Meta-Work: The Work That Goes Into Working Unconventionally

The Kafkaesque bureaucracy that often goes into freelancing, gig work, and part-timing would be enough to turn off even those with stronger stomachs for red tape. But for us millennials, the very idea of managing these tasks is enough to keep many of us in more conventional employment situations than we might otherwise be inclined to explore. All of this meta-work prevents us from effectively engaging in the work we want to do.