This article goes something like this: * I thought being a freelancer would benefit me. * In fact it benefits my boss. * Therefore I was wrong and it doesn't be

This article goes something like this: * I thought being a freelancer would benefit me. * In fact it benefits my boss. * Therefore I was wrong and it doesn't benefit me. The author assumes that employment is a zero-sum game, when in fact it would be entirely possible for an arrangement to improve the situation for both the employee and the boss. It's nice for your boss to save money on office space. But it's no skin off your back, because you don't gain anything from your boss spending money on office space (unless you like working in an office).