10,000 People Applied For The Most Boring Job Of All Time

News.com.au, New York Post: Business
Fri, 10/28/2016 - 11:35am

They call it the “iron rice bowl.” Demand for cushy government positions with lifelong job security has led to a record number of applicants in China’s civil service entrance exams, Caixin, a Chinese periodical, reports. Nearly 1.5 million people applied for just 15,589 positions this year, with a humble receptionist position for a minor political...

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