Yes, but people are dickholes who take advantage of these setups. I was part of one of those setups, but only realized what was going on after I joined.<p>There&#x27;s absolutely a middle ground, but I&#x27;m not sure that direct hire of teams is not of them - yet. For that to work, many other things would need to happen first. I&#x27;m looking forward to the day that happens. For now, I&#x27;ll stick with freelancing and hope others hop on this bandwagon with me.