Recently， a piece of in- formation posted by a Shanghai-based domestic service agency on a social media platform has garnered much attention. It reads that a Tsinghua University graduate applied for the position of domestic housekeeper with a monthly salary of 35，000 yuan （$5，400）. The agency also reveals that it is not a small number of graduates from prestigious universities who have taken on domestic service jobs.

Traditionally， any occupation within the domestic service field is not considered a decent job， so some people believe that the marriage between prestigious university graduates and domestic service positions is a mismatch and even a waste of talent. However， for the most part， popular opinion holds that domestic service jobs also deserve respect， and， more importantly， some of the jobs in the sector nowadays are much more highflying than most people assume.

Yang Chaoqing （Beijing Youth Daily）： There is a rigid traditional view that graduates from prestigious universities should always take on high-level jobs， so the public cant understand why a Tsinghua graduate would take on a domestic service position. Their attitude towards the job market may be a bit outdated.

Meanwhile， some graduates from prestigious universities choose to work in domestic services not because they cant find a widely recognized wellreputed job， but because they dont like doing monotonous office work. Domestic services， however， will offer them more flexibility both in the job and in their overall career development.

Some clients， who are rich enough not to care about how much they have to pay， hope to find well-educated， superior housekeepers. In this case， those who possess diplomas of prestigious universities can make full use of their educational advantage to acquire a high-paying job.

A vibrant society must allow for all kinds of social mobility， and college graduates should be allowed different ways to live an excellent life. No matter which university they graduate from， their choices deserve respect.

Piao Xueyin （www.rednet.cn）： Most people believe this Tsinghua graduate should take a more significant job. Then， what is a more significant job？

In recent years， a growing number of families have started to hire nannies for the sake of a higher quality of life and child care. In this regard， graduates from good universities will easily make families more satisfied and comfortable. Of course， higher job requirements and standards bring along higher paychecks.