Guido:The 996 Work Schedule Is Inhumane

Posted by counter2015 on Sunday March 31, 2019 @10:36PM
from the twitter.com dept.

https://twitter.com/gvanrossum/status/1111628076801236993

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Re:Guido:The 996 Work Schedule Is Inhumane by PhantomGremlin on Monday April 01, 2019 @02:23AM (#19540976)

In case someone is wondering what 996 means: Expected hours of work are 9 AM to 9 PM, six days a week.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/996_working_hour_system

I think that's far past the point of being productive.

People's brains just can't function at a high level for so many hours. Maybe a lot of the time is spent socializing, like Japanese salarymen do (e.g. having drinks or eating dinner together).?

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Re:Guido:The 996 Work Schedule Is Inhumane by rmist on Sunday March 31, 2019 @11:48PM (#19540325)

Link to actual article: https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/3003691/develope...

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Re:Guido:The 996 Work Schedule Is Inhumane by rpvnwnkl on Sunday March 31, 2019 @11:35PM (#19540255)

A great wsy to use his celebrity. Very interesting to read through the tweets and see what people on that schedule have to say about it.

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Re:Guido:The 996 Work Schedule Is Inhumane by lozenge on Monday April 01, 2019 @02:24AM (#19540984)

I don't think Guido's Twitter has much influence in China.

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