Bloomberg has a report today in which it underscores a growing trend among millennials in China who are looking for part-time jobs. From the article: Hopping from one short-term stint to another isn’t the sort of aspiration an earlier generation had in China, where the middle-class dream has long been university degrees followed by a stable job — preferably one backed by the government. In a 2016 poll of 13,000 college students, 48 percent said they didn’t want to enter the traditional labor market. Hardly any of these part-time jobs pay well, but it doesn’t matter to millennials. The report adds: “The money is little,” Zhang Chen, a 21-year-old accounting student said of the short gig that pays about 240 yuan ($35). “But I want a more interesting life.” Chen was lined up for the work through DouMi, a startup that focuses exclusively on part-time positions and blends elements of a temp agency with an internet jobs board and marketing service. For around 130 yuan a day, DouMi users can sort crates of milk at a supermarket or hand out pamphlets on frozen sidewalks. Those considered “beautiful women,” and between the ages of 18 and 28, can make four times as much plus tips by working as live-streaming models to keep mostly-male viewers entertained. Many of the roles run for mere days or weeks at a time, a flexibility that suits those juggling social lives and university studies. “Every month we have between 300,000 and 400,000 jobs,” said Chief Executive Officer Zhao Shiyong.
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