China’s millennial and Gen Z workforce is finding it increasingly difficult to find full-time jobs, and more are turning to freelancing to achieve a better work-life balance. Photo: Xinhua
Is this China’s ‘Great Resignation’? Freelancers find both hope and uncertainty in bid to escape 9-to-5 grind
- Intense pressure, long working hours and relatively low wages have convinced millions to embrace ‘flexible employment’ and freelancing, often in a gap between full-time work
- Income is important, but Gen Z and younger millennials say their ideal jobs offer freedom while allowing them to pursue their passions
China’s millennial and Gen Z workforce is finding it increasingly difficult to find full-time jobs, and more are turning to freelancing to achieve a better work-life balance. Photo: Xinhua
