Pretend to work: China firm offers office space and lunch for US$4 a day for those hiding jobless status


BEIJING (SCMP): Companies in China are offering a “pretend to work” service which includes office space and lunch for 30 yuan (US$4) a day to help people hide the fact they are jobless from their families.

In northern China’s Hebei province, one netizen shared a video of an office space, advertising it as a discreet solution people who are embarrassed about being unemployed.

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