Gen Z graduates are stepping out of college with prestigious degrees, only to be met with a sluggish job market, making it feel nearly impossible to land a gig. The situation has gotten so bad in China that young professionals are even paying to work in a mock office to pass the time. Young adults
TOPSHOT – The photo taken on August 1, 2024 shows a general view of the driver’s seat and controls of a driverless robotaxi autonomous vehicle developed as part of tech giant Baidu’s Apollo Go self-driving project, in Wuhan, in central China’s Hubei province. Turning heads as they cruise past office buildings and malls, driverless taxis
“If you adjust down your salary expectations, there’s always a job for you.” Speaking from his locked-down college dorm in Shanghai, Qu Fenghua kept coming back to the same idea. It was already late May, but Qu, who would graduate by June, had yet to secure a job.“Any job that pays more than 5,000 yuan