Record number of Gen Z Australians juggling multiple jobs
Grace makes and delivers homemade lasagne to supplement her main source of income. She's just one of nearly 200,000 young Australians working more than one job to make ends meet.
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00:00 Social media creator, support worker, caterer, 22-year-old Grace Corvo, known on social media
00:07 as Brisbane's lasagna dealer, is all three, and she likes it that way.
00:13 If someone asks me to work on a Saturday and I have a party, I don't want to have to say
00:18 yes.
00:19 She's one of a record number of Australians with more than one job. Almost 10% of workers
00:25 aged 18-25 find themselves in the same shoes, compared with less than 7% of workers 26-35.
00:32 I have three jobs. I work as a teacher, I work in retail and I work in a gallery as
00:39 well.
00:39 And while for some it's a choice, it's a necessity for many, with rising costs, especially rent.
00:46 I mainly am a support worker for kids. I also babysit around my neighbourhood and I sell
00:54 ceramics because the cost of living is a crisis.
00:59 We need a hustle in order to pay rent, pay food and just survive out here, which is the
01:03 unfortunate truth of it.
01:05 Hospitality, gig work, care support, young people often work in insecure industries.
01:11 In fact, almost 40% of all casual workers are aged under 25. And some economists are
01:17 warning that a lack of stability and increased workload could lead to wider ramifications
01:22 for Gen Z.
01:22 They're quite dissatisfied with what's expected of them, with the number of hours they're
01:27 doing and this kind of workplace culture that we've created around going above and beyond
01:34 to get ahead in our careers.
01:35 But some say the fact so many young people are willing to work multiple jobs is a sign
01:40 of resilience.
01:41 Young people are hustlers and they're willing to do what they need to do to get to where
01:45 they need to be. They're hungry to have a positive future.
01:50 The changing nature of work could lead to a shift in mindset for young people.
01:54 And a lot of the time that's sort of the only place we gain value, is where our career takes
01:59 us.
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