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There's a job perk in China that 40% of workers never touch.
Paid annual lease.
Not because they can't afford it, but taking it feels like career suicide.
Or even worse, they feel the shame before even asking.
So where does this anxiety come from?
And more interestingly, many Chinese provinces and regions are trying to make companies to let people leave.
But when your boss thinks rest equals disloyalty, Who's really going to be there to enforce this go-home memo?
Coming to you live from our studios in Beijing, this is Roundtable.
I'm Fei Fei, and for today's show, I'm joined by Steve, Heather Lee, and Yushan.
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And first, on today's show.
Something rather interesting has been happening in China this year.
One after another, local governments have been coming up with policies encouraging workers
to actually take their annual leaves and even trying to change some of these long-standing workplace habits
that make people feel guilty about taking time off.