Good point. I think the underlying message they’re conveying is “as an employee you don’t get freedom, and that comes with fair compensation/benefits”. The impl

Good point. I think the underlying message they’re conveying is “as an employee you don’t get freedom, and that comes with fair compensation/benefits”. The implication being that the pay/benefits for them is not as good, but compensated by “freedom and flexibility”. However as you astutely point out, they don’t actually provide those things.