Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoSilicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing China’s Controversial ‘996’ Work Schedulewww.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down17cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.seworkreform@lemmy.world
arrow-up1275arrow-down1external-linkSilicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing China’s Controversial ‘996’ Work Schedulewww.wired.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square87fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.seworkreform@lemmy.world
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 days agoI thought “996” meant 9 hours on Monday, 9 hours on Tuesday, 6 hours on Wednesday, then a 4-day weekend.
minus-squareTexas_Hangover@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoThat sounds pretty sweet.
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 days agoI kept pushing my previous employer for a midnight-8pm Saturday, and a 4AM-midnight Sunday shift, but couldn’t get them to approve it. 40 hours a week, 5-days off. Couldn’t get them to approve it.
I thought “996” meant 9 hours on Monday, 9 hours on Tuesday, 6 hours on Wednesday, then a 4-day weekend.
That sounds pretty sweet.
I kept pushing my previous employer for a midnight-8pm Saturday, and a 4AM-midnight Sunday shift, but couldn’t get them to approve it. 40 hours a week, 5-days off.
Couldn’t get them to approve it.