{
  "id": 8030232,
  "title": "Aussteiger: „Nackt kündigen“: Junge Chinesen entfliehen dem hohen Druck im Job",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/aussteiger-nackt-kundigen-junge-chinesen-entfliehen-dem-hohen-druck",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T13:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/arbeitsmarkt-nackt-kuendigen-gegen-den-harten-arbeitsalltag-in-china/100240142.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Huihui, a 31-year-old woman from China, has decided to quit her well-paying job as a mathematics teacher at a private school in Chongqing. She worked from 8 am to 11 pm, often on weekends too, and felt that her job had become unfulfilling. She chose the term \"luoci,\" meaning \"strip off job,\" to quit without a new employment. This term has gained popularity on Chinese social media, with 3.6 billion searches on Xiaohongshu. Huihui now lives with five like-minded individuals in a hostel outside Dali, a city of 800,000 people. Many young Chinese are leaving their jobs due to economic uncertainty and high pressure, leading to a rise in the number of \"outcasts.\" The changing mindset of young Chinese, who are questioning the need to work hard for success, is causing a decrease in the pursuit of success.",
  "summary": "Chinas Aufstiegsversprechen bröckelt. Vor allem in der jungen Generation schwindet die Bereitschaft, sich aufzureiben. Das Handelsblatt hat junge Aussteiger besucht. Ihre Motive überraschen.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}