In China, job seekers are resorting to plastic surgery
By Don Lee
March 30, 2009
Reporting from Shanghai — In this crummy job market, Stephanie Yang figures any little advantage will help. Even double eyelids.
So on a cold January morning, the 21-year-old college senior walked into one of dozens of plastic surgery clinics here and plopped down $730, the equivalent of one year’s tuition. An hour later she came out with two big bandages over her eyes.
When she removed the dressing the next day, Yang was aghast at her red, puffy eyelids. But now she looks out with her round eyes, a sharp crease across the upper lids, ready for the next interview.
“They may not say it openly, but during the process they will pick the prettier one,” she says.
(full text at latimes)
Suddenly I don’t feel as bad about my job searches…
