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'I live in survival mode': The rise of the multi-job workforce
Key takeaways
- Billy-Jo Pierce says she is "living in survival mode", juggling multiple jobs to stay afloat in Bristol, the UK's second most expensive city.
- She is is one of a growing number of people who have taken on an extra paid role to combat the cost of living crisis and build financial security and flexibility.
- Pierce, 29 and originally from Birmingham, says she loves her work but admits that the "burn out is real."
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Limbu Bristol CYD SMITHMore than a million people in the UK, like Billy-Jo Pierce, now have second jobs More than a million people in the UK now have second jobs as rising costs, insecure work and industry changes push workers into a growing gig economy.
Billy-Jo Pierce says she is "living in survival mode", juggling multiple jobs to stay afloat in Bristol, the UK's second most expensive city.
She is is one of a growing number of people who have taken on an extra paid role to combat the cost of living crisis and build financial security and flexibility.
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