Are traditional 9-to-5 jobs becoming obsolete?

[charrles]

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

[knowngunman]

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.

[Apocollapse]

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.

[Alpha Marine]

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.

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.

[imthegreat]

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

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.

[summonerrk]

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

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.

[bakasabo]

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

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.

[Fiatless]

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

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.

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.

 
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.

[aioc]

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

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.

[Accardo]

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.

[Zigabel]

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

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.