What is a fee, we think, almost everyone knows, and certainly they want to receive it all their lives. Today we will understand the meaning of the word, its synonyms and examples. The topic is actually quite fascinating.
Value
As always, the explanatory dictionary does not allow us to engage in meaning-making and asks to stick to the official version. So: "The fee is a reward for people of free professions."
Here is a list of them:
- doctor;
- interpreter;
- writer;
- photographer;
- artist;
- painter;
- architect;
- programmer;
- lawyer, lawyer.
Probably, there are much more of them now, but for example, these are enough. The adjective “free” is quoted, because all working people depend on supply and demand, the demand for their labor in the market. The only freedom is that, as a rule, people in free professions do not depend on the schedule (the local doctor will be surprised). Yes, there are some surprises on the list, but the list of professions that feed on fees may vary from country to country.
In Europe and America, doctors are truly wealthy and free people. With us, too, no one is stopping a person from opening a clinic, but no one is helping. Okay, let’s leave it. We turn to the words-analogues, because the meaning of the word "fee" is already understood in general terms.
Synonyms
The fee is a foreign and attractive word, but you can destroy this magic quite easily if you bring the words and phrases that are designed to take the place of the object of study:
- pay;
- piecework payment;
- reward;
- service cost.
When the synonyms of the word “fee” appeared before us, it already does not seem so attractive. The phrase “piecework payment” is especially depressing to a Russian person, because one cannot just sit and do nothing at such a job. If there is no result, there will be no food or other benefits of civilization: light or water.
Salary vs fee
After the main parameters of the problem have been solved and it became clear what the fee is, it is necessary to answer a question that many people probably care about: what is better - to work and have a salary and an advance or move from project to project and "get a fee all my life." The dilemma is not as simple as it seems. And the point is not in the amount of wages, but in what a person wants and what he is used to.
Those who love stability are unlikely to agree to a free professional flight when it is not known what will happen tomorrow. Of course, there are freelancers (here the word is taken in a broad sense) of global scale, for example, television actors, actors who, as a rule, have short-term contracts for certain tasks. When the agreement has expired and the parties have no complaints, they are forgiven until future cooperation.
People who are not involved in the process think: “How wonderful it is to entertain people and live with dignity, not like getting up at 7 in the morning every day, going to the office and sitting there. It is not known why and who needs this? ” But invite them to swap places, they will most likely refuse. Even if they know what a fee is.
Character and profession
Because a person chooses a profession almost unconsciously, based on values, character traits, inclinations, abilities and that fundamental goal that he himself is not even fully aware of. But it is she who leads him to a comfortable existence.
What is a fee and is it different from a salary? Yes, and not only in form, but also in essence. Some people want piece-rate pay, while others want a stable salary. Everyone has their own preferences, and the provisions of the “free shooter” and full-time employee are full of both pluses and minuses.
Life is a series of projects, and the people in it are mercenaries
The modern world is changing quite quickly. The concept of “stability” evokes more and more nostalgic memories of the Soviet Union when a person came to the factory at age 20 and left at 60. Life was simple and understandable and measured by certain achievements in the form of a color TV, an apartment, the reader himself is able to continue the series.
Now life is different. It involves constant movement, as Aristotle bequeathed. The concept of "project" replaces the definition of "work". A person feels the instability of his position, even if he has a completely ordinary specialty. All people are thirsty, which can be called "where to earn extra money?"
Therefore, the concept of “fee” is not so far from the average citizen, as is commonly thought. The concepts of “shabashka” and “hack-work” are well known to all of us, but in fact this kind of thing is paid for by the job, do you catch?
The interpretation of the word "fee" is almost over, we just have to eat sweets.
Dessert: the greatest fees in the history of cinema
Finally, we want to poison the soul of all who read. Do not think that we are recruiting people into actors, these are just numbers. And here you will also need a list (we restrict ourselves to the top five):
- Keanu Reeves received for the participation in the film "The Matrix: Reboot" 126 million dollars.
- Bruce Willis for a fantastic and mysterious role in The Sixth Sense earned 100-120 million dollars.
- The tandem of G. Wells and T. Cruise presented the latter with $ 100 million, and the film “War of the Worlds” for the viewer.
- Sandra Bullock requested and received $ 77 million for her participation in the movie Gravity.
- And closes the top five inimitable Keanu Reeves with a salary of 76 million dollars for the movie "Matrix: Revolution."
And two more shocking facts from the sphere of foreign cinema. According to rumors, Cruz received a percentage of the profit from the film for which he had already been paid 100 million, and the total income amounted to 1.5 billion. If the reader has a calculating machine somewhere nearby, then even it has already broken, probably.
Believe it or not, Sean Connery refused to participate in Peter Jackson’s epic epic “The Lord of the Rings” and lost 1.1 billion dollars. Interestingly, the charming actor regrets? Of course, Gandalf offered him to play.