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"Side hustle"

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Medsy · 15/08/2023 21:07

I absolutely fucking hate this turn of phrase?

Do you mean part time job? Say that then.

Do you mean "being self employed"? Why not say that like a grown up?

I just hate it, I don't know if it's meant to sound cute or faux "street" or what. Never heard of a man with a "side hustle"

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MoltenLasagne · 13/10/2023 11:10

All the people I know who talk about side hustles are men, and as far from "Insta-babes" as its possible to get. Lots in the FIRE community, people trying to pay off debt, or otherwise looking to set up alternative income streams but not yet at the stage of calling it a full on business.

Daffodilsandtuplips · 13/10/2023 11:02

Otherwise known as a Guvvie job where I live. The Governor being oneself. Working for yourself. Usually cash in hand.

spitefulandbadgrammar · 16/08/2023 10:17

yogasaurus · 16/08/2023 10:12

Yeah, they’re never real jobs. Just MLM instahun boss babes nonsense

Not any of the side hustles I know of. To me it’s usually self employment using a skill that the person does on top of their day job. My side hustle is writing books, a friend teaches Zumba in the evenings, another makes wedding cakes. We all have well-paid day jobs that our side hustles can’t match in terms of income stream, but we do earn enough from the hustle to make a significant difference to lifestyle.

yogasaurus · 16/08/2023 10:12

Yeah, they’re never real jobs. Just MLM instahun boss babes nonsense

Catsmere · 16/08/2023 10:11

drinkuptheezider · 15/08/2023 21:52

Sounds like an illegal, dodgy deal type of job to me!

That's how it sounds to me, too.

GoodMorningHoney · 15/08/2023 23:24

I feel like it would de-mean how important my second job was to me if someone was to refer to it as a side hustle, it feels cheap. I’m self employed, highly qualified.

Dolly567 · 15/08/2023 22:34

Side hustles usually aren't second jobs
ie matched betting, reviews that sort of stuff
It's just passing time doing something that makes money

However like you say, cake making etc is a little bit more of a JOB Grin

0021andabit · 15/08/2023 22:30

Thewallsof · 15/08/2023 22:15

I think it's none of those things you mentioned so that's why it has it's one phrase.

Exactly this!

0021andabit · 15/08/2023 22:29
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0021andabit · 15/08/2023 22:28

I’ve definitely heard side hustle used by & about mine. I don’t think it’s gendered.

Its different to a second job, more like a hobby that’s been monetised, often entrepreneurial. I work in an industry with alot of freelancers, so, I think it has it’s uses.

SaySomethingMan · 15/08/2023 22:18

Medsy · 15/08/2023 22:07

It used to he side gig or I do X on the side.

I'm interested in where this "hustle" comes from and what it's trying to say.

It introduces the notion of a struggle of some kind, some kind of glamour or romance to it, like you're in a film or something

Hustle has been used to describe working hard to provide for one’s family in certain (eg US) cultures for generations. People have referred to their hustle for their families for a very long time.
Its just become more ‘mainstream’

Thewallsof · 15/08/2023 22:15

I think it's none of those things you mentioned so that's why it has it's one phrase.

doroda · 15/08/2023 22:13

I always think it's shorthand for things that bring in very little income, like an MLM or designing notebooks on canva to sell on Amazon

HoliHormonalTigerLillyTheSecond · 15/08/2023 22:09

Meh.

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Medsy · 15/08/2023 22:07

It used to he side gig or I do X on the side.

I'm interested in where this "hustle" comes from and what it's trying to say.

It introduces the notion of a struggle of some kind, some kind of glamour or romance to it, like you're in a film or something

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SaySomethingMan · 15/08/2023 21:59

PurpleButterflyWings · 15/08/2023 21:51

All the people I know who refer to side hustles are men. None of them is white.

Weird thing to say. Confused

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The OP shared their anecdotal demographic. i’ve shared mine - male and non-white 🤷‍♀️

CantFindTheBeat · 15/08/2023 21:53

Lots of youngsters (anyone below 29, to me!) use the term.

I'm fine with it, it's good shorthand for what it is.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 15/08/2023 21:52

Tax free income on the side

drinkuptheezider · 15/08/2023 21:52

Sounds like an illegal, dodgy deal type of job to me!

PurpleButterflyWings · 15/08/2023 21:51

SaySomethingMan · 15/08/2023 21:49

It’s a normal ‘turn of phrase’ is some circles.
I do t mind it. All the people i know who refer to there “side hustles” are men. None of them is white.

All the people I know who refer to side hustles are men. None of them is white.

Weird thing to say. Confused

PurpleButterflyWings · 15/08/2023 21:49

fettuccini · 15/08/2023 21:30

I loathe the term 'side hustle'! And I have one that I do all my side my full time job, I just call it my business like normal people.

See 'Girl Boss', 'Boss Woman', 'Boss babe' (🤮), 'SheEO', 'She shed', 'Mompreneur'. Gross.

Mompreneur! I agree. So irksome!

SaySomethingMan · 15/08/2023 21:49

It’s a normal ‘turn of phrase’ is some circles.
I do t mind it. All the people i know who refer to there “side hustles” are men. None of them is white.

64rabbits · 15/08/2023 21:49

I've never been bothered by this phrase in the slightest tbh.

PurpleButterflyWings · 15/08/2023 21:48

YANBU. LOATHE this phrase too!

patterpittercake · 15/08/2023 21:46

*possibly

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