Platforms like WorkWhile now serve as financial shock absorbers, offering faster earnings, flexible hours and emerging benefits that help households manage week-to-week stability.Millennials and Gen Z absorb more than three-quarters of recent wage declines, relying heavily on credit and platforms as hours and schedules become unpredictable.Wage volatility is spreading quickly through the labor economy, with an eight-tenths percent wage decline translating into a $14 billion annualized drop in spending among ...