If you find a job you like, the 996 problem does not exist if you're not passionate about it, every minute of going to work is torment. Jack Ma (While the laws will decide whether the 996 schedule is right or not, have we really pondered over our own choices, the value of our lives and why we are fighting for something? Once you've got clear answers to these questions, you'll never feel regret or be torn between different ideas. Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, however, called the 996 schedule "a huge blessing." Richard Liu, founder and CEO of JD.com, said in a WeChat post that while he would never force his staff to follow a 996 schedule, people who slacked off were not his "brothers." Their remarks triggered further remarks and the controversial schedule has now developed into a nationwide debate. The term 996 refers to a draconian work schedule that is from 9 a.m. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.In late March, a group of developers started an initiative on computer code-sharing platform GitHub, called 996.ICU, to complain that their 996 work schedule was a shortcut to the ICU. Market holidays and trading hours provided by Copp Clark Limited. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account “There are way easier places to work, but nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week,” he posted on social media site Twitter in November last year. (TSLA) co-founder Elon Musk has previously said he worked up to 120 hours per week when the electric vehicle maker struggled with production delays. Long workdays in the high tech sector are not unique to China. (JD), reportedly criticized employees at the company who did not work hard enough as “slackers.”Ī spokesperson for Alibaba did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Ma’s social media posts or the company’s policy on overtime. Richard Liu, founder of Alibaba rival JD.com Other high-profile figures in China’s tech industry have reportedly defended long working hours in the technology industry. “Or why bother joining? We don’t lack those who work eight hours comfortably,” he said. Ma added that any prospective employees of Alibaba, one of the world’s biggest tech companies, should be prepared to work 12 hours a day if they want to succeed. “How do you achieve the success you want without paying extra effort and time?” “I personally think that 996 is a huge blessing,” he said. Ma said he had never regretted working 12-hour days. The 54-year old executive first waded into the debate over China’s long working hours on Thursday, when comments he made to Alibaba employees about 996 were posted on the company’s Weibo account. VCG/Visual China Group/VCG via Getty ImagesĬhina lost 161 billionaires because its stock markets tanked He started Alibaba using cash scraped together from friends. The tech tycoon was famously born into a poor family and did not succeed academically. Ma is arguably China’s best-known entrepreneur. “The real 996 is not simply overtime work,” he said, adding that everyone has the right to choose their own lifestyle but those who work shorter hours “won’t taste the happiness and rewards of hard work.” Ma said that he did not intend to defend the practice of working long hours, but wanted to “pay tribute” to employees who did.
“The mandatory enforcement of 996 overtime culture not only reflects the arrogance of business managers, but also is unfair and impractical.” “Advocating hard work and commitment does not mean forcing overtime,” wrote state-run newspaper People’s Daily in a commentary published Sunday. “If all enterprises enforce a 996 schedule, no one will have children” because of a lack of time, they added.Ĭhinese state media also slammed those companies that make staff put in long hours at the office, without referencing Ma’s post directly. “Did you ever think about the elderly at home who need care, (or) the children who need company?” wrote a Weibo user with the online moniker stupidcan123, in response to Ma’s post. Ma’s comments prompted criticism from Chinese social media users.
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