Flexible employment has once again entered the context of the public. Recently, why are post-90s more and more willing to accept flexible employment on Weibo's hot search? Big data shows that more than 50% of the post-90s and post-00s have flexible employment, and the post-90s have become the main group of flexible employment. Earlier, the special database relevant person in charge of the National Bureau of Statistics said that by the end of 2021, China's flexible employment has reached 200 million. Young people and flexible employment are beginning to be equated. In many people's imaginations, flexible employment has too many benefits.
Many netizens commented on social media: "As long as you don't have to go out, you can work until midnight", "Because I don't want to be offline PUA", "I am tired of interpersonal relationships", "Time is free. Picture: Netizens’ comments on flexible employment on social media At the same time, affected by the epidemic and the structural adjustment of special database labor relations, my country's flexible labor market has also begun to grow rapidly. According to data from iResearch, my country's flexible employment market has grown from 157 billion yuan in 2016 to 477.9 billion yuan in 2019, with a CAGR of 45%. With the increase in penetration rate, it is expected to reach 1.9 trillion yuan in 2025.
But on the other hand, flexible employment is also questioned by many. Some netizens said that flexible employment is equivalent to "squatting at home", or "doing work that no one wants to do if you can't find a job." So, what is going on with the flexible employment of young people today? Is it really like what netizens commented, can people with social special database fear avoid social interaction and avoid the trouble of "workplace PUA"? Can you sleep until you wake up naturally? In order to understand the real situation of flexible employment now, the author chatted with some young people who are working flexibly or who have chosen flexible employment.