Chinese civil servant’s complaint about life in remote desert posting stirs debate about public service versus personal freedom

Chinese civil servant’s complaint about life in remote desert posting stirs debate about public service versus personal freedom

In the now-deleted post Gu, who is believed to be in her mid-twenties, complained about feeling “trapped” in the industrial city dominated by iron and steel working, and worried that she had “sold her freedom and soul”. She said she chose to accept the job last year despite having other job offers because she was … Read more