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I have to wonder if this is not the goal of many of these companys "Gig Economy" is great for the large companies (at least in the US) , they would much rather

I have to wonder if this is not the goal of many of these companys "Gig Economy" is great for the large companies (at least in the US) , they would much rather higher you as a Freelance contractor then having to pay ever increasing health care costs, more and more regulatory burden on what you have to offer and provide to employee's etc. Must better to just call you a "contractor" and pay you 50% what an employee would cost in totality, but making you believe you are "making more" because you income is higher.

drstewart 4y ago
>I have to wonder if this is not the goal of many of these companys Why do you wonder this? Were these people laid off and then replaced with contractors? Why would they do this by laying off 10% of staff instead of just replacing all the new hires going forward with contractors, instead of continuing to hire into full time roles? I have to wonder if this is idle speculation on your part based on no evidence.
jmartrican 4y ago
"Gig Economy" is even better for small companies that do not have as much capital, and each hire is a larger percentage of their workforce than in a large company. Because of this, each hire in a small company is a bigger risk.