China’s unemployed Gen Z are proudly calling themselves ‘rat people’ in a rebellion against burnout

fortune.com/2025/05/11/unemployed-gen-z-rat-people-china-spending-entire-days-in-bed-doom-scrolling-global-issue

Millions of Gen Z around the world are currently jobless. A significant chunk of young NEETS—“not in employment, education, or training”—are well-qualified and want to work, but just can’t land a job. And then there’s “rat people” who are taking to social media to celebrate ditching work…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-05-11 09:00:00.
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