The short answer is no. You don’t need a side hustle. You need enough money to pay your bills and enough time to not want to scream into a pillow every Tuesday morning. If your main job covers the bills and you actually enjoy having a hobby that doesn’t involve a spreadsheet, feel free to close this tab and go take a nap. You’ve earned it.

If you’ve ever sat in a fluorescent-lit conference room and heard your CEO say the words, “We’re not just a company, we’re a family,”