观点工作生活平衡

In defence of the Gen Z challenge to the ‘work ethic’
为Z世代整顿职场辩护

Contempt for younger workers protesting at the daily grind masks the fact that so few are happy with it
凯莉:年轻打工人对日常辛劳的抱怨招致了嘲笑,而这些嘲笑掩盖了一个事实,即没有任何人对这样的生活感到满意。

A TikTok video of a young American woman crying about her first real job and her long commute, with the caption “qotd” — question of the day — “in a 9-5 how do u have time for ur life”, has gone viral on X (formerly Twitter) in recent days. “I don’t have time to do anything,” the woman says disconsolately to her phone’s camera, after explaining that she has to get a 7.30 train to work every morning and doesn’t get back until 6.15p