Out of interest, were you looking for a freelancer to join the team, or to hire a permanent.  The message form the article that I gather is that companies are hiring more in house, and freelancers are getting left behind.<p>From my own experience, I have been responsible for hiring an in house permanent team of front end web developers and back end web developers.  The funny part is, I&#x27;m a freelancer on contract managing this team of in house &#x27;web designers&#x27;.<p>As for the audio, I completely agree.  It made the whole article feel much more personal, engaging and easy to consume.