歡迎來到自由職業新時代

????如果需要雇傭人手，他會到Elance和其他招聘網站上去研究簡歷，把問題通過郵件發給他們，然后通過Skype來面試候選人。過去，為了節約成本，他不得不招一些初級的、毫無經驗的員工，然后花費大量的時間培訓他們。如今，他可以隨時從網絡上找到、招聘一些資深員工，這些人無需培訓就能立即上手工作。

????如今，企業必須為全職員工支付越來越高的醫保費，還要替他們承擔更多的退休金計劃，平克說：“傳統意義上的全職員工與自由職業者之間的界限已經越來越模糊了。”

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????When hiring, he studies portfolios on Elance and other online sites, reviews them, asks questions via e-mail, and can interview candidates via Skype. In the past, he was forced to hire junior, inexperienced staffers he could afford and would have to spend hours training them. Now he can find seasoned contractors online, hire them online, and have them start producing immediately -- no training required.

????Organizations are increasingly asking full-time employees to pay higher fees for their health care benefits and contribute a larger percentage to their retirement plans, Pink says. "The border between who's a traditional employee and who's a free agent has grown a lot murkier."