+ Do you enjoy a high level of autonomy and independence?

As a gig worker, you can enjoy the freedom to determine 'what' you want to pursue, 'who' you want to work for or work with, 'when' you prefer to start on your work and 'how' you aim to accomplish it (Petriglieri et al., 2018); however, some factors such as your contract terms, financial needs, and market demands may limit your realm of autonomy (Barley & Kunda, 2006; Kunda et al., 2002)

+ Are you energized by the opportunity to diversify your skill set or do you prefer to be an expert in a niche?

Each contract for a gig worker can be considered as an opportunity to learn fresh routines and practice new skills. Moreover, the autonomy and independence you have in your work can empower you to learn multiple skills because, rather than being limited to a certain job, you will learn how to handle the logistics.

+ Do you find consistent, long-term relationships in the workplace draining?

Being a gig worker makes you physically separated from others; therefore, you will be less involved in ongoing political conflicts or draining relationships in the workplace.

+ Would you like to have your own brand?

By being a gig worker, you have the "front stage work." You can promote your brand on social media, networking events, and within your professional communities.

+ Do you prefer variety in career path over predictability?

By being a gig worker, you have more freedom to shape your future work in any form you like. The more variety in gig work will let you hold multiple jobs in different periods of your work life, and as a result, you can enjoy plural, portfolio, or mosaic careers.

+ Do you prefer a long-term career with a single organization?

If you value stability and prefer working for a single organization, the gig work life likely does not fit you. Gig work is based on short-term contracts that secure the job for a specific period of time, leaving future work uncertain.

+ How important is it to you to have a predictable income?

While there is the opportunity to significantly expand your income over what you may receive as an organizational worker, this income is not always stable or predictable. As a gig worker, you may experience highly variable income with peaks and valleys over the course of the year.

+ Do you like clearly defined roles and having a stable set of tasks?

If you prefer to follow the same routine every day, being a gig worker is not your best choice as it forces you to switch between different companies and work roles frequently.

+ Do you prefer to share some part of responsibility over your career and livelihood with an organization?

Being an independent worker can be challenging as you need to make a lot of decisions that have financial stress. You may experience "radical responsibilization" (Fleming, 2017; p.693), meaning that you become the only responsible person for your own short- and long-term financial survival. You may also face the negative consequences of too many choices you need to make, including cognitive overload, dissatisfaction and demotivation (e.g. lyengar & Lepper, 2000; Schwartz, 2004).

+ Do you prefer somebody else do the logistics to let you focus on your line of profession?

As a gig worker, you must deal with the logistics of conducting the work. You are responsible for every aspect of your work, including budgeting, marketing, setting direction, creating routines and enforcing them.

+ Are effective are you at creating your own social network?

Being a gig worker makes you disconnected from others because you do not have an organization to provide you with a stable organizational infrastructure. Therefore, gig workers need to proactively create their own social network to help provide Further recent research suggests that career advancement as a gig worker is deeply relational in nature (Reilly, 2017).