职场英语：自由职业者都是“开领工人”
<p>大概每个在职场打拼的人都希望至少捧得一个“铁饭碗”，旱涝保收，安稳长久。不过，在职场竞争如此激烈的今天，什么材质的饭碗都有被砸的可能。所以，不少人开始琢磨给自己打工，做个辛苦却快乐的<span word="open">open</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>。</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="open">open</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="setting">setting</span>。</p><p><span word="Open">Open</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>(字面意思为“开领工人”)指把家当办公室，在家里上班的人，即“自由职业者”。</p><p><span word="Home">Home</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="entrepreneurship">entrepreneurship</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recruits">recruits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span>. <span word="These">These</span> "<span word="open">open</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>" <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="backgrounds">backgrounds</span>: <span word="lifelong">lifelong</span> <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span>, <span word="homemakers">homemakers</span>, <span word="downsized">downsized</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="stay">stay</span>-<span word="at">at</span>-<span word="home">home</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="homebound">homebound</span> <span word="disabled">disabled</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retirees">retirees</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="similar">similar</span>: <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span>, <span word="work">work</span> <span word="flexible">flexible</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="devote">devote</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="love">love</span>。</p><p>家庭创业正在吸引越来越多的人加入。这些“开领工人”的背景各不相同：有资深企业家、家政工人、被裁员工、刚毕业的学生、居家父母、不宜外出的残疾人以及退休人员，等等。不过，他们的目标是一样的：做自己的老板，工作时间灵活，还能花精力做自己喜欢的事情。</p>
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