White Collars Turn Blue|白领阶级蓝领化

　　Only a few years ago, people in smaller cities flocked to the big cities in Taiwan with bright eyes and big dreams about getting a good job in an office. For many, to wear a shirt with a white collar was a sign that they had made it in the world. They left behind their families, who were farmers, mechanics, and laborers in general. Recently, though, something interesting has happened. The people that strove so hard to make it as white-collar workers now want to go back and become blue-collar workers. They have ditched their big city dreams and are taking what they learned back to their hometowns.

　　There are many reasons for this, but one of the main ones is that it is difficult to find high-paying white-collar jobs after college. Most companies only want to pay employees well if they have a lot of experience, which new graduates don't have. Therefore, they are forced to work at low wages for demanding bosses and eventually get fed up with working in an office. After a few years of this, taking one's skills and going back home doesn't seem so bad. The cost of living in smaller cities is much lower, and people can start their own businesses or take over ones from family members. There have even been reported cases of people with PhDs going back to their hometowns and selling chickens at the night markets. While they aren't using their degrees, they are much happier being their own boss.

白领阶级蓝领化

　　才不过几年前，住在台湾小城市里的人们纷纷涌进大城市，他们的双眼炯炯有神，而且怀抱着能够得到一份不错的办公室工作的伟大梦想。对许多人而言，穿着白领衬衫是一种标记，表示他们已在这世界上出人头地了。他们抛下了大多是农民、技术人员和劳工的家人。然而，最近有一些有趣的事情发生了。这些曾经努力不懈想要成为白领阶层的人，如今却想要返回家乡做个蓝领阶层的员工。他们已经放弃了大城市的梦想，而且正将他们所学到的技能带回自己的家乡。

　　造成这种现象的原因有很多，但主要的原因之一就是人们在大学毕业后很难找到高薪的白领阶层工作。大多数公司只会提供不错的薪资条件给那些工作经历丰富的员工，而工作经历正是大学应届毕业生所欠缺的。因此，他们被迫以很低的薪水去为要求很高的老板工作，而最终便受够了在办公室里工作。几年下来，带着个人的技能返乡似乎也没那么糟。在小城市里的生活开销比起大城市要低得多，而且人们可以自己创业或是接管家族事业。甚至有报导指出，有些拥有博士学位的人返回家乡到夜市卖鸡排。虽然他们的文凭并没有派上用场，不过他们更乐于做自己的老板。