an advertisement – and I said 'one of two things; it can either work out or it can’t.' I’ve been there five years now," he said. "I wanted to see if I was going to be good at customer service, if I could handle a car service or driving people around. Because my normal 9-to-5 job is I work for UPS full time, so for me, Uber was just going to be like a part-time gig anyway, just to make extra money and pay off things I needed to pay off. I was never going to do it full time. I’ve met some great people."

Valeria Pulignano published a study titled "Work and employment under the gig economy" and found that digital platforms help employees find work through work participation. Additionally, digital labor platforms facilitate job seekers who may be facing a litany of challenges to find employment.

Forbes reported that 84% of full-time freelance workers stated that their jobs fit their lifestyle as opposed to 63% of full-time traditional workers. Additionally, 42% stated that they could not work a traditional job because of things happening in their life.

Upwork found that 12% of the country’s workforce took up gig work during the pandemic, with the biggest reason being finding monetary stability during the recession (75%).

"Independent gig workers (such as online platform workers and independent contractors) experience high levels of work-life balance, flexibility, autonomy, meaningful feedback and creative freedom. In fact, they score much higher on all these factors compared with traditional workers and other types of gig workers," a 2018 Gallup poll stated.