People on Twitter are eviscerating an article and a tweet accompanying it that claim millennials , “the largest demographic in the American workforce,” are “increasingly deciding to freelance.”Millennials are now the largest demographic in the American workforce, and they’re increasingly deciding to freelance: 42% now freelance, up from 38% in 2014. https://t.co/l4Dlz1vppgThe article, titled “We studied freelancing for five years: Here’s how work is changing,” was published in Fast Company in October and tweeted out Wednesday. (Many media companies recirculate older, evergreen stories during the slow traffic week between Christmas and New Year’s.) It’s written by Stephane Kasriel, the CEO of Upwork ― the “largest freelancing website, where businesses connect with talented freelancers to get more done.”In the article, Kasriel describes a report commissioned by his organization and the Freelancers Union, titled “Freelancing in America: 2018.” The study, which “surveyed more than 6,000 U.S. workers,” indicates that many millennials are choosing to freelance because of flexibility, quality of life and technology. But there is one important population it avoids discussing: freelancers who don’t actually want to be freelancers.

Source: Huffington Post December 26, 2018 20:48 UTC