Graduates born in 1980s feel hard to cope pressure
Sunday, March 9th, 2008Only 3 months into 2008, already two young promising graduates commit suicide who only worked for less than 6 months with each employers.
The dead girl, named Zhang Wei, was a teacher in charge of student activities in Zhong Shan University. She moaned to her friend about too much work and compulsory socialising made her lack of sleep and felt bad as hell. When a senior upper rank colleague recommend himself to be her boyfriend, it was the last straw.
It could be a scandal concerning the upper male colleague if the victim was a tougher girl. But sadly, Zhang Wei was too timid, shy, not knowing when to say no. You can say she is a loser despite her eminent academic qualification.
The dead man worked in IT for Huawei, the best though cruelest ever expanding telecommunication solution provider company. He had triple times higher pay than the average city dweller, but the wolf company culture that lacked in care and love, corner him to the edge.
Why the strawberry generation, a name for born- in -1980s give up to difficulties that easy? I am afraid much blames have to fall on the born-in-80s, who have very high expectations about what their future should be but less competent at negotiating and getting on with people. Sadly, some choose suicide when finding out what real world is.
Only being whipped, tossed and ground by life, you can exist like a pebble in a sea, a river or just a pond.