But in recent years, many people have begun to flee from first-tier cities, which has changed this situation. Recently, the news that Beipiao code farmers gave up their jobs with a monthly salary of over 10,000 yuan and resigned to go home as primary school teachers became popular on the Internet. The hero of the news is an IOS programmer four years ago. At that time, his salary had exceeded 10 thousand, even to the management. However, due to severe overtime work, after three years of work, my body gradually failed to support and eventually resigned. Originally, I thought IT was no problem to find an easy job with experience, but I didn't expect a large number of IT training institutions to emerge in the market. The programmers they train have no advantage in competing with them after packaging their resumes, even if no one wants a 6K salary. After struggling for a long time, he finally decided to go back to his hometown to be a primary school teacher.
From this incident, it is not difficult to see the difficulties faced by people who are currently making a living in first-tier cities, and it is these force majeure that have led more and more people to return home.
First, the cost of living is high. Judging from the consumption level, there is no doubt that first-tier cities are definitely the highest. Renting this piece, a small single room with only beds within the Third Ring Road in Beijing starts at a minimum of 1000 yuan, and then considering the decoration and supporting facilities, it will only be more expensive after arriving at the lot. In addition to renting a house, the expenses of eating, transportation and entertainment should not be underestimated. Looking at the salary of 5K a month, the lowest rent plus water and electricity is 1 500, and the daily meal is 40, 1 200, plus transportation, telephone and internet fees, which is 600. Excluding these salaries, only 1700 remains. Usually I always go shopping, such as buying clothes, going out happily and getting together with friends. After deducting all this money, you will find that you may not even have a deposit of 1000 yuan in the end. This has not taken into account diseases, accidents and extreme money saving.
So high wages and high consumption correspond. In these places, 5000 yuan is just basic survival. The programmer above can't find it even if he expects his salary to drop to 6 K. The most terrible thing is that he and his girlfriend just got married. This situation has been going on, and soon they will not be able to live. Finally, he decided to leave Beijing. This is a reality faced by many young people, and the income level cannot keep up with the consumption level. Even if you try to save money, you are still struggling, so what are you doing here?
Second, is there serious involution in the industry? A word that is very popular on the Internet recently. Generally speaking, under the premise of fixed total resources, with more and more competitors joining, individuals continue to improve productivity, while the gains are decreasing. Software development industry can be said to be the most involved industry at present. I used to be an IT engineer, who spent tens of thousands of dollars a month from nine to six. Since the emergence of various training institutions, countless novice programmers have flooded into the market, so there are more and more competitors. In the past, only one person came for an interview, but now there are 10 positions, so enterprises have reduced their salaries to 8k, 7k or even 6k in order to screen talents. Even so, many people sharpened their heads and rushed in. At the same time, knowing that programmers are becoming less and less valuable, enterprises have begun to put forward more technical requirements, asking developers to understand this and that, and I will not accept those with poor technology. At the same time, overtime has become a common practice.
Many people can't help this kind of pressure and anger and change careers, but here is the north, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and there is no shortage of people in any line. Because their industry is saturated, only those who master high technology will always be their guests. Just like an inexperienced and unskilled young man, he doesn't care at all. On the one hand, I can't find a good job, on the other hand, the more I work, the more tired I get. If wages don't rise, consumption will rise. It is strange that young people don't run away.
Third, the pace of life is fast and the pressure is high. 996 was first proposed by big Internet companies and regarded as the golden rule by more and more companies. Even many enterprises have no matching salary and benefits at all, but require employees to be proud of 996 and promote the wolf culture. This is ridiculous. But even if the money is in place, you are very sad and comfortable in the first-tier cities. It can be seen from the crowded subway that goes to work every day that everyone is very busy and has to make plans three days a day. If there is a project to follow up, it is common to work overtime until the early hours of the morning. For difficult customers, they often get drunk on the wine table and fall asleep when they get home. Even on holidays, I am too lazy to go out. If you earn money, you don't have time to spend it, but today's young people are different from the older generation. They want to enjoy life, not be slaves to it. Willing to work, but don't want to be a walking corpse at work. Therefore, leaving may be a better choice.
Although the income of returning to China is low, it is freer, more relaxed and less competitive. And with the rise of new first-tier cities, there are even more development opportunities in these places than in first-tier cities. Wages began to rise and consumption was acceptable, which is also a major reason for young people to return to China.