In China, fake offices are booming as jobless youth pay to simulate employment

In China, fake offices are booming as jobless youth pay to simulate employment

CHINA: Every morning, thousands of young people across China get dressed for work—not to earn a wage, but to preserve the illusion of employment. In major cities, a growing number of unemployed youth are paying daily fees to simulate office life. As youth unemployment soars past 16%, many recent graduates find themselves stuck in what state media terms an “employment ice age”. In Beijing and Shanghai, makeshift workspaces offer the illusion of e…