China's unemployed young adults who are pretending to have jobs (2025)

wewewedxfgdf · 2026-01-23T22:25:57 1769207157

What is the real difference between this and startup companies?

toomuchtodo · 2026-01-23T22:54:58 1769208898

Startup provides you some pay usually (and you're not working for free), these folks are paying for the experience.

timeon · 2026-01-23T22:41:30 1769208090

Sounds more like cheaper co-working space.

recursivecaveat · 2026-01-24T03:37:05 1769225825

Yeah or like a themed university library. I'm sure this kind of stuff is way cheaper in China, but $5 for a desk and food for a day seems good. Gets you out of the house and interacting with people.

biglyburrito · 2026-01-23T22:32:05 1769207525

A company isn't a young adult.

maxglute · 2026-01-24T10:14:02 1769249642

BBC finds out China has wework.