Uma visão geral sobre a carreira de freelancer em tecnologia da informação através de relatos de experiência do Estado do Ceará

Abstract

A freelance is a professional who offers services, usually working in multiple jobs for multiple clients at the same time. However, due to the structural characteristics of freelance work (informality, flexible hours, the possibility of choosing employers), this category sometimes becomes exempt from possible benefits that would guarantee the labor rights of these professionals. This paper is intended to provide an overview of self-employed professionals, better known as freelancers in information technology (IT) through experience reports in Ceará. Thus, by bringing these issues to the center of the discussion, it is hoped to provide an analysis of the issues surrounding this growing work area and consequently to show possible positive and negative characteristics of this work area. A field research was conducted through a structured questionnaire about the life of the freelancer as well as their interests and future expectations.The population studied was formed by professionals who work autonomously in the IT area of the Northeast region, specifically in the state of Ceará. Considering that the work on freelance study, especially in relation to IT, is still small,this study contributed positively because it provided an understanding of an overview of the freelancer market itself, the characteristics of working as a freelancer and more specifically related to IT jobs. Thus, it contributed positively to the understandings associated with this form of autonomous work, as well as providing an authentic and effective understanding of this area of freelance and its remarkable characteristics.