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I can't tell if this is good or bad. I tend to think of freelancers as being people who are lucky and successful enough to afford to be freelancers, but in this
by mwfunk 8y ago
I can't tell if this is good or bad. I tend to think of freelancers as being people who are lucky and successful enough to afford to be freelancers, but in this context it could also mean people who can only find sources of income that don't provide benefits- short term jobs without healthcare. If those numbers are rising, then it's not a good thing. I don't know how to interpret it.
- ilaksh 8y agoI believe it's more of the latter group. I have been a freelancer mainly because I needed to work from home. The vast majority of opportunities that I have seen have been lower pay and of course without benefits. Such as almost all jobs on Upwork. The other side is companies figured out ways to avoid classifying their employees as employees. See Uber for example.
- mrhappyunhappy 8y agoPretty bad heading to disaster threshold. No insurance, no safety nets - disability, unemployment, health, no 401k or matching, frequent downtime between gigs or prolonged times without gigs. I would know, I consult now and have been freelancing for some time.