It used to mean working for a big corporation with paid sick leave and vacation, predicable schedules, and pension, medical and dental plans. Today, says Robert Niles at the Online Journalism Review, it's more likely to mean building your own business: "The Los Angeles Times was still fat with cash from the real estate bubble when it bought out me and dozens of other employees in 2004. Unless you are the owner of the company, you're always at risk for a lay-off."
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