If you are self-employed, you work for yourself. No company pays you a wage as their staff. You find the work, you send the bill, you keep what is left after costs and tax.

If you are如果你是 self-employed自僱者, you work你就是工作 for yourself為自己。No company沒有公司 as their staff以員工身份 pays you a wage付你薪水。You find the work你自己找工作, you send the bill自己開帳單, after costs and tax扣掉成本和稅金之後 you keep what is left剩下的就歸你。

Freelancers, people with a small shop, tutors who take their own students, and many drivers or designers may be self-employed.

Freelancers自由接案者、people with a small shop開小店的人、tutors who take their own students自己收學生的家教、and many drivers or designers還有許多司機或設計師, may be self-employed都可能是自僱者。

The word is ordinary and slightly official: forms, tax offices, and job ads use it. It does not by itself mean “rich,” “free,” or “always busy.” It only names who your boss is: you.

The word這個詞 is ordinary and slightly official很普通、帶有一點公文的味道: forms, tax offices, and job ads表格、稅務機關和徵才廣告 use it都會用它。It does not by itself mean它本身不代表 “rich,” “free,” or “always busy”「有錢」、「自由」或「總是很忙」。It only names它只是說明 who your boss is誰是你的老闆: you你自己。

Though actually, the freedom people picture is mixed. You choose the hours, but you also have no paid sick leave unless you arrange it, and a quiet month is your problem, not a company’s.

Though actually不過其實, the freedom people picture大家想像中的自由 is mixed是好壞參半的。You choose the hours你可以自己選時間, but也, unless you arrange it除非你自己安排, you also have no paid sick leave否則沒有支薪病假, and a quiet month而生意清淡的月份 is your problem是你自己的問題, not a company's不是公司的問題。

In casual talk people say “I work for myself” or “I’m my own boss.”

In casual talk在日常對話裡, people say大家會說 'I work for myself'「我為自己工作」 or或 'I'm my own boss'「我自己當老闆」。