More Chinese youth pay to join "pretend-to-work" companies to maintain a sense of workplace participation - Chronicle

The Economist reported that more and more Chinese young people are choosing to lie flat, become full-time children, or pay about 30 yuan a day to join "pretend-to-work" companies or spend their days at the library, in order to maintain a psychological sense of workplace participation.

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2026-09-24 21:13 · 《经济学人》9月17日报道，中国高校毕业生达1270万创纪录，青年失业率逼近20%，越来越多年轻人以躺平、当全职儿女、付费进驻假装上班公司应对就业寒冬。

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Sayings · 2026-09-24 21:00 The Economist reported on September 17 that the number of Chinese college graduates reached a record 12.7 million, with youth unemployment approaching 20%, and that more and more young people are coping with the employment winter by lying flat, becoming full-time children, or paying to join "pretend-to-work" companies.

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