The final disposition of the Microsoft case is unclear. A full appeals court is reviewing the decision, and some legal analysts suggest it may be reversed. Others say the case will go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. And any change in the ecosystem can have a devastating effect on them. For many, that might be all right.
Independent contractors pride themselves on taking responsibility for their own working conditions.
Ramos believes that independent contractors, who spend their lives honing their skills and looking for work, are best prepared for any negative circumstance. Maybe flexibility will find some way to survive and triumph. Or maybe the Silicon Valley independent contractor, far from being the next wave in the evolution of labor, will slink off into the sunset, a victim of changing times. Come to Table Talk's Digital Culture area and speak your mind.