By Allan Martinson
Is the “Great Resignation” we’re reading so much about the start of the next seismic shift in the future of work as we see the increase and mainstreaming of professional freelancer and contractor employees determined to have the flexibility and work/life balance they want, after furlough, redundancies, overwork and burnout struck during COVID-19 lockdowns?
If so, it looks like tech startups and their venture capital supporters are ready to make it a reality. Although freelancing is globally a $4.5 trillion economy, it’s incredible how little technology has impacted its inner workings, until now.
