Objective. This research analyzed the meanings which, from the point of view of subjectivity, and in the context of great social and labor-related transformations, a group of workers from different socio-economic conditions gave to their future employment situation. Method. 30 autobiographical interviews were carried out with people of working age, and of different occupational and sociodemographic levels. A contents analysis was made of data gathered, and with the Atlas Ti tool. Results . Categories and relationships were found, leading to the conclusion that the workers see their future employment in independent work as a way of facing uncertainty, equality and as a form of resistance against the practices of the authoritarian heads of human resources and long working hours. Conclusion. A review is recommended of the ways of working in companies and the policies of current social development.