Lawyer in his 40s who switched careers writes to Lian Yue's column, saying part-time kitchenware washing pays only 20-plus yuan an hour

On October 15, a journalism graduate in his 40s wrote to writer Lian Yue's Q&A column "I Love Asking Lian Yue," saying that after the decline of print media he switched to law, has earned almost no income this year, cannot pay social insurance and the housing provident fund, works part-time washing kitchen utensils for just over 20 yuan an hour, with both hands stiff and swollen, and that his father was diagnosed with cancer early this year.