Young Chinese are sick of working long hours

Re:Young Chinese are sick of working long hours by Someone1234 on Thursday May 10, 2018 @10:23AM (#17039075)

I have to imagine something was lost in translation there? My brain just cannot fathom how "overtime" by the very nature of the word can be anything but an optional extra.

You'd just as likely selfishly choose overtime as you would not choose it.

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Re:Young Chinese are sick of working long hours by ddeck on Thursday May 10, 2018 @10:39AM (#17039207)

I can't speak to the situation in the mainland, but in Hong Kong, "overtime" for employees in smaller local companies often means the period that you must work beyond your scheduled finish time, and for which you are not paid.

It is not optional if you plan on keeping your job

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Re:Young Chinese are sick of working long hours by s73v3r_ on Thursday May 10, 2018 @12:20PM (#17040278)

There are many ways to make something a "choice" that you really have no choice in.

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