Celebrate Freelance Day May 14th

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

There is such a profession - a freelancer. And this is not even a profession in the old sense of the word, but a way of hiring. Literally, a freelancer is romantically translated as a "free spearman", "free shooter", that is, a freelance worker, a specialist who offers his services on his own, without concluding the usual employment contract. Freelancing has become so widespread that a special holiday has been established in its honor.

How freelancing started

The history of remote employment is only a few decades old. This idea was born in the 70s of the last century from the American Jack Nilles: he decided that it was much more profitable to keep in touch with the staff by phone than to rent an office for them. The first name for freelancing is "telework".

Already a decade later, freelancing began to develop dynamically thanks to the creation of the Internet. If even at the beginning of this century, freelancing was considered forcedmeasure and part-time work for students, today venerable specialists in various fields proudly declare their belonging to the brotherhood of "free shooters".

Which industries do freelancers prefer

It is a mistake to assume that freelancers necessarily work on Internet resources. In journalism, for example, freelancing has been common for a long time: a journalist was called “freelance”, he chose his own publishers and editors, he could work with several at the same time.

This method of cooperation is quite common in construction, design, computer technology, law, linguistics, service, recruitment, and consulting. In fact, this approach is applicable in any field that does not require personal presence, such as pedagogy or hairdressing.

What makes freelancing attractive?

A "free spearman" can become a specialist in any industry who prefers free swimming to being tied to a specific office. This activity is well suited for those who prefer to independently plan their lives and take responsibility. The benefits of freelancing for such employees are obvious:

• opportunity to choose a suitable employer and terms of cooperation;
• self-planning your time and workload;
• there is time to take several directions, if there is suchdesire;
• earnings directly depends on the quality and volume of work performed;
• a wide field for creativity and self-development.

Statistics of recent years indicate a more advantageous position of freelancers in relation to full-time employees: the earnings of the former are 30-40% higher.

Of course, there are also disadvantages to working remotely: this is separation from colleagues, and the difficulty of exchanging professional experience, some isolation, lack of social security and the need for legal registration of one's activities. However, in the legislation of many countries there is a tendency to legalize remote work.

Freelance Day in Russia

In 2005, one of the domestic pioneers in this field, the Freelance exchange, initiated a meeting of like-minded people - "free shooters", timed to coincide with the day of its foundation.

Since then, May 14, Freelance Day is celebrated by all workers who create outside the office. Undoubtedly, the introduction of such a holiday unites freelancers, helping them to exchange experiences not only on thematic forums, but also in person.

On May 14, original seminars of freelancers of various directions are held annually, culminating in friendly gatherings and creative evenings. Being somewhat fragmented and isolated by the nature of their work, freelancers need such events in order to develop professionally, make business contacts and exchange experiences with colleagues.

Congratulations on Freelancer's Day

Creating the Internet for the spherefreelancing is a real paradise: it is not only a way to find customers, spread information about yourself, but also a place to communicate with colleagues. Most of the congratulations on Freelancer's Day come from Internet forums, blogs, social networks and exchanges.

Freelancers are creative and independent people, that's why congratulations for colleagues are original. Such holiday texts are, among other things, self-promotional, because no professional freelancer will ever forget about promoting himself in the chosen market.

Freelance artists, Freelance workers, You and your chauffeurs, And noble foremen.

Idea creators, Employees, Designers, builders, Lawyers, copywriters.

Wishing you inspiration

And the joy of creation!

Worthy recognition!A profitable investment!

In honor of such a respected profession, you can find a lot of congratulations on the Internet; here I would like to cite these incendiary words:

We wish you profitable orders, To make the Internet work, And you wouldn't be refused, The lights would not be turned off in the apartment.

Customers are extremely cute, And even generous sometimes, Orders where irreplaceableYou never and never.

Freelance Day has not yet been officially recognized as a professional holiday, but given the speed of development of this activity, such recognition is not far off.