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A primary school student in Shandong was caught running on campus by a “little manager” and forced to write a self-criticism, as parents from many places across the country report that schools are implementing militarized management such as “walking in straight lines and making right-angle turns”.

A grassroots hospital nurse recorded her 26-hour continuous shift on Douyin, sparking netizen concern and banter over the overworked medical staff.

September 21, a netizen posted that Jiangsu Hailan Home strictly inspected employee shoe racks, because the heel of a pair of shoes on the rack protruded beyond the edge, the manager said “protruding” and demanded “rectify before 12 noon and check”. Then the employee cut off the protruding part of the heel with scissors and replied in the group: “Report squad leader, the shoe’s protruding part has been rectified”. Comment section netizen “I didn’t know… InternationalRelations”

Libraries in many Chinese cities are becoming packed, with many unemployed individuals and middle‑aged groups rushing in to grab seats, using them as a safe haven to alleviate unemployment anxiety.

Schools and work units in multiple regions mobilize blood donation through vacation swaps, subsidies, or threats of wage deductions, triggering netizen complaints about disparities in blood donation benefits and moral coercion.

A blogger published a video complaining about the official holiday adjustment policy, resonating with netizens who vented about holidays being squeezed out by compensatory workdays and the pain of working multiple consecutive days.

On Sep 20, a Polish influencer posted a video on Douyin questioning some netizens for hating Japan due to its invasion of China, while simultaneously making a internet joke out of Nazi Germany's blitzkrieg against Poland, sparking widespread attention and discussion.

Recently, multiple netizens posted on social media calling for expressing dissatisfaction and resistance against the adjusted holiday work schedule policy by reducing holiday consumption and spending abroad.

China's youth unemployment rate rises to 18.9%, while authorities still plan to invest heavily in artificial intelligence data centers, sparking public concern over an "artificial intelligence Great Leap Forward".

On September 20, a netizen had their account banned for 365 days after commenting "steamed bun" under a Winnie the Pooh video on Douyin, and their secondary account was also implicated and banned. Appeals and contacting human customer service were both to no avail.