Types of Employment

Full Time

Part-Time

FreeLance

Definition: self-employed and hired to work for different companies on particular assignments. (Google Dictionary)

Definition: For purposes of the employer shared responsibility provisions, a full-time employee is, for a calendar month, an employee employed on average at least 30 hours of service per week, or 130 hours of service per month. (irs.gov)

Definition: A part-time worker is someone who works fewer hours than a full-time worker. There's no specific number of hours that makes someone full or part-time, but a full-time worker will usually work 35 hours or more a week (nidirect.gov)

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Cons

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Cons

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Cons

As the name entails it's the most free type of employment

It's unpredictable with how much work you'll have

The most stable job

The most restrictive

Less strict schedules

Can usually work from anywhere

Not payed as well as a Freelance of full time employee

Short working hours

It's rather unsecure

You have to make sure to get all the work done or that company may never ask you to work with them again, which is something you depend on)

Has the most stable income

Is a well respected job

Could be stuck working in a bad environment (Like EA)

Hard to move from one company to another

Easy to go form one company to another

Rather expendable

Long working hours

Rather free (though not as free as freelance)

Usually a gateway into the other two types of employment

Not as respected as full time employment

The most specialized role