Employee In China Wins 365 Days Paid Leave At Company’s Lucky Draw

(CTN News) – A short leave or sabbatical from work has become necessary in this age of heightened job pressure and stress to improve one’s mental and physical health. But a Shenzen, China worker has shocked everyone by earning a year’s paid vacation at his company’s annual gala.

A video of the ‘fortunate employee,’ seen as a manager at his company, carrying a massive check that reads “365 days of paid leave” has gone viral on Chinese social media. The man won the award in a lucky draw organized by his employer, so the rumor goes.

The corporation held a lucky draw with rewards and consequences for anyone who did not participate. Winning the yearly paid leave jackpot was difficult, but luck was on the worker’s side. The video features a firm employee named Chen, who claims the jackpot winner repeatedly questioned the authenticity of the award.

Company dinner was held for the first time in three years due to the lockdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. In this vein, the firm devised holding a fortunate draw with jackpot awards. According to Chen, the worker can cash in his award or take his paid vacation.

男子在公司年会抽到“365天带薪休假”奖项 pic.twitter.com/aOaSxgBAtO

— The Scarlet Flower (@niaoniaoqingya2) April 12, 2023

Netizens stunned, asks for ‘vacancies in company.’

The internet went into astonished after the video was shared online, with some users wondering if it was an April Fool’s joke played on the worker and others inquiring about job openings at the organization in question. The real question is, what will he be doing with all that free time?” one person asked in response to the video.

Another contributor stated, “If I return after a year and still don’t feel like I can stay (in the organization), I’ll look elsewhere for employment. Besides, the work history I collect will be entirely authentic. Another person commented, “Obsessed with this guy in Shenzhen today, who won 365 days of paid holiday during a lottery at his company’s annual meeting. They even gave him a phony check to cash.