Staff look for more benefits at work

Mao Xue, a 42-year-old business development manager in a pharmaceutical company in Beijing, couldn't believe her eyes when she got a resignation letter from one of her newest colleagues.

After all, the 23-year-old was selected from 170 candidates and sailed through four rounds of interviews to land the job. And it paid well - about 23,000 yuan per month - a very respectable income in Beijing for a first-year professional.

"I couldn't believe it when reading through the reasons he listed in his letter for quitting. As an old hand worked for over two decades in the company, I never found these problems," she said.