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Originally Posted by rdgrad15
I completely agree. There are times where I've considered freelancing myself. Not committing to one job for long since no job is truly permenant. From what I hear, it wasn't that long ago where people picked a job after college and stuck with it for life. Now people switch often, largely due to the emplpyers. Since I was let go once without warning or a good reason, I have come to trust employers and even coworkers less. I had to actually call up a former employer once to ask why all calls to assist in substituting stopped.
At first I thought it was a technical problem but they just told me I was not wanted anymore and that I was done. Very unprofessional in my opinion and I feel bad for anyone that has had the same kind of thing happen. I am like ypu, if I had my own buisness, I would treat my employees way better and with respect.
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What's funny is that a couple of weeks ago, I wrote a college essay about a similar topic.
I did the research for it and I found out that apparently, in 2016, roughly 48% of people age 18-24 consider themselves a freelancer. In fact, there is actually a freelancers union here in the U.S that is advocating for better benefits and rights for freelancers.
Between freelancers, so many innovative tech startups, and the amount of people starting successful online businesses either selling products or doing some kind of internet marketing, I foresee a dramatic change in the way these employers operate in the next 10-20 years.
These employers are becoming obsolete and they know it. It's time for them to make a choice: adapt or die.