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Is the 9-to-9, Six-Days-a-Week Work Schedule a Privilege or a Pain?
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Is the 9-to-9, Six-Days-a-Week Work Schedule a Privilege or a Pain?

Huang Jinping
Southern Weekly, 2019
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Computer engineers working for Chinese internet start-ups typically work from 9 a.m. to 9 p. m., six days a week. Reporter Huang Jinping discusses recent protests against this work schedule that may push readers and possibly HR professionals to reflect on work–life balance.

Take-Aways

  • In March 2019, the “996.ICU” project went viral and brought about a countrywide discussion in China.
  • An outcry against overwork-induced health hazards, the movement attempts to seek legal solutions.
  • The project results from software developers’ pent-up stress, catalyzed by the massive layoffs in China’s internet industry.

About the Author

Huang Jinping is a reporter for Southern Weekly, which The New York Times has called “China’s most influential liberal newspaper”.

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