Great post. It's all part of the gig economy or what some call the uberization of the economy or the Tinder employment market where employees can swipe right or left for a job.
It has its up sides. First, it provides the employee with a lot of freedom to what they want . Second, even before letting you do what you want the gig economy lets you find out what you want to do by quickly and easily switching jobs or doing more than one at a time. Third, it allows for great flexibility.
However, it comes with its problems. First, since you're not an employee you don't have employee benefits and are lacking the protection of many laws meant to protect employees from their employers. Second, flexibility can be good but it can be bad - your work life balance can suffer. Third, a workplace full of gig workers is less fun. There is no core, no heart, just a bunch of people working in parallel but not together. It creates a lonely and isolated workplace. Fourth, just like you can easily swipe right or left on your employer they can just as easily let you go.
All that being said, the gig economy is good for employees IMHO. In the future, employers need to learn how to onboard, engage, and keep their contingent workers because they can swipe left on them and go on to the next job. If employers want to retain the younger workforce they'll have to keep up, and, eventually, they will.
Lots of good info here. I have heard people reference the Gig Economy and it's related though I don't think it's quite the same. I guess you could say I took a couple of Gigs in the last few years to shore things up when they weren't going so well.
I disagree about Gig Workers not being as much fun. I think a dynamic and changing workplace can be LOTS of fun. Always new people to meet, network and socialise with. Nothing getting stale or complacent or bored. I could see the Gig Economy really working great in future too. Side Hustle is more about being your own boss and innovating something or producing/providing something that has it's own niche or market. But it's a fast evolving space so that's just my 2 cents! :)