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The Unspoken Reality of Having a Good Job at 31 in China | Damon Teng (www.youtube.com)
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Why would someone with a good job want to leave, and still be afraid to quit?

Hey, I'm Damon. I’m 31, and I work as a chip engineer in Shenzhen, China. The pay is decent, and I get weekends off—at least on paper.But is this job really as good as it sounds?

This Sunday, my girlfriend and I spend the afternoon at a free public library near my home. Along the way, I will share you how I entered China’s chip industry, what this job has given me, why leaving feels so risky, and how work has shaped our plans for marriage after 17 years together.

If a job gave you stability but kept taking away your time, would you stay? What would you do in my position?

Chapters: 00:00 - A “Good Job” at 31: Why I’m Afraid to Quit 00:47 - A Free Public Library: Why I Study Here Every Sunday 01:54 - I Got Lucky: From Physics to China’s Chip Industry 03:12 - Why I Quit My First Job and Moved to Shenzhen 04:12 - 9-to-6 on Paper, 24/7 On Call in Reality 05:37 - Planning My Next Move—Without Quitting My Job 06:40 - A Library Card in Minutes: Borrowing and Disinfecting Books 07:20 - 17 Years Together: Why We Still Haven’t Married 09:11 - Another Sunday Goodbye: Coming Home Alone 09:48 - One Last Run Before Monday

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[–] king_comrade@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What's the point of communism if you still have to work yourself to death? May as well be a capitalist wage slave, what would the difference be?

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

Communism was attempted to be forced under Mao. Since then heavily controlled capitalism.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

If you think China has communism, you're just deluded.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 day ago

Because it wasn't communism in the first place, because communism won't work in a vacuum. Xi Jin Ping know they would have more leverage if they run in capitalism with some socialism law in place, so they let business/corporate run wild and reeling in if they go too far. That's exactly same as USA but with more teeth. People who tell you China is communist is either a bunch of tankie that trying to lie to you, or the communism in this case simply mean authoritarian.