Jenny Chan, associate professor of sociology at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, added that tech companies were “looking for young, unmarried talents who have time flexibility in megacities, while letting go of the older and ‘less competitive’ ones”. “Conflicts between work and household are acute for those with families,” she said.
Interviewed by Ryan McMorrow and Nian Liu for The Financial Times, in “‘We’re Like Gears Grinding Until they Break’: Chinese Tech Companies Push Staff to the Limit,” 24 June 2024.
https://www.ft.com/content/c94d046c-570a-4222-bfc5-463fdcfc66c2?countryCode=HKG
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