Worker's Daily: A Window for Young People to Observe Society, "Knowledge Stalls" quietly Rise Recruitment | Young People | Society
Recently, a "business model" has quietly emerged where young people rely on their own strengths and expertise to provide paid chat and consultation services for others on the roadside. According to the Beijing Youth Daily, there have been many knowledgeable vendors in cities such as Dali, Hangzhou, and Xi'an. The booth settings of these vendors are mostly similar, with their professional background, areas of expertise, and service delivery methods written in prominent places. They also display some tools that may be used for consultation, and then they can wait for customers to come to their homes.
From the reports, it can be seen that some of these stall vendors are philosophical scholars who can discuss the meaning of life; Some have a background in applied psychology and can provide psychological counseling experiences; Some majors are law majors and hobbies are photography, so they charge for taking photos but offer legal consulting services as a gift
Setting up knowledge stalls is a new thing, but it is common to create spiritual wealth through content and knowledge, provide assistance to others, and receive rewards at the same time. In a sense, "knowledge stall" is actually moving some of the work of teachers, psychological counselors, lawyers and other professions from specialized places such as classrooms, consultation rooms, and law firms to the roadside. The coherence and transparency of such services may not be too realistic, but for customers who stop and talk to the stall owner for an hour, and receive listening and advice on problems that trouble them, "knowledge roadside stalls" have their own value in existence.
Interestingly, most young people who are about to or have just left school are trying to set up knowledge stalls. In people's common perception, college students should enter the workforce after completing their studies, just like products on a production line, it is time to slide from one track to another. However, with the increasing self-awareness and exploratory desire of the younger generation, more and more people want to see what the outside world looks like before stepping into the workplace from the ivory tower.
From this perspective, "knowledge stall" is actually a window for some young people to understand society and have initial contact with it. When passersby obtain knowledge and spiritual massage from the stalls of young people with professional backgrounds, they often tell them their stories and experiences. This not only helps students step out of campus and experience life up close, but also allows young people with less experience to establish more connections with the outside world. There is a basic theory in psychology: people see themselves clearly and establish self-awareness in relationships - interacting with customers who come and go helps vendors further recognize themselves, thereby establishing or adjusting their future individual development direction.
In addition, some people choose to set up knowledge stalls due to setbacks on their way to college or job search. For them, setting up a stall is a way to divert attention, regulate emotions, and also a process of settling in difficulties and finding a suitable direction for themselves.
In fact, before the "knowledge stall", the phenomenon of some educated young people selling small commodities such as clothes and accessories at roadside stalls had attracted attention. Most of these young people set up stalls to explore more possibilities in life and observe and experience society from a different perspective.
Young people setting up stalls is personal freedom, but they should not wear glasses with too many romantic and idealistic colors. On the one hand, making money is not easy. Which of the small stalls around people that support their families does not require the shopkeeper to work hard from morning to night to manage and maintain them? In reality, there are not many young people who rely on setting up stalls to maintain their basic livelihood, and even fewer are likely to make stable profits. On some second-hand platforms, information about failed stalls and equipment sales can be seen everywhere.
On the other hand, setting up stalls like this is likely just a temporary state. It is like a ferry from school to society. After experiencing it, whether choosing to further start their own businesses or entering the workplace through recruitment, young people will start the next stage of their journey.
There is a specially appointed associate researcher at the School of Tourism at Sun Yat sen University. She has spent several months selling fish and vegetables at the vegetable market in Hainan, and has also become friends with many vegetable vendors. Later on, these experiences led to her doctoral thesis, which became her tireless academic research direction.
Whether it's selling vegetables for a PhD or setting up a stall for college students, turning experiences into experiences and making them a step for personal progress and improvement is probably the greatest significance of this matter.
