The speaker talks about her experience working as a background actor and how it helped her to pay her bills while she was a bartender at night in LA. She also makes a comment on how every single person working on a film set gets paid, making background work a viable option for making some extra money.
Workers in a unionized job site have full control over the length of their jobs and the number of people needed to complete it, with their union supervision taking a back seat to their needs. While they may need to play dirty to succeed in their role, their hard work deserves fair compensation.
This podcast episode explores the reasons why burnout is often misattributed to overwork, when in fact it can be caused by an inability to set boundaries between work and personal life, and also by secondary jobs outside of work.
The host recalls a conversation with a former colleague who was offered a stake in a successful show instead of a raise, leading to a discussion of measuring achievement in terms of money and net worth.
Swings, who serve as understudies for multiple roles in a Broadway production, may earn more or less than main cast members, depending on their individual schedules and roles.
The idea that working for someone else is less valuable than being an entrepreneur is misguided. The speaker explains that working for a company can facilitate pursuing what you value outside of work, and people should not sacrifice their well-being for the allure of entrepreneurship.