Working Patterns

Working Pattern Grid

WORKING PATTERN	WHAT DOES IT MEAN?	WHO WORKS LIKE THIS?	PROS	CONS
Shift work	Working at various set times, not the standard 9-5 job routine.	Camera Operator, news broadcasters, journalists	Have lots of free time	Can be unpredictable, not good if you have children
Fixed term	Contractor	Make up artists, distributers	Well paid as they expect you to have times of unemployment	You're only fired for about 6 months so you have to be able to find another job
Office hours	Working 9 - 5	Account manager, sales and marketing	Entitled to company benefits, sick pay and maternity leave. Have free weekends	More time consuming and doesn't pay as well
freelance	Not permanently employed to one company	Script Writers, Photographers, Light operators	More freedom to do what you like and you're not tied down to one company. Also allows you to have more networks.	You don't have a steady income which means you could have to have more than one job at a time.
Irregular patterns	When a person is paid extra money on top of their normal wages when working over time.	Editors, location finders, casting director	Get more money for more work	Can be tiring when you end up working until the early hours of the morning
Hourly rates	When a person is paid by the hour	Photographers, graphic designers	Again the more work you do the more you get paid	Can not be paid well
Piece work	You get paid for the amount of work you do	Writers, editors, Digital media co-ordinate	If you're a fast working it means more free time	You have to put more effort into what you are doing