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Chinese Office Worker Sleeps 5 Hours in Pay Protest as Video Spreads Online

Unverified claims in her video now shape debate over wages, workplace norms.

Overview

  • An unidentified employee in Shangqiu, central China, says she slept at her desk for five hours to protest low pay.
  • In a tearful video, she vowed not to resign and said, “what you get is what you pay for.”
  • She says her manager reprimanded her and warned that another incident could lead to dismissal.
  • According to her account, she took chocolate from the manager’s desk used for a blood‑sugar condition, which she says led to a health scare.
  • The story spread on Chinese social media and in outlets citing the South China Morning Post, with no confirmed response from the employer reported.