Is the future of work going to be work on a 1099 contractual basis? The reason I ask is I am seeing a steady trend towards this kind of work. I am not necessarily against it either. In fact, I would be absolutely for it if universal healthcare could be made available. All of the big corporations and the wealthy would stand to benefit from this and so would the working class. It creates entrepreneurial freedom and working freedom.
I am a actually a proponent of this style of working because it means more flexibility for life’s events that pop up. Although it is not without its warts because I could see the potential for abuse here, especially if work turned into a reverse auction where it is only offered to someone at the lowest price. I could also see abuse if people are charged to sign up for a gig site. There would need to be some controls put into place.
The benefits are real and tangible though for people on both businesses and individuals if proper controls are put into place to prevent the moneyed class from outright exploitation. The freedom it would provide the working class would be wonderful. After all, we really don’t need to work 40 hours to get work accomplished. This is an anachronistic hold over from pre-technology times. Let’s all work less and enjoy life more.
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