When most people think of a “job,” they think of a full-time, traditional, W-2 relationship in which the worker is an employee of the company paying him or her and works only for that employer, with close supervision of his or her work and performance.
Of course, this is a vast oversimplification. Employment relationships can take many forms these days, including freelancing, part-time gigs, and contract employment.
Flexibility in High Demand
These options give valuable flexibility to both employer and worker. For example, a parent of small children may need some additional income but be unable to work full time, or an employer may have a need to staff up during peak season but doesn’t need to bring on several new permanent workers.
