zhōng guó

中国

zhí chǎng

职场

wài bāo

外包

xiàn xiàng

现象

In recent years, many white-collar workers in China have outsourced their work to others.

For example, some people have too much work and not enough time, so they pay college students, unemployed people, or full-time mothers to help with tasks like making PowerPoint presentations, writing copy, and designing plans.

These helpers are called "second-tier workers" by netizens.

Some of these "second-tier workers" even subcontract the work to others, forming a chain of outsourcing.

Doing this can reduce pressure for white-collar workers and also give some people a chance to earn some money.

However, the wages for outsourcing are usually low; for example, some people only get 20 yuan per hour.

Some netizens think this is exploitation, while others believe it is a normal phenomenon in a market economy.

In fact, outsourcing also happens in other countries.

For example, in the United States, a programmer outsources his work to programmers in China while he himself earns a high salary.

Now, many companies in China are starting to control overtime and encourage employees to leave work on time, hoping everyone can have a better work and life balance.