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Letters | Rectifying the workplace? China’s Gen Z will eventually succumb to reality
- Readers discuss the youthful rebellion against China’s work culture, the reasons behind delayed mail between Hong Kong and the UK, and the case for equal treatment of all workers
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I refer to the article, “Will China’s Gen Z, who decry toxic work cultures, yield to reality of unemployment?” (May 17).
The buzz phrase “post-2000s generation rectifying the workplace” is based on anecdotes about young Chinese confronting what they perceive as injustice in the workplace. In this utopian narrative, this generation – the “saviour” of downtrodden workers – is successfully changing the toxic work culture in China.
Other young workers who are already immersed in the social norms of a workplace sincerely detest the toxic culture. But they have adapted to it, knowing they cannot afford the costs of defiance.
Actually, the post-2000s generation won’t be an exception, even though they now appear to be more courageous in challenging the status quo.
In fact, the first batches of post-2000s graduates have learned the first lesson from society, given that the latest unemployment rate for the 16-24 age group, in April, has hit a record high of 20.4 per cent.
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