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We have a term “996”, which means working from 9am to 9pm per day, 6 days per week. It’s common in many tech companies.
by ayasenico 8y ago
We have a term “996”, which means working from 9am to 9pm per day, 6 days per week. It’s common in many tech companies.
- weka 8y agoI hate how this is a thing. Mental health be damned. The only way this could be stopped if there was country-wide protests or walk-offs, but I doubt that would ever or could happen.
- kkarakk 8y agoit isn't sustainable, people end up either moving to a less strenuous industry or pursuing higher education so they aren't devs anymore. it's really weird
- contingencies 8y agoI think it's largely marketing bullshit used by VCs, specifically GGV.