What if I don't want to be an employee? For some people, the flexible schedule is really important. Why does everything have to be this draconian 'you're either

What if I don't want to be an employee? For some people, the flexible schedule is really important. Why does everything have to be this draconian 'you're either one or the other'? People are so obsessed with these regulations and proving that Uber drivers are employees (to stick it to the evil corp, I guess) that they don't even consider what the people affected even want.