Insight 2022/2023
In China, the ‘bai lan’ movement is about giving up on trying to get ahead, and the motto of ‘letting it rot’. Similar to quiet quitting, it runs counter to the 996 work culture, which refers to the practice of working from 9am to 9pm, six days a week.
Zhang Yingqiu, 32, is an insurance agent who, though stopping short of working 996, agrees with its ethos of hard work being fulfilling. Wang Shuai, 26, is an escape room actor who does just enough to get by and believes in 'lying flat'. #InsightCNA brings two people with opposing views together for a discussion.
Insight 2022/2023: China’s 'bai lan' versus pro-996 youth — why should I work hard?
In China, the ‘bai lan’ movement is about giving up on trying to get ahead, and the motto of ‘letting it rot’. Similar to quiet quitting, it runs counter to the 996 work culture, which refers to the practice of working from 9am to 9pm, six days a week.
Zhang Yingqiu, 32, is an insurance agent who, though stopping short of working 996, agrees with its ethos of hard work being fulfilling. Wang Shuai, 26, is an escape room actor who does just enough to get by and believes in 'lying flat'. #InsightCNA brings two people with opposing views together for a discussion.
Insight 2022/2023
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