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Doesn’t a hot job market and social safety net equally provide workers freedom to choose an alternative to the supposedly exploitative gig without regulation?

Doesn’t a hot job market and social safety net equally provide workers freedom to choose an alternative to the supposedly exploitative gig without regulation? Generally, if a job market is hot, it means employers are incentivized to not be jerks and try to lure workers to them with perks, thereby giving plenty of alternatives to those who feel exploited. And given a social safety net, wouldn’t one not feel “stuck” in said job as a necessity to live? If someone still chooses something “exploitative”, then perhaps there is a benefit to that job that makes it worth while in a way that regulators (and others privileged enough not work said job) don’t see themselves.

altacc 4y ago
Perhaps in theory but in reality companies align on the lowest common denominator. so whilst directly not conspiring they begin to provide the same pay mechanisms, benefits & security (or lack of). Many of these companies also entice workers with unrealistic projections, or have changed their pay structure due to a funding squeeze. Most social safety nets don't pay you unemployment if you quit a job, so unless the job market is really good (and it's not as we're all heading for recessions or downturns) it is not easy to change jobs.