Gig - the shadow economy that's taking over the world

SO you work in the CBD. Here's your day: You book a Grab car to get to work; as you leave the apartment, the dog walker shows up to take your beagle for a run and a bath.

You're rushing a presentation for a new client and chow down a sandwich at your desk, brought to your office by foodpanda. The client, a tech entrepreneur who's started an online sales portal, calls to ask you to meet at Starbucks because he needs a chai macha latte.

You talk him through the presentation at a communal table shared with a young lady in a hoodie, engrossed in her headphones and laptop - she's a Web design freelancer. When the day comes to an end, you jump into the backseat of a Mitsubishi Attrage that's driven by a man you've not met before and already occupied by another backseat passenger.