Typhoon 'White Dolphin' has heavily damaged the eastern coast of China, with more than 1 million people urgently evacuated. Shanghai has also been affected by the typhoon, and on Monday's workday, a large number of office workers flocked to the comment sections to complain.
The outer rain bands of White Dolphin swept into downtown Shanghai again on Monday morning, making Shanghai one of the regions—apart from the coastal areas of Zhejiang directly hit by the typhoon's core—currently experiencing exceptionally heavy rainfall. Related images and news have sparked considerable discussion among Chinese netizens. Especially as it is a Monday workday, even though Shanghai is affected by the outer circulation of the typhoon and some areas are experiencing heavy rain, many companies still require employees to go to work as usual, leaving large numbers of office workers feeling helpless.
Many Shanghai residents are bitterly complaining, with some jokingly calling themselves 'cattle rushing to work', saying that no matter how bad the wind and rain gets, they still have to commute as usual. Other netizens, upon seeing that the Xujiahui area had broken a 100-year rain record, exclaimed in surprise that they had encountered the 'largest 24-hour rainfall in 150 years'. Some even voiced dissatisfaction, saying that being required to work during a typhoon was unbearable, and couldn't help but complain, 'Please spare us, we still have to go to work.' However, some netizens also shared that their companies proactively gave a day off in consideration of the weather, forming a stark contrast.