Concept in Definition ABC

While the concept of freelance It consists of a term that comes from the English language, such is the adoption that it has been made in our language that it is already used and accepted as its own.

Both in our language and in its original, English, is used to refer to that collaborative work carried out by some professionals, especially journalists, editors, translators, designers, among the most common, for more than one company or media with which they do not have a relationship dependence, being her the main characteristic of her.
That is, they do not have a temporary or permanent contract with them, but they collaborate sporadically and obtain a payment, a remuneration every time they collaborate, not receiving a monthly salary, for example, as is the case with an employee who works as a contractor.

So he employee freelance decides to develop her profession, she works it, independently. A freelancer in some way is her own boss and is the one who basically organizes her days and hours of work based on the contracts that you receive from third parties that request your services.

There are many professionals who are dedicated to the activities mentioned above who work in this way. Meanwhile, we can point out advantages and disadvantages of this type of methodology of work.

Among the benefits we must point out that the fact of being your own boss can manage your schedules and load labor as you wish or see fit. It is also taken as positive not to have a boss who presses with compliance with entry and exit schedules. Some also see as positive the fact that not always being in an office avoids the typical competitions and rivalries with colleagues and the stress that comes with spending hours and hours there.

And on the side of the disadvantages, without a doubt, the fact of the job instability that workers sometimes suffer stands out freelance, since most of the time they have to go out to find jobs and they can find times when there are no demand and then as there is no work, therefore there is no pay It is different to receive a monthly salary that it is known will always be at the beginning of the month and beyond everything, and that of course brings peace of mind and safety.

On the other hand, the concept is also used to refer to professional which works in the manner indicated above. María is a freelance designer.