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“Pretend to Work” Company

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“Pretend to Work” Company

最近zuì jìn,杭州Háng zhōu一yī家jiā名míng为wéi“假装jiǎ zhuāng上班shàng bān无限wú xiàn公司gōng sī”的de办公bàn gōng空间kōng jiān引发yǐn fā热rè议yì。

这里zhè lǐ的de“员工yuán gōng”每měi天tiān朝zhāo九jiǔ晚wǎn六liù“上班shàng bān”,不仅bù jǐn没有méi yǒu工资gōng zī,还hái要yào倒dào付fù30元yuán。

尽管jǐn guǎn如此rú cǐ,短短duǎn duǎn两liǎng个gè月yuè,已yǐ有yǒu三十sān shí多duō人rén前来qián lái体验tǐ yàn。

为什么wèi shén me有人yǒu rén愿意yuàn yì花huā钱qián“假装jiǎ zhuāng上班shàng bān”?

这zhè家jiā公司gōng sī办公bàn gōng环境huán jìng标准biāo zhǔn:工位gōng wèi、会议室huì yì shì、直播间zhí bō jiān一应俱全yī yīng jù quán,还有hái yǒu老板lǎo bǎn设计shè jì的de公司gōng sī前台qián tái。

大三dà sān学生xué shēng小岳Xiǎo Yuè是shì“老lǎo员工yuán gōng”之一zhī yī,他tā利用lì yòng暑假shǔ jià每měi天tiān到dào公司gōng sī“上班shàng bān”。

虽然suī rán是shì假装jiǎ zhuāng上班shàng bān,但dàn他tā跟随gēn suí老板lǎo bǎn参加cān jiā商业shāng yè活动huó dòng,学习xué xí企业qǐ yè经验jīng yàn。

他tā说shuō:“这zhè比bǐ做zuò家教jiā jiào或huò实习shí xí更gèng有yǒu收获shōu huò,这zhè600元yuán花huā得de值zhí。

”30岁suì的de朱Zhū小姐xiǎo jiě是shì一yī位wèi创业者chuàng yè zhě。

她tā在zài家jiā做zuò饰品shì pǐn网店wǎng diàn生意shēng yi,但dàn在zài家jiā效率xiào lǜ不bù高gāo,于是yú shì选择xuǎn zé来lái这里zhè lǐ“上班shàng bān”。

她tā说shuō:“这里zhè lǐ安静ān jìng、有yǒu氛围fēn wéi,工作gōng zuò效率xiào lǜ高gāo,一yī月yuè150元yuán很hěn划算huá suàn。

”还hái有人yǒu rén从cóng“假jiǎ上班shàng bān”变成biàn chéng“真zhēn上班shàng bān”。

小xiǎo彭Péng原本yuán běn是shì来lái创业chuàng yè的de,但dàn生意shēng yi失败shī bài后hòu被bèi创始人chuàng shǐ rén陈英健Chén Yīng jiàn看中kàn zhòng,成chéng了le他的tā de正式zhèng shì员工yuán gōng。

创意chuàng yì起源qǐ yuán:帮bāng年轻nián qīng人rén适应shì yìng职场zhí chǎng节奏jié zòu“假装jiǎ zhuāng上班shàng bān无限wú xiàn公司gōng sī”的de创始人chuàng shǐ rén陈英健Chén Yīng jiàn是shì一yī位wèi90后hòu创业者chuàng yè zhě,做zuò商业shāng yè地产dì chǎn多duō年nián。

他tā说shuō,这zhè个gè创意chuàng yì源于yuán yú朋友péng you孩子hái zi的de想法xiǎng fǎ:先xiān体验tǐ yàn上班shàng bān生活shēng huó、练习liàn xí面试miàn shì,为wèi未来wèi lái就业jiù yè做zuò好hǎo准备zhǔn bèi。

正好zhèng hǎo他tā有yǒu空闲kòng xián的de办公bàn gōng场地chǎng dì,于是yú shì合作hé zuò试试shishì。

公司gōng sī提供tí gōng标准biāo zhǔn办公bàn gōng条件tiáo jiàn,如rú大dà工位gōng wèi、Wi-Fi、茶水chá shuǐ,还有hái yǒu时不时shí bù shí的de免费miǎn fèi午饭wǔ fàn。

陈英健Chén Yīng jiàn说shuō:“我们wǒ men不是bù shì为了wèi le赚钱zhuàn qián,而是ér shì想xiǎng为wèi年轻nián qīng人rén提供tí gōng一yī个gè过渡guò dù空间kōng jiān。

”来lái这里zhè lǐ的de人rén主要zhǔ yào有yǒu三sān类lèi:想xiǎng低dī成本chéng běn创业chuàng yè的de年轻nián qīng人rén、正在zhèng zài找zhǎo工作gōng zuò的de待业者dài yè zhě、想xiǎng提前tí qián了解liǎo jiě职场zhí chǎng生活shēng huó的de大学生dà xué shēng。

也yě有yǒu每měi天tiān都dōu来lái上班shàng bān、甚至shèn zhì加班jiā bān到dào晚上wǎn shang十shí点diǎn的de几jǐ位wèi“积极分子jī jí fèn zǐ”。

陈英健Chén Yīng jiàn表示biǎo shì,30元yuán/天tiān的de收费shōu fèi是shì为了wèi le明确míng què法律fǎ lǜ关系guān xì,“这zhè其实qí shí不bù划算huá suàn,但dàn能néng避免bì miǎn责任zé rèn问题wèn tí。

”他tā说shuō,很多hěn duō年轻nián qīng人rén在zài迷茫mí máng期qī来到lái dào这里zhè lǐ,不仅bù jǐn找zhǎo回huí了le节奏jié zòu,还hái结识jié shí了le志同道合zhì tóng dào hé的de朋友péng you,最终zuì zhōng找到zhǎo dào了le自己zì jǐ的de方向fāng xiàng。

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Vocabulary 211 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
最近 zuì jìnrecently
杭州 Háng zhōuHangzhou, a city in Zhejiang Province, China.
一 yīone / single / a (article)
家 jiāclassifier for families or businesses
名 míngname
为 wéito take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
假装 jiǎ zhuāngto feign / to pretend
上班 shàng bānto go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office
无限 wú xiànunlimited / unbounded
公司 gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
办公 bàn gōngto handle official business (usu. in an office); to do (office) work
空间 kōng jiānspace; room
引发 yǐn fāto lead to / to trigger / to initiate / to cause / to evoke (emotions)
热 rèfervent
议 yìto comment on / to discuss / to suggest
这里 zhè lǐhere
员工 yuán gōngstaff; personnel; employee
每 měieach / every
天 tiānday
朝 zhāomorning
九 jiǔnine / 9
晚 wǎnevening / night
六 liùsix / 6
不仅 bù jǐnnot just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
没有 méi yǒuto not have
工资 gōng zīwages; pay
还 háiin addition, also, else, even
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
倒 dàocontrary to what one might expect; but; yet
付 fùto pay / to hand over to
元 yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / era (of a reign) / (geology) eon
尽管 jǐn guǎndespite / although / even though / in spite of
如此 rú cǐlike this; so; such
短短 duǎn duǎnvery short; brief; only a short span of time
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
月 yuèmonth / monthly
已 yǐalready
有 yǒuto have; there is
三十 sān shíthirty / 30
多 duō(after a numeral) ... odd
人 rénperson; people
前来 qián láito come (formal)
体验 tǐ yànto experience for oneself
为什么 wèi shén mewhy? / for what reason?
有人 yǒu rénsomeone / people / anyone
愿意 yuàn yìto wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth)
花 huāto spend (money, time)
钱 qiáncoin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael
这 zhèthis; these
环境 huán jìngenvironment / circumstances / surroundings
标准 biāo zhǔnstandard; norm; criterion
工位 gōng wèiworkstation
会议室 huì yì shìmeeting room / conference room
直播间 zhí bō jiānstudio for live streaming / a live stream
一应俱全 yī yīng jù quánwith everything needed available
还有 hái yǒuin addition
老板 lǎo bǎnboss / business proprietor
设计 shè jìto design; to plan
前台 qián táistage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground
大三 dà sānthird year of university
学生 xué shēngstudent / schoolchild
小岳 Xiǎo Yuèa personal name or nickname, Xiao Yue
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
老 lǎoold (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / of the past / outdated
之一 zhī yīone of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc)
他 tāhe; him; his
利用 lì yòngto exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize
暑假 shǔ jiàsummer vacation
到 dàoto leave for; to go to
虽然 suī ránalthough; even though
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
跟随 gēn suíto follow
参加 cān jiāto participate / to take part / to join
商业 shāng yèbusiness / trade / commerce
活动 huó dòng(volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity / (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver
学习 xué xíto learn / to study
企业 qǐ yècompany; firm; enterprise; corporation
经验 jīng yànexperience
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
比 bǐ(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
做 zuòto do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
家教 jiā jiàofamily education / upbringing / private tutor
或 huòor
实习 shí xífield work / internship
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
收获 shōu huòcrop / harvest / profit / gain / bonus / reward
得 destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
值 zhí(to be) worth
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
朱 Zhūsurname Zhu
小姐 xiǎo jiěyoung lady / miss / (slang) prostitute
位 wèiclassifier for people (honorific)
创业者 chuàng yè zhěentrepreneur
她 tāshe
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
饰品 shì pǐnornament / item of jewelry / accessory
网店 wǎng diànonline shop
生意 shēng yibusiness
效率 xiào lǜefficiency
不 bùno; not so
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
于是 yú shìthereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
选择 xuǎn zéto select; to pick
来 láito come
安静 ān jìngquiet / peaceful / calm
氛围 fēn wéiambience; atmosphere
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
很 hěnvery; quite
划算 huá suànworthwhile / value for money / cost-effective
从 cóngfrom; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
假 jiǎfake / false / artificial
变成 biàn chéngto change into / to turn into / to become
真 zhēnreal / true / genuine
小 xiǎoyoung
彭 Péngsurname Peng
原本 yuán běnoriginally
创业 chuàng yèto begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise
失败 shī bàito be defeated / to lose / to fail
后 hòuafterwards / after
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
创始人 chuàng shǐ réncreator; founder; initiator
陈英健 Chén Yīng jiàna personal name, Chén Yīngjiàn
看中 kàn zhòngto have a preference for / to fancy / to choose after consideration / to settle on
成 chéngto succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
他的 tā dehis; belonging to him
正式 zhèng shìformal; official
创意 chuàng yìcreativity
起源 qǐ yuánorigin
帮 bāngto help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help)
年轻 nián qīngyoung
适应 shì yìngto adapt / to fit / to suit
职场 zhí chǎngworkplace / workforce (of a nation or industry etc) / job market
节奏 jié zòurhythm / tempo / musical pulse / cadence / beat
地产 dì chǎnreal estate; landed estate; landed property
年 niányear
源于 yuán yúhas its origins in
朋友 péng youfriend
孩子 hái zichild
想法 xiǎng fǎway of thinking; opinion; notion
先 xiānbeforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
练习 liàn xíto practice
面试 miàn shìinterview
未来 wèi láifuture / tomorrow
就业 jiù yèemployment
好 hǎo(verb complement indicating completion)
准备 zhǔn bèipreparation
正好 zhèng hǎoto happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that
空闲 kòng xián(of a person) free; unoccupied / (of equipment, rooms etc) unused; idle; vacant
场地 chǎng dìspace / site / place / sports pitch
合作 hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
试试 shishìto try; to give it a try
提供 tí gōngto offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish
条件 tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor / situation; state; condition
如 rúas / as if / such as
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
茶水 chá shuǐtea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves
时不时 shí bù shífrom time to time
免费 miǎn fèifree (of charge)
午饭 wǔ fànlunch
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
不是 bù shìis not
为了 wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
赚钱 zhuàn qiánto earn money
而是 ér shìrather
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
过渡 guò dùtransition / interim / caretaker (administration)
主要 zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
三 sānthree / 3
类 lèikind; type; class; category / (classifier) kind; type
低 dīlow
成本 chéng běn(manufacturing, production etc) costs
正在 zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
找 zhǎoto try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek
待业者 dài yè zhěan unemployed person; someone waiting for employment
提前 tí qiánin advance
了解 liǎo jiěto understand / to realize / to find out
大学生 dà xué shēnguniversity student; college student
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
都 dōuall; both; entirely
甚至 shèn zhìeven; so much so that
加班 jiā bānto work overtime
晚上 wǎn shangevening / night
十 shíten / 10
点 diǎnpoint; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock
几 jǐseveral / a few
积极分子 jī jí fèn zǐactive supporter; political activist
表示 biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
收费 shōu fèito charge a fee
明确 míng quèto clarify; to specify; to make definite
法律 fǎ lǜlaw
关系 guān xìrelation / relationship / guanxi
其实 qí shíactually; in fact; really
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
避免 bì miǎnto avert / to prevent / to avoid / to refrain from
责任 zé rènresponsibility; duty; liability
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
迷茫 mí mángvast and indistinct / perplexed / bewildered / at a loss
期 qīa period of time / phase / stage / time / term / period
来到 lái dàoto arrive; to come
回 huíto go back / to turn around / to answer / to return
结识 jié shíto get to know sb / to meet sb for the first time
志同道合 zhì tóng dào hé(idiom) to be devoted to a common cause; to be like-minded
最终 zuì zhōngfinal; ultimate
找到 zhǎo dàoto find
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
方向 fāng xiàngdirection; orientation