My Shenzhen Trip: Just GOTTA Get This Off My Chest!
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Doing what?
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Young people these days... they come out to work and expect to be treated like royalty. The slightest bit of hardship, and they act like their world is ending.
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What's wrong with young people today? Are you one of them? Do you even understand them?
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Quick question: where can I find youth hostels? Can I book them directly on Meituan?
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Yes, there are plenty of youth hostels around these days.
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How do you apply for the Youth Post Stations?
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Through the WeChat mini-program called '青年驿站' (Youth Post Station).
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Found it. Anyone else looking to go together?
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What kind of job is it?
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Consider this trip a 'make-up class' for the lessons school and family didn't teach you; it's perfectly normal to 'pay tuition' for such experiences. Things like needing a reservation to check in, or afternoon-only check-ins, are common sense – though sometimes you get pleasant surprises. Before traveling, a sensible working person researches the destination's cost of living, budgets, makes contingency plans, and maps out routes. If you weren't prepared, or didn't know how, society has taught you a memorable lesson. It's a necessary part of growing up. It gets easier after you've been through it a few more times.
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Well, I guess I'm here for another lesson.
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I'm thinking of heading to Shenzhen to find work too. It's impossible to find any accounting jobs in Dongguan.
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Once you're here, you're a Shenzhener.
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Be careful, Shenzhen has many 'recruit-then-train' (招转培 - zhao zhuan pei) schemes that can be misleading.
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What are 'recruit-then-train' schemes?