渺茫的前景，严峻的现实：亚洲青年就业危机（1）

 
 
Asia is the fastest growing economic region. But its youth are struggling with a jobs crisis. Unemployment rates are significantly higher for them, while those who have jobs are often unhappy and overworked.
 
In Malaysia, a lack of opportunities and a weakening currency are driving many of its bright young talents across the Causeway to neighbouring Singapore. The exodus is worsening its labour crunch, especially in the state of Johor. In highly educated and hyper-competitive South Korea, college graduates are fighting over a shrinking pool of well-paid positions, by taking more courses and exams. Many fail to secure a job after a year, even with a master’s degree and multiple internships under their belt. In Japan, long hours and a lack of work-life balance remain the norm. But a post-pandemic reset and shifting attitudes among the younger generation are slowly driving change.
 
亚洲是经济增长最快的地区。但是，亚洲青年却在就业危机中挣扎。他们的失业率要高得多，而有工作的人往往不快乐且工作过度。
 
在马来西亚，由于缺乏机会和货币贬值，许多聪明的年轻人才不得不越过马来西亚海峡前往邻国新加坡。人才的外流加剧了劳动力短缺，尤其是在柔佛州。在教育程度高、竞争激烈的韩国，大学毕业生通过参加更多的课程和考试来争夺日益减少的高薪职位，许多人即使拥有硕士学位和多次实习经历，也无法在一年后找到工作。在日本，工作时间长、缺乏工作与生活的平衡仍然是常态。但是，大流行后的重启和年轻一代态度的转变正在慢慢推动变革。
 
 
 
@Gaming_Antics
Youth unemployment is a worldwide problem. Companies are hiring less and expecting workers to work like 2 people in a day with minimum pay.
 
青年失业是一个世界性的问题。公司正在减少招聘，要求工人每天像两个人一样工作，但只支付最低的工资。
 
 
@mktf5582
Lowering retirement age would help/free up work spaces for multiple younger/generations.
 
降低退休年龄将有助于给更年轻的几代人腾出工作空间。
 
 
 
@mindsablaze221
At my last healthcare job, I was doing 4 peoples job descxtions at once in a shift without proper compensation, as an expectation to fulfill my role. The work culture is evolving to be even more predatory
 
在我上一份医疗保健工作中，我在一个班次中同时做着 4 个人的工作，却没有适当的报酬。这是对我履行职责的一种期望，这里的工作文化正在演变得更具有掠夺性。
 
 
 
@Onion_Knights
why difficult to look for a suitable job in Malaysia?
1) Age restriction, most companies dont want someone aged 35 or older. or younger ones without experience
2) salary vs what companies want you to do or ur qualifications
3) toxic managers or workers demand alot of things but never comes to work
4) incompetent Managers, expect someone just joined the company knows what need to do without giving them proper guidance.
5) require all sorts of qualifications even for minor/ easy work
6) managers sets absurd targets for sales team even when they barely achieving the previous target
Ive worked in many places, i can survive overseas, but not Malaysia
 
为什么在马来西亚很难找到合适的工作？
1) 年龄限制，大多数公司不需要 35 岁或 35 岁以上的人或者没有经验的年轻人
2) 工资与公司希望你做的工作或你的资历的博弈
3）有毒的管理者或要求很多但从不干事的职员
4) 不称职的经理，指望一个刚进公司的人知道他需要做什么而不给他们适当的指导
5) 要求各种资格证书，即使是次要/简单的工作也不例外
6) 管理者为销售团队设定了荒唐的目标，即使他们勉强实现了之前的目标
我在很多地方工作过，我可以在海外生存，但在马来西亚不行。
 
 
 
@kingseiryu929
Don't want 35 or older? Their CEOs all 28 years old ar lMao. Pre 30 I was still barely able to manage people.
They expect to compete with international companies with this kind of calibre?
 
不想要 35 岁或以上的人？难道他们的首席执行官都只有28岁？30岁之前，我还只能勉强管管人。
他们指望以这样的水平与国际公司竞争？
 
 
 
@Onion_Knights
@kingseiryu929  dont want new recruit of 35 years or older. thats the thing, they still have that kind of mentality
 
@Kingseiryu929 不想要35岁或35岁以上的新人。这就是问题所在，他们仍然有这种心态。
 
 
 
@AlanSmith88888
Its a global thing. Not just asia.
 
这是一个全球性的问题，不仅仅发生在亚洲。
 
 
 
@ganeshthirunavukkarasu7215
@kencarsula3307
Then why don't it mention Africa , Latin America where employment opportunities are very bleak. Even U.S and Europe is going through the same issue of unemployment . Further employers cannot find suitable candidates for many job openings due to lack of skill, low wages , market downturn and overt regulation etc. Still you can find many jobs which doesn't have takes and too many people chasing too few jobs in well paid category. Thats why he said phenomenon is not local but global
 
那为什么不提非洲、拉丁美洲这些就业机会非常渺茫的地区呢？就连美国和欧洲也在经历同样的失业问题。此外，由于缺乏技能、工资低、市场不景气和过度监管等原因，雇主无法为许多空缺的职位找到合适的人选。尽管如此，你仍然可以找到很多没有人申请的工作，因为有太多人在追逐收入丰厚的少数工作。这就是为什么他说这种现象不是地方性的而是全球性的原因。
 
 
 
@ongsengfook
Liew talked nonsense. Malaysians have been flocking to Singapore to work for decades. Even when the exchange rate was 1:1 in the 70s.
 
Liew说的是废话。几十年来，马来西亚人一直涌向新加坡寻找工作。即使在上世纪70年代汇率为1:1的时候也是如此。
 
 
 
@kengleetan63
And now at 3.5 to 1 and rising, the locals in Singapore are...finished in their own job market!
 
现在，汇率已达3.5:1，而且还在不断上升，新加坡本地人...在自己的就业市场上完蛋了！
 
 
 
@Kash-is-King
@kengleetan63  CNA, the Singaporean state-owned media outlet, is at it again! Laying out the "troubles" in its neighbouring countries, implying that employment situation in Singapore locally is all well and good...  Seriously us from your neighbouring countries are tired of these propaganda videos by CNA...
 
@kengleetan63 新加坡国有媒体CNA又开始搞事情了！它大肆宣扬邻国的"麻烦"，暗示新加坡本地的就业形势一切良好......说真的，我们这些来自邻国的人已经厌倦了CNA的这些宣传视频...
 
 
 
@onexoxtoo
If employment prospect is bad, then dwindling population is the right direction.
 
如果就业前景不好，那么减少人口就是正确的方向。
 
 
 
@maxrebo8455
You’d think so, but there’s lower domestic consumption so less business. People 18-45 or so are the big spenders.
 
你可能会这么想，降低人口会导致国内消费较低，因此生意也较少。18-45岁左右的人是消费大户。
 
 
 
@dirremoire
​ @maxrebo8455  Less consumption= fewer workers.  Decline in population = fewer workers.  I  don't see the problem
 
消费减少=工作的人减少。人口减少=工作的人减少。我不觉得有什么问题。
 
 
 
@jasonrg12
 @dirremoire decline in population = less consumption which = downsizing businesses with less job openings.
So if there’s an imbalance now already there will still be an imbalance with a smaller population.
 
“消费减少=工作的人减少。人口减少=工作的人减少。我不觉得有什么问题。”
 
如果现在已经存在不平衡，那么人口减少后仍然会存在不平衡。
 
 
 
@sulatt21
I am starting to think all school system should train our youth to be able to start their own businesses and become more practical instead of training them  to be corporate employees. Especially we are in the era of uncertainties.
 
我开始觉得所有的学校系统都应该培养我们的年轻人能够自己创业，变得更加务实，而不是把他们培养成企业员工，尤其是当我们正处在一个充满不确定性的时代时。
 
 
 
@la4828
Because they want less competition.. this is how they keep themselves in power. It is up to the individual how to get close to that top tier percent.. a lot of these people applies the 48 laws of power.. if they really want a lot of regular folks to be as successful as them— there wouldn’t be normal folks in the street.
 
因为他们希望减少竞争，这就是他们保持权力的方式。如何接近那百分之几的顶层取决于个人……这些人中很多人都运用了48条权力法则……如果他们真的希望很多普通人像他们一样成功，那么街上就不会有普通人了。
 
 
 
@sunrevolver
Educatuon institution was historically created with the purpose of providing literate and hopefully skilled/knowledgable workers.
 
教育机构在历史上就是为了培养有文化、有技术、有知识的劳动者而设立的。
 
 
 
@MachVini
It is a good point. But schools are not going to do that, because enterpreneurs are free thinkers. Most governments don't have interest on that.
 
说得好。但学校不会这样做，因为企业家是自由的思考者，大多数政府对此不感兴趣。
 
 
 
@alexbr550
Not just in Asia, Ive been struggling to find a job for months here in the US.
 
不仅是在亚洲，我在美国找工作也找了好几个月。
 
 
 
@Azel247
But the government tells us that the labor market is tight and there are too many jobs and too few workers
 
但政府却告诉我们，劳动力市场紧张，工作机会太多而工人太少。
 
 
 
@chaikagaz
Thats because increasing wage means you need a higher skillset to get hired and companies use AI to pick thru resumes that sound boring.
 
这是因为工资的增长意味着你需要更高的技能才能被录用，而公司会使用人工智能来筛掉那些听起来很无聊的简历。
 
 
 
@Kunga-re8eg
I’m German in my mid 30s. Took a career break for 3 years. Sent out many resumes, none came back. My grades were good. Wasted my time in school
 
我是德国人，30多岁，我的职业生涯中断了3年。我投了很多简历，都没有回音。我的成绩很好，我在学校里浪费了很多时间。
 
 
 
@John_Smith_86
I mean, you are blacklisted due to your extreme unemployment of 3 years. Your good grades is immaterial now.
 
我的意思是你是由于3年的职业中断而被列入黑名单，现在你的好成绩已经不重要了。
 
 
 
@John_Smith_86
 @sobsag  I think maybe you are unfamiliar with the corporate world, or come from Europe?
 
6 months is the typical guideline for a soft blacklist. 3 years is so extreme that he probably cannot find normal employment anymore at a decent rank. It is roughly similar to a mid-tier non-violent crime
 
@sobsag 我想也许你不熟悉企业世界，也许你来自欧洲？
 
6个月是软性的黑名单的典型准则。3年是一个非常极端的数字，他可能再也找不到正常的正常工作了，也无法获得体面的职级。3年大致相当于中级非暴力犯罪（的关押时间）。
 
 
 
@chiaurenyu6436
As a singaporean about to graduate from university, I am extremely thankful that the Singapore government has been able to create sufficient good quality jobs that match the expectations of university students
 
作为一名即将从大学毕业的新加坡人，我非常感谢新加坡政府能够创造足够多的优质工作岗位以满足大学生的期望。
 
 
 
@joe-vl3nd
Same in South America expat ���� lives in Colombia ���� wages low high Unemployment
 
南美也是如此。我生活在哥伦比亚，这里工资低，失业率很高。
 
 
 
@user-mz6iy5ip9o
Coming soon / is ongoing to the USA & Europe as well
 
这种情况即将在欧洲和美国出现。
 
 
 
@jerryn9690
Asia is always two steps ahead. Look at South Korea and Japan for the future
 
亚洲总是领先两步，看看韩国和日本的未来。
 
 
 
@lexus3983
​ @jerryn9690 I don't think those two countries are the best place to migrate if you're coming from Malaysia since most of the openings are factory workers
 
@jerryn9690 如果你来自马来西亚，我不认为这两个国家是最好的移民地，因为这里的大多数空缺职位需要的都是工厂工人。
 
 
 
@wojtulacehoe5089
More like it has already happened in europe 20 years ago. Eastern europe's young people migrated to the western europe.
 
这更像是20年前在欧洲已经发生过的事情，当时东欧的年轻人移民到了西欧。
 
 
 
@jameshowardwilliamson5043
At the same time they said we faced the low birth rate that burden on our economy and growing in older aging population
 
与此同时，他们还说我们面临着低出生率给经济带来的负担以及老龄化人口的增加。
 
 
 
@maxrebo8455
This may have been answered, but in South Korea isn’t it better for grads to work at a lower salaried SME for a few years and then try for one of the Chaebols? Or is it like Japan where job hopping is still frowned upon?
I couldn’t get a job, any job when I was a teenager who was struggling with undiagnosed ADHD and mild autism - different reasons for unemployment but I do sympathise with kids now.
 
这个问题可能已经有人回答过了，但在韩国，毕业生在薪水较低的中小型企业工作几年，然后会尝试进入财阀企业工作，这样不是更好吗？还是像日本一样，跳槽仍然是不受欢迎的？
当我还是一个患有未确诊的多动症和轻度自闭症的青少年时，我找不到工作，任何工作都找不到--虽然失业的原因不同，但我很同情现在的孩子们。
 
 
 
 
@cbtan7348
worked in japan for two years, in a factory. if not back before 5.30pm , boss would ask why you are not back? by around 6pm, office almost empty. whereas in Malaysia, 6pm the office still very lively. and went for a business trip in sister plant in China before, by 5pm, office almost empty also. they needed to catch bus or train. so different from what media portrayed.
 
我曾在日本的一家工厂工作过两年。如果下午5点半之前没有回家，老板会问你为什么还没有回家？到了下午6点左右，办公室几乎空无一人。而在马来西亚，下午6点办公室仍然非常热闹。之前我去中国的姐妹工厂出差，到下午5点，办公室也几乎空无一人，因为他们需要赶公共汽车或火车，这与媒体描绘的完全不同。
 
 
 
@maxrebo8455
Back before 5:30pm doing what? Grabbing a coffee, going to the bathroom? Our place in Melbourne is dead  by 4:30pm - they’re on the train home or at the pub or whatever it is that they do after work. If my hours are 9 to 5 I’m not going to hang around all night because there won’t be anyone there anyway, that would be weird.
 
下午5:30之前回家做什么？喝咖啡、上厕所？我们在墨尔本的办公室下午4:30就没人影了--他们都在回家的火车上或者在酒吧里，或者在做他们下班后要做的事。如果我的工作时间是朝九晚五，我就不会整晚在这里闲逛，因为反正那里也不会有人，那样会很奇怪。
 
 
 
@Pasador528
it is a simple supply and demand problem. So many people with degrees, it means there is an oversupply of labor in relation to the demand for workers in the market, so not many jobs and not well paid.... However, there are many vacancies in the "trades", no electricians, no plumbers, no gardeners... so those professions' wages are going up due to the scarce supply. The problem is the excess college graduates
 
这是一个简单的供求问题。拥有学位的人如此之多，这意味着相对于市场对求职者的需求而言，劳动力供过于求，因此工作机会不多，工资也不高....。然而，"很多行业"中却有很多空缺，他们缺电工、缺水管工、缺园丁......因此，这些职业的工资因供应稀缺而上涨。问题在于大学毕业生过剩。
 
 
@KE-xj9vm
I’m teach at a university in Melbourne Australia and also consult to small businesses, and see so many students struggle to find work, especially international students looking to stay. And at the same time I see small businesses constantly struggle to find suitable and reliable staff. There definitely seems to be a flaw in the system
 
我在澳大利亚墨尔本的一所大学任教，同时也为小企业提供咨询，我看过很多学生都在为找工作而苦恼，尤其是那些希望留下来的留学生。同时，我也看到小企业一直在努力寻找合适、可靠的员工。看来这个系统肯定存在缺陷。
 
 
 
@AbsoluteZeroGravity
Company are hiring less these day and so many ridiculous requirements, its so hard to get a job right now.
 
如今，公司的招聘数量越来越少，而且还有很多荒唐的要求，现在找工作太难了。
 
 
 
@wuMao6797
1个月前
What to do govt make everything so expansive. Old people that are supposed to retire now money not enough lanlan have to work. Hence that space that is open to the younger generation is taken up by older gen that is still working and cannot afford to retire.
 
政府让一切都变得如此膨胀，该怎么办？本该退休的老人现在没有足够的钱。因此，向年轻一代开放的空间就被仍在工作、无力退休的老年人占据了。
 
 
 
@Riu-bw4bl
Its weird how almost every country is having similar problems right now.
From housing, schooling costs, cost of living, jobs, you could mention these as a problem and you would not know which country you are talking about.  
Either we all are in a global depression or the way we run our system has led us here and is not working
 
奇怪的是现在几乎每个国家都存在类似的问题。
从住房、学费、生活费到工作，你可以把这些都当作一个问题来提，但你却不知道你说的是哪个国家。  
要么是我们陷入了全球性的经济萧条，要么是我们的管理方式导致了现在的局面，而这种管理方式是行不通的。
 
 
 
@yunfeng2205
Not specifically intended to praise the government, but SG indeed has more job opportunities. This is due to multiple factors which other countries cannot replicate easily. However, with AI and more intense work global challenges, I don't take for granted that this will last forever. Just be prepared for the worst-case scenario.
 
我并不是特意赞扬政府，但新加坡确实有更多的就业机会，这是由于其他国家无法轻易复制的多种因素造成的。不过，随着人工智能的发展和全球工作挑战的加剧，我不认为这种情况会永远持续下去。只要做好最坏情况的准备就可以了。
 
 
 
@Paul-H-Wolfram6608
Singapore youth employment crisis will be worse in a couple of years from now because Singapore open its gate wide open for many foreign talent to come take up the local jobs. And moreover many different country's talent would want to come to Singapore to work due to the strong Singapore dollar. Its going to be bad for Singapore youth, we'll see.
 
几年后，新加坡的青年就业危机将更加严重，因为新加坡敞开大门，欢迎许多外国人才来新加坡工作。此外，由于新元坚挺，许多不同国家的人才都想来新加坡工作。这将对新加坡青年不利，让我们拭目以待。