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I used to work for Huawei where 996 or worse wasn't uncommon. While middle management definitely pushed for extended working hours, I didn't get the impression
by unmole 1y ago
I used to work for Huawei where 996 or worse wasn't uncommon. While middle management definitely pushed for extended working hours, I didn't get the impression that anyone viewed it as failed management. If anything, upper management knew exactly what was happening and was encouraging it.
Hell, you have the likes of Jack Ma glorifying 996, calling it a blessing.
- utrack 1y agoNot a lot of people know, but the 996 in Alibaba included 2 hour long lunch and sleep break, as well as 1 hour for a dinner at 6 pm.
- La-Douceur 1y agoI worked for ByteDance in Singapore. People would show up for work between 10 and 11am, lunch would start around 11:45am or 12, then people would nap until 2pm at their desk. A good, focused engineer could produce the same output as these engineers while only working in the morning
- utrack 1y agoExactly - I felt like the real work happened only 11-12 and 15-18, and maaaybe some meetings 19-20. Everything else was a fluff.
- goalieca 1y agoNo time for kids and loved ones or hobbies outside of work.
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- ygouzerh 1y agoI never understood why Huawei is doing it. It seems like a "do it when you are young for the resume and then leave" type of things. Only young people can support this schedule, how a company like that is expecting senior and experienced people to stay?