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China's tech workers pushed to limits by surveillance software

• mc32 5y ago
  I think this is evidence that a 4-hour workweek is a fantasy. Here you have a communist government who could make a pronouncement tomorrow dictating to its capitalist industry that no one is to work more than 40-hours a week, or four (just ask JackM if they can't turn on a dime for you). They don't have to go through contentious congress or anything, just some backroom dealing and rubberstamping and done. So, dream on. That 4-hour workweek is not coming. Capitalism, Communism/Marxism be damned. We can only hope to avoid the same kind of surveillance, but everyone seems happy with third party doctrine for the public and spying on employees for the private sector.
  • estaseuropano 5y ago
    It is quite naive to think china is in any shape or form communist (except for the name). China has become a hardcore capitalist society with its current leader rumored to have accumulated wealth in the double digit billions.
• whoevercares 5y ago
  Could be a bit off-topic, but “Involution” (like racing among peers for long working hours) is super real for China’s tech industry. Not even sure it’s related to the ideology - same symptom among Chinese engineers in Bay Area as well. Surveillance is not even necessary for big tech in China since “involuted” work culture is pretty much the norm. Source: native Chinese, “内卷”/involution is a very hot topic in Chinese community recently
  • powerapple 5y ago
    it is very market driven. Big salary in tech industry is the main drive for this. Many people retire young. Before tech industry, there were financial industry, working crazy hours and make big bucks, retire on beach.
• dqpb 5y ago
  > Canon Information Technology in Beijing, unveiled a new workspace management system that only allows smiling employees to enter the office and book conference rooms.