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Working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week. Invented in Chinese tech, made illegal in China in 2021, and now advertised in SF job postings as a perk.
1.Working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week. Invented in Chinese tech, made illegal in China in 2021, and now advertised in SF job postings as a perk. The job posting says 996 with a straight face. The benefits section says free dinner, because you'll be there for it. 01Origin The term comes from China's 2010s tech scene, where the 72-hour week became so standard that Jack Ma called it "a blessing" during the 2019 backlash. China's top court effectively outlawed the schedule in 2021. San Francisco imported it anyway, which makes 996 the rare labor practice to be banned in the country that…
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