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The fastest-growing job in America

by Aussie_Al
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I found this article to be interesting - seems like the rest of America is finally catching up with what us Warrior Forum members already know!

The fastest-growing job in America - CNN.com

LZ Granderson

"I do everything," he said. And he wasn't kidding: drawing income from e-commerce work, translating textbooks and developing -- get this -- reality TV.
When students from a prestigious school like the University of Chicago are running from job to job, you know there's no shame in the hustle.
Such is the new reality. And it's doubtful the recovery and more jobs will change that because technology will continue to eat away at jobs and starting incomes won't cover all of our living expenses. One of the reasons why so many companies are registering record profits, but temp jobs have grown for the eighth straight month, is that it's cheaper to hire three people at 20 hours a week than one at 60, plus overtime and benefits. It's just capitalism doing what it's designed to do: be as profitable as possible. We simply must adjust.
#hustling
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    The next phase after Capitalism is Socialism according to Karl Marx...
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Ten
    It is interesting that it says that newspapers is the sector that is shrinking the fastest...
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    • Profile picture of the author lindafulkerson
      Originally Posted by Michael55555 View Post

      It is interesting that it says that newspapers is the sector that is shrinking the fastest...
      My day job is Online Coordinator for a mid-sized daily, and the fact that newspapers are dying fastest doesn't surprise me. The mindset of many in upper management is because "We're the newspaper," businesses should just flock to buy ads.

      Those who have been in the industry a while aren't grasping the concepts, such as content marketing and building a community (both online and off), that have launched the careers of many successful IMers. If an idea doesn't generate INSTANT revenue, they don't want to hear it.
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    Its seems to me IMers are ahead of the curve - 'doing the hustle" and diversifying their income streams
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