Don’t call it a side hustle. These Americans are ‘polyworking.’

The New York Times quotes Erin Hatton about the growing number of Amercians working more than one job. “Polyworking” is a way to take back ownership of work and one’s career in a meaningful way, according to Hatton. “Pushing back against the sense that you are identified by one job, one employer,” Hatton said. She added it also candy-coats the biggest reason many people do it: They have to. “There is an element of gloss to it that minimizes the hardship and economic need that forces them to cobble together a variety of subpar jobs,” Hatton said.