Do you know that some Hongkongers died from overworking, because
they have to take two jobs at the same time? Sound pretty ridiculous, huh?
Not really.
Working on continuous shift; engaging in another job once you finish
your first one; working for 15 or more hours each day; sick leave not being
permitted…Such is the life of employees in Hong Kong. So you can’t really blame
them for, um, dying, can you?
Even though these news are from a few years ago, it’s still true
that most Hongkongers have to overwork in order to have a (slightly) better
quality of living. When you consider that Hong Kong has some of the worst labour-related
laws in the world, and how much a standard Hongkonger has to spend on bill,
food and rent, it’s not surprising to find out that people are taking part time
jobs even they do have a main job.
What? Hobbies? Savings for something big?
If you actually HAVE MONEY LEFT, yeah, why not?
“Those losers should just look for jobs with a better pay.”
Yeah, it may be their faults for taking those sucky jobs…
But it’s not like they are begging, and they are even willing to
take two jobs, merely in the hope of pursuing something which should not have require
so much effort…
Can these people truly be called losers? Or should we call them…victims?
Some people say that having one job is only enough for you to
“survive” in Hong Kong; in order to “live”, you need two. Now I have to wonder
if two jobs are enough…
