Side hustle obsession

August 19, 2020

Why is the creative industry so obsessed with side hustles? There’s so much pressure to have one, it’s almost an expectation and it’s being added as a criterion to job ads. Brooke Strozdas joins us to say why we might be a little too obsessed!

When Brooke Strozdas wrote about her side hustle observations she was just letting off steam. Then bang, Twitter responded and she'd clearly hit on something that many people must have been thinking. Why all the pressure to have a side hustle? Is it becoming a mandatory? Is having a side hustle more important than the skills and passion you have for your regular job? Why are employers placing such an importance on it.

Andy reached out to Brooke (despite Brooke asking that we stop asking!) and they caught up to tackle the subject in more detail. You can read Brooke's original article here.


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