Gruelling work hours and a dismal job market are forcing young Chinese to make unusual choices.
Julie is part of a growing cohort that call themselves "full-time children" who are driven back to the comfort of home either because they are craving a break from their exhausting work lives, or they simply cannot find a job.
Many of the so-called "full-time children" say they intend to stay at home only temporarily - they see it is a period to relax, reflect and find better jobs. But that's easier said than done. Ms Chen, who has since started her own business, said: "If that went on for a long time, I would indeed have become a parasite."Jack Zheng, who recently left Chinese tech giant Tencent, said he had to respond to nearly 7,000 work-related text messages outside work hours each day - the 32-year-old calls this "invisible overtime work" because while it was expected it was not compensated.
The despair is no less among university students, so much so that some have resorted to failing their examinations just toIn recent weeks, Chinese social media has been flooded with atypical graduation photographs that speak to fresh graduates' disillusionment. Some show young peoplein graduation gowns, faces covered with mortarboards; others show them holding their graduation certificates above dustbins, ready to bin them.
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