About this episode
The episode discusses a young woman's protest against low salary by taking a nap at work and the online backlash she faced.
On this week's edition of The Soapbox, a young woman in southern China has stirred up controversy. She posted about taking a five hour nap at her company in protest of what she calls a low salary. Online, she received very little support. On the show: Steve, Yushan & Yushun
People in this episode
Hosts: Steve, Yushan, Yushun
Topics covered
- workplace culture
- employee rights
- protest
- salary issues
- social media
Keywords
- nap
- protest
- salary
- employee
- China
- social media
- controversy
Mentioned in this episode
Places: southern China
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