[HN Gopher] Working Oneself to Death in China
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       Working Oneself to Death in China
        
       Author : laowantong
       Score  : 18 points
       Date   : 2021-01-04 18:20 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | djohnston wrote:
       | RIP Zhang. A change in 996 would spare China's young talent,
       | reduce brain drain, and maybe lure educated people from abroad to
       | help Chinese companies expand into new markets. I hope something
       | can change, stories like this are heartbreaking, though not
       | unique.
        
         | sudosysgen wrote:
         | It would also certainly be more efficient.
        
       | griffoa wrote:
       | Man, I remember when I lived in China and we would have the wifes
       | of our engineers sitting out in the stairwell crying because the
       | husbands worked so much and were never home. They certainly did
       | work a lot. Some of them I could never beat at being early in the
       | office and leaving late and I find myself quite good at that I
       | would say.
        
       | suyash wrote:
       | how does 996 happen ? Is it a company wide mandate or asked by
       | supervisors or self inflicted?
        
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