Working for crappy Aston has been and is the bottom of the barrel.

They have a pretty bad reputation, thus avoid them and look somewhere else.

If employment conditions are worsening in general, it will first hit the less well-educated or poorly trained FTs in China. My advice to everyone - if you find yourself to lack a degree or certain other professional skills, make the efforts to earn a higher qualification online from a recognised school. The better you are qualified, the better your options for a good job would be - even in times of a crisis!

Working for places like Aston or FT is anyway the bottom of the barrel, so they would be happy with anyone prepared to work hard and much for the few coins they offer as payment in return. You do not have to go there to work for them, and then you SHOULD NOT!