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As freelancing and remote work expand, is the stable, long-term job model collapsing?

It's not collapsing but it's indeed becoming valueless. The reason why it is not yet collapsed is because people will continue to milk out of it without making any contribution as long as government or their employers keep paying. The traditional jobs don't want to utilize this opportunity to shift toward the new age technology. The current generation are not buying the idea of their slavery with fixed salary, poor working condition and less freedom. The present condition of traditional jobs is still fair, if they fail to make changes to align with the present reality, they will have to beg people to fill their vacancies but no one will look back.

Nah, 9 to 5 jobs are still dream for many people.

The reason why people want to work in freelances and remote jobs because they're currently work in 9 to 5 jobs, they see freelances offer better salary and other convenience that they didn't get in 9 to 5 jobs.

But, not all people can survive in freelances and remote jobs, if you're not a person who like to learn a new thing and upgrade your skill, freelances would be a nightmare for you because they could cut you off.

I don't agree with this. The fact that freelance and remote jobs are increasing doesn't mean traditional 9-5 jobs are becoming valueless. We need to stop the urge to make everything mutually exclusive. The rise of remote jobs and freelancing does not mean the death of traditional 9-5 jobs. Both of them will always coexist.

As for the new generation, more will go back to the usual 9-5 jobs because, with more responsibility, they will want stability. I'm not saying everybody will become a 9-5 worker, but a lot of the "current generation" won't be able to rely on their remote jobs when they start becoming parents and having more responsibilities.

The narrative that 9-5 is a bad job and it's suffering is laughable. There are very good 9-5 jobs that pay well. Let's not make it look as if, as far as you work remotely or are a freelancer, then you automatically make more money than someone who does a 9-5.

Freelancing has been a well-known way of working for a long time, and it's no longer trendy. While it's become quite popular, when I tried freelancing, I absolutely hated it. I realized I didn't like being at home all the time, as if I were in an office. I'd rather separate these two concepts—relaxing at home and working separately in the office.

I would also like to say that freelancing is a sea of ​​sharks, and it seems to me that only every twentieth freelancer earns good money on a permanent basis, and everyone else just tries it out and then leaves this way of working.

I also don't understand how anyone can love freelancing, because it's a completely irregular work schedule, where clients can message you at night, on weekends, or even on your birthday, even when you're completely in the mood for work. You also have no clear work schedule. It's unclear when you can even take a break. You could be heading to the park for a break, but then they'll start messaging you on your smartphone with assignments, and it's like 24/7 work, and you have no idea when you can even rest. It's a terrible way to work.

That is why I prefer 9 to 5 work thank work in freelance or work remotely. Office work makes me be more disciplined and show better performance, than work when you are relaxed, make your own timetable and have all rights to postpone work saying you will do it tomorrow. You are absolutely correct that freelancing is work without clear schedule. For a period of time I had a a regular job and a part-time job that was sort of a freelance. If my regular job ended at 5 o clock, and weekends were free for me, then clients from part-time job did not hesitate to contact me at any time and demand result as soon as possible if not "it must be done now". They were random, and be ready to work 24/24 hours a day was really stressful for me. It was really a problem, because you can not plan anything, because anytime you can be distracted and asked to work.

The insinuation that remote jobs will make physical tasks obsolete is a myth. There are many jobs that cannot be done remotely. Both freelancing and 9-to-5 jobs will continue to coexist because they are both needed in society. It was the COVID-19 pandemic that gave freelancing jobs the needed publicity but many companies have started moving workers back to offoces.

 
There are some remote jobs that pay better than 9-5 jobs. Some people have been able to provide for their families by doing these freelancing jobs. It is wrong to think that 9-5 jobs are for low-income earners; some of them pay higher. One benefit of online jobs is that they are flexible and convenient.

Traditional 9-to-5 jobs are here to stay because not all jobs can be done remotely, and traditional companies do not want to rely on freelancers; they want workers who will stay, be part of the company permanently, and learn and contribute all their skills ot the company. Maybe you're talking about some jobs, like a call center, that can be done for a company even though they are thousands of miles away.
But how can you do that to a cook or manual-related jobs, no traditional 9-to-5 jobs are here to stay because that's how things are done, and no technologfy can replace human doing things naturally from 9 to 5.

The corporate world controls works, freelancers low key are doing the tasks coming from a representative of a 9-5 establishments who is too lazy or tired to perform a specific task, he'd gladly pay someone on the internet to do the task, while they focus on something else.

There are sectors where work is usually on site and requires a 9 - 5 schedule on the job. With the advent of the freelancing kind of jobs and remote working, 9-5 may only reduce and be modified but i doubt if it will be completely obsolete because not all jobs can be done remotely and then some Remote jobs are now switching Hybrid, so it later turns out they are not completely remote after all and some days and task requires you handling a 9-5 shift kind of schedule.

The freelancing and remote jobs are mostly tech base so if we are moving off the tech based industries, we get to see that most other firms are predominantly 9-5 and trust me, there are people out thee who has got a 9-5 dream, in years to come we will still have people doing this type of job, i see it that the remote jobs somehow complements the regular on site 9-5 and not an actual replacement because not all jobs can be done remotely.

Good part about getting rid of nine to five jobs is that we do not have to go to offices, I haven't worked in an office job for nearly ten years give or take, maybe a bit less. But the bad news is that the "traffic" is included in the hours I am working these days, I work nearly 10 to 12 hours on a full day, because of my situation right now ı haven't been able to, but normally when I do I work that much.

This is why working freelance and not nine to five isn't easy. It does have some breathing room, like you decide your hours, you decide how much, and if I was at some normal job then I would have been fired by now because of my situation medically, but at home, freelancing? I can do whatever I want and work as hard as I want and get paid accordingly.

I wouldn't say that 9 to 5 jobs are losing their value or becoming obsolete but times are changing and things are also changing with time. In as much as there are opportunities to work remotely we must accept the fact that not everyone can work remotely, some people are still comfortable and feel more capable of working 9 to 5 jobs. Everyone has an area that they are specialised in. Most remote jobs requires digital skills and the knowledge of tech and all that, note everyone possesses such skills to work remotely but doing those type of jobs are easier than traditional 9 to 5 jobs.

No the 9 to 5 jobs aren't becoming obsolete. there are freelancers who still go to their 9 to 5 jobs. Also business owners, get someone to manage their business while they go and return from their 9 to 5 jobs.
People are now building their own dreams with money from their 9 to 5.
Most don't want to work  a 9 to 5 job forever but they see the salary as an added source of income especially when they are good at what they do
There are disadvantages like you won't be able to give maximum attention to your independent dreams, most 9 to 5 are demanding and can make one lose it physically.

Some remote jobs are still in the 9-to-5 fashion, the only difference is the work model which has evolved that is the option of working remotely. So, the stable long-term job model is rather evolving than collapsing. Overtime, it is very possible that people who still work in the office traditionally will be compensated for it and they will earn more because of how important it will mean some of those roles are. Can this really happen?

No.
It's because that's what we can see but if we go outside, there are still the common 9-5 jobs. So, for us that are employees, there's a wide range of type of employment that we can choose. As long as the companies exists on a different way of employment and allowing work from home setups, that's good. But the 9-5 will not be obsolete because there are businesses that are focused for the actuality of their employees in that setup.

The thing with 9-5 job is that you must be under someone. By the way, I know this term as 8-5 and not 9-5 because most jobs start their day from 8am and after that time, you are booked for lateness and deductions will be made from your salary at the time of payment.

And now back to the point, the reason for such believe of it collapse is that there is growing knowledge of being independent and working for yourself. People see that it is more beneficial and profitable to work for themselves. They want to put that energy or more as employee into their own business. So the point is that the rate of financial independence is driving more people out of the 8-5 kind of job to investment and jobs of their own. And the internet has made things more possible and easier. Before now it was difficult to open and operate a company but it is not the same way today. Right in the comfort of your home, you can access and make different kinds of enquiry on line, buy things you want to use for your company online and get it delivered to you. Who would have thought you can buy a car online?

So the drive to be independent and internet are two key factors that has made 8-5 jobs less lucrative, effective and efficient to the economy. Most economy is heading towards private sector driven.

Depends on the job. There are many people that still work in the service industry. You know, they serve your booze/food, clean your house/clothes, transport your stuff, fix your car etc. Tell those people to work remotely and  hear their response. Yep, you guessed right, that’s is not possible for those people to work remote. Some people actually have to go to work to earn money. Not everybody is a software engineer or a graphic designer. Imagiine telling a doctor to work remotely… That would be equally hilarious too. Now you tell me, how the hell are 9-5 jobs getting obsolete? Nein mein freund. Neun nach fünf arbeiter ain’t gehen sie anywhere. Traditional jobz are here to stay.

I don't see it that way. The traditional 9-5 jobs are still not losing its demand, a lot of workers still prefer that kind of job because if we analyze it deeply, the time duration is still very convenient knowing you don't have to wake up too early and you don't have to go home late. Online jobs may be the current trend, but we all know there is higher security and stability having a real 9-5 job. However, the only advantage is that , you can work with 9-5 job on day time, and you can work online on your side hustle at night time, thus giving you multiple sources of income.

Full-time employees are still needed in many places because not all work can be delegated to freelancers. Some areas require the commitment and knowledge of full-time employees, and companies still need them to complete more specific and time-consuming tasks. Full-time employees also have a better understanding of the company and, at the same time, can provide continuity and stability for the company.
Therefore, even though freelance work is more common nowadays, job opportunities for full-time workers are still wide open in many companies.