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If you're doing R&D and you're actually into the problem, you're probably devoting the majority of your waking hours to "working" regardless. This is a differen
by ibejoeb 1y ago
If you're doing R&D and you're actually into the problem, you're probably devoting the majority of your waking hours to "working" regardless. This is a different 996 than stitching shoe welts 996. Hanging around and passively considering the problem with others can be good, productive work.
If someone who actually like this kind of thing freely enters into it, well, best of luck to you. I think the shouting "996" thing is just stirring up attention.
- drob518 1y agoYea, sometimes you need to take a break and walk outside for a bit, noodling on an issue. I get it. That’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about people hanging around the office to be seen at the office.
- davedx 1y agoThat’s not 996 at all. 996 is an explicit number of hours mandated from above, not “shit this problem is cool I can’t stop thinking about it”
- ibejoeb 1y agoRight. That's what I'm saying. The posts cited in the article are from leaders in those hype companies essentially rebranding a term and using it to recruit. One is explicitly inviting employees that are about to be assimilated into Atlassian, and he's betting that some are not thrilled about going into traditional corporate.