re: Millennials are again complaining about work life balance

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only matters if we know what that is worth in china...maybe the poor only make $100 a month

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Middle of the road, but

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That’s less than half of the monthly rental cost of a one-bedroom apartment outside the city centre

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His monthly wage is less than half of a one bedroom apartment. That's ridiculous.

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Li said that initially he felt he couldn’t be too be picky: he had majored in English, not in one of the sought-after science or technology fields, and he had attended a low-ranked university. Many of his friends are unemployed.

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This is his problem. If he is sick and tired of the hours he is expected to work, start searching for another job or find some other way to get ahead in the chosen profession (maybe go back to school and get another degree). I don't feel bad for people that complain about hours, pay, etc. If it's so bad, do something about it.

I was previously in a career where I regularly worked 60-70 hour work weeks for less than $40k / year. I got tired of it after years, went back to school and got a better job.

My case was much different, just reviewing and analyzing title opinions for a big due diligence acquisition. Booze popped out around 6 or 7 each night.

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But there are plenty of people who work atrocious hours. Granted they will eventually get better hours and pay.

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And that's why you can't really compare here.

This guy is complaining because that's pretty much his life. There's no "grind for a few years and then the payoff will come."

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My case was much different, just reviewing and analyzing title opinions for a big due diligence acquisition. Booze popped out around 6 or 7 each night.

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yeah we had safety concerns to deal with even for engineers, amazingly they don't like it if you drink at nuke plants ha ha.

You are changing the original argument. Your first statement was that you don't believe that people have it worse than 6 12s a week.

And this isn't limited to medicine. I know a few in law firms doing 70+ a week.

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You are changing the original argument. Your first statement was that you don't believe that people have it worse than 6 12s a week.

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Fair enough. My itent was the total package including the compensation, but I did not word it that way.

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And this isn't limited to medicine. I know a few in law firms doing 70+ a week.

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Factoring in working at home, my wife does close to 70. Just over 5 days and a little Sunday evening/night.

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This is his problem. If he is sick and tired of the hours he is expected to work, start searching for another job or find some other way to get ahead in the chosen profession (maybe go back to school and get another degree). I don't feel bad for people that complain about hours, pay, etc. If it's so bad, do something about it.

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It's China dude. I know most of you don't have a world view outside of Livingston Parish and plant life, but that's not how it works in pretty much the rest of the world.

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I bet you wouldn't complain about working 12 hours a day 6 days a week then commuting 90 minutes each way

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I worked 6-9 7 days a week for six months. With a similar commute.

But I did it for a little more than what he makes every month... Every day.

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Honestly I would probably rather work 40 hours for like $70k a week than that 996 for $100k.

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Abso-freaking-lutely

Anyone who says otherwise is out of their damn minds or hates their home life.