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Gen Z redefines career paths amid tough job and housing markets

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Young adults, particularly Generation Z, are re-evaluating traditional career paths due to challenging job and housing markets. In places like Hong Kong and mainland China, concepts like "full-time children" and the "kangaroo tribe" have emerged, where young adults remain financially dependent on their parents, often in exchange for household help. This trend reflects a growing disillusionment with the idea that hard work automatically leads to stability and progress, especially when entry-level jobs demand prior experience. AI

RANK_REASON Opinion piece discussing societal trends related to employment and generational attitudes.

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Gen Z redefines career paths amid tough job and housing markets

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ken Ip ·

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    Hong Kong has always had a simple answer to what young people should do with their lives: study hard, get a job, work harder, buy a flat and eventually complain about the next generation. That formula is becoming harder to sell. A whole lexicon has grown up around Generation Z’s …

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