The traditional 9 to 5 job is slowly becoming a relic of the pre-COVID workplace.

Job cuts and lay-offs on a local and global scale has spooked many Australian workers into the gig economy, with job loss anxiety hitting a five-year high in April, according to the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index.

Natasha Ciesielski was made redundant twice in the span of eight years.

She wants to avoid this occupational hazard again by trialling a career away from the traditional salaried job.

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