@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 10 days agoSilicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing China’s Controversial ‘996’ Work Schedulewww.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1283cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1283external-linkSilicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing China’s Controversial ‘996’ Work Schedulewww.wired.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 10 days agomessage-square87fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish116•10 days ago known as “996,” or 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week. In other words, it’s a 72-hour work week Tl;dr
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•9 days agoI’d consider it for: The right job The right money But it’s going to have to be the kind of job I would put in those kinds of hours for free, and get paid at least triple what is reasonably expected.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•9 days agoyeah, i don’t think a job exists where i could sustain that for any period of time before my inevitable mental and physical collapse.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•9 days agoMaybe it’s age talking but I’m at the point where my goal is the job that pays me the most for the least amount of time spent working. I’m much happier working my “845” (8am-4pm 5 days a week, ideally less) and then being done so I can spend as much time enjoying my life.
Tl;dr
fuck that
I’d consider it for:
But it’s going to have to be the kind of job I would put in those kinds of hours for free, and get paid at least triple what is reasonably expected.
I would not.
yeah, i don’t think a job exists where i could sustain that for any period of time before my inevitable mental and physical collapse.
Maybe it’s age talking but I’m at the point where my goal is the job that pays me the most for the least amount of time spent working.
I’m much happier working my “845” (8am-4pm 5 days a week, ideally less) and then being done so I can spend as much time enjoying my life.