A 39 -year -old man with titles from Oxford, Beijing University and Tsinghua does subtitles in China, not for his academic achievements, but for his current work as a food supply worker. Ding Yuanzhao, once considered a student most important in the Chinese entrance examination system, is now working for Meitan in Beijing after he has not found employment in the academic community.
His story, first reported Southern china Morning postIt caused an extensive debate on the diminishing value of elite education on the rapidly changing labor market.
Ding’s biography is stacked by: Bachelor’s degree from Tsinghua, Master’s Engineering in Energy from Beijing University, PhD in Biology from Singapore Technology University and other Master’s title in Oxford’s biodiversity. However, when his research agreement at the National University of Singapore ended last year, he could not find stable academic work.
After a few months and more than 10 job interviews, Ding began to supply food in Singapore, where he roughly earned £47,000 a week of work 10 hours. He said the work was stable, paid the bills and kept it fit. “If you work hard, you can earn a decent living. It’s not a bad job,” he said in a social media post.
He also admitted that he was not satisfied with a private tutoring work because he felt uncomfortable about the families for business.
Now back in China, Ding continues to work in food supply and tries to find out its next step.
His story resonated online as Chinese work
The market continues to fight – especially for young people. The youth unemployment rate (with the exception of students) was 14.9%in May, according to official data.
Many online calls Ding’s experience to reflect a wider problem: the gap between high academic qualifications and limited opportunities available in the slowing economy.
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