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996

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10 articles – decelerating

996 has appeared in 10 articles since 2019-03. Coverage peaked in 2019Q2 with 3 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside China, Chinese, Alibaba, @YuanfenYang.

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Coverage Timeline

2022-07-14
Rest of World

China's crackdown and economic downturn have led to massive layoffs in its tech sector, but some workers are relieved to exit the industry's “996” work schedule

Viola Zhou / Rest of World : Tweets: @vickiturk , @cengizyar , and @alvinfoo Tweets: Vicki Turk / @vickiturk : A highly-paid tech job was the dream for China's young workers. Now, amid widespread lay...

2021-11-02
Bloomberg 5 related

ByteDance limits staff working hours from 10am to 7pm on weekdays, becoming one of the first tech companies in China to officially end its “996” culture

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg :

2021-11-01
Bloomberg 3 related

ByteDance limits staff working hours from 10am to 7pm on weekdays, becoming one of the first tech companies in China to officially end its “996” culture

- Employees will need to seek permission to work overtime  — China's 996 culture has drawn criticism, government scrutiny

2021-08-27
Protocol 10 related

China calls the “996” work culture, a weekly schedule of six 12-hour work days popular among Chinese tech firms, a “serious violation” of labor law

The “996” work culture — a 12-hour, six-day work schedule that had been popular among Chinese tech companies until recently …

2021-06-14
Financial Times

A new generation of young workers at China's technology giants is demanding an end to forced rankings, harsh working conditions, and the “996” work culture

2021-06-13
Financial Times

A new generation of young workers at China's technology giants is demanding an end to forced rankings, harsh working conditions, and the “996” work culture

By the time he arrived at Alibaba, Tim had been working to get there for years.  Raised in a small town in Zhejiang province … Tweets: @yuanfenyang , @gaberivera , @mollymckew , @jchengwsj , @financia...

2019-04-14
Reuters 5 related

In a speech to employees, Alibaba founder Jack Ma defends the “996” work culture at Chinese tech companies, calling it a “huge blessing” for young workers

9am to 9pm, 6 days per week — it's a scary thing to compete against. A bit more about this idea from Jack Ma here: http://www.reuters.com/...

2019-04-13
Reuters 2 related

In a speech to employees, Alibaba founder Jack Ma defends the “996” work culture at Chinese tech companies, calling it a “huge blessing” for young workers

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group founder and billionaire Jack Ma has defended the grueling overtime work culture …

2019-04-04
Abacus 3 related

Some Chinese companies, including Tencent and Xiaomi, are restricting access via their own browsers to a GitHub page where developers protest “996” work culture

Filters block access to words … Tweets: @realnewschina : GitHub isn't just an online platform for programmers around the world to share their code. In China, it's also a place where sleep-deprived tec...

2019-03-23
South China Morning Post

A look at Chinese tech workers' struggle with burnout and work-life balance, as many are expected to work a “996” schedule, or 9am to 9pm six days a week

He is so focused on keeping his start-up alive that he can't sleep at night.  She was asked in an interview if she would be willing … Thanks: @chuakongho

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