He used to be a programmer earning 12,000 yuan a month. When he quit, he had 40,000 yuan in savings. He spent half a year playing games in Beijing, then learned that his parents were divorcing and had debts.
He thought he had a job in the bag, so he stopped looking for work. Then the company decided not to hire him. He worked as a subway security screener, but a month later was told he’d failed the background check. He got a job as a security guard, but was fired for sleeping on the job.
He spent three months doing nothing in Majiaoqiao and used up all his savings. Later, he got pneumonia and nearly died, making it through by running up his credit card bills. He couldn’t stand delivering food, so he went back to doing nothing.
Last September, his phone was stolen, and he became homeless.
Sometimes, when you think about it, that’s really how it is:
Sometimes, the only thing separating the middle class from homelessness is a long stretch of unemployment.
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He thought he had a job in the bag, so he stopped looking for work. Then the company decided not to hire him. He worked as a subway security screener, but a month later was told he’d failed the background check. He got a job as a security guard, but was fired for sleeping on the job.
He spent three months doing nothing in Majiaoqiao and used up all his savings. Later, he got pneumonia and nearly died, making it through by running up his credit card bills. He couldn’t stand delivering food, so he went back to doing nothing.
Last September, his phone was stolen, and he became homeless.
Sometimes, when you think about it, that’s really how it is:
Sometimes, the only thing separating the middle class from homelessness is a long stretch of unemployment.
$VVV