Susan Ashford – The Conversation

Coffee shops can be a “third space” – not home or the office – where remote or gig workers can go to feel less isolated. Granger Wootz/Tetra images via Getty Images

January 4, 2023

Working in isolation can pose mental health challenges – here’s what anyone can learn from how gig workers have adapted

Brittany Lambert, Indiana University; Brianna Barker Caza, University of North Carolina – Greensboro; Erin Reid, McMaster University, and Susan Ashford, University of Michigan

Gig workers navigate the challenges of solo work by seeking out relationships and cultivating skills to cope with emotional turbulence

Food delivery couriers congregate in Turin, Italy. (Shutterstock)

August 12, 2021

6 challenges of being a gig worker during the COVID‑19 pandemic

Erin Reid, McMaster University; Brianna Barker Caza, University of North Carolina – Greensboro; Steve Granger, University of Calgary, and Susan Ashford, University of Michigan

Gig work is entering almost every industry and changing the relationship between workers, employers, service providers and customers. But gig workers face new and unique challenges.

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