我们喜欢用社畜这个词 来称呼自己
“we liked to use the term "corporate slaves" to describe ourselves,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
在我以前的家乡
“Back in my hometown,”
我们 喜欢 用 社畜 这个 词 来称呼 自己
“we liked to use the term "corporate slaves" to describe ourselves,”
好像
“as if”
“Work is exhausting and draining, but joking about being a corporate pawn helps us cope.”
Originally borrowed from the Japanese term 'shachiku', Chinese millennials and Gen Z widely adopt this self-mocking label to express burnout and bond over the pressures of modern urban corporate life.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
corporate slave / wage slave
A popular Internet loanword from Japanese used humorously by young white-collar workers to describe their exhausting work lives.
call oneself / refer to oneself
Commonly used when explaining self-identities, nicknames, or cultural labels.