自由职业者(Self-employed)是指自己雇用自己。 自由职业者是脑力劳动者(作家、编辑、会计等)或服务提供者,不隶属于任何组织的人,不向任何雇主作长期承诺而从事某种职业的人,他们在自己的指导下自己找工作做,经常但不是一律在家里工作。职业包括:
1、是小本生意人,如装修公司老板、购物网的网店老板等。
2、是没有底薪的推销员,如寿险顾问、地产经纪、广告中介、直销人士
3、是专业人士,如摄影师、专利代理人、律师、会计师、牙科医生、技术顾问、管理顾问、管道工、电工、理发师、艺术家等。
A freelancer (Self-employed) is someone who employs himself. A freelancer is a mental worker (writer, editor, accountant, etc.) or service provider, a person who is not affiliated with any organization, a person who does not make a long-term commitment to any employer and engages in a certain profession. They find work for themselves under their own guidance, and often but not always work at home. Occupations include:
1. Small business owners, such as owners of decoration companies and online shop owners of shopping networks.
2. Salesmen without basic salary, such as life insurance consultants, real estate agents, advertising agents, and direct sales people
3. Professionals, such as photographers, patent agents, lawyers, accountants, dentists, technical consultants, management consultants, plumbers, electricians, barbers, artists, etc.
For example, writers and salespeople (who don’t report to the company every day) are all considered freelancers. In China, freelancers include three categories of people:
The first category is small business owners, such as owners of individual retail stores, snack bars, photo processing shops, and decoration companies. The second category is salespeople without a basic salary, such as life insurance consultants, real estate agents, advertising intermediaries, direct sales people, and the new generation of witkeys. The third category is professionals, such as photographers, patent agents, lawyers, accountants, dentists, technical consultants, management consultants, plumbers, electricians, barbers, artists, etc.