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Re:996, GitHub, and China's digital workers rights awakening by baroffoos on Thursday April 11, 2019 @01:14AM (#19631335)
I don't even understand what the point of 996 is. I work normal hours and I find by the last hour I'm mentally done and I become totally unable to do anything more, staying extra hours would get nothing extra done.
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Re:996, GitHub, and China's digital workers rights awakening by njepa on Thursday April 11, 2019 @02:37AM (#19631702)
There is no point other than opportunism. The same reason kids were working in textile mills last century and why housing costs are multiplying now in the western world.
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Re:996, GitHub, and China's digital workers rights awakening by baroffoos on Thursday April 11, 2019 @02:46AM (#19631747)
But a greedy company acting purely in self interest wouldn't want this because you are getting less productivity by making sure your employees are constantly tired and never getting anything done.
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Re:996, GitHub, and China's digital workers rights awakening by hrktb on Thursday April 11, 2019 @03:33AM (#19631920)
To get the full picture you need to shift perspective and see humans more as resources. When a resource doesn’t produce enough anymore it gets replaced.
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Re:996, GitHub, and China's digital workers rights awakening by ndnxhs on Thursday April 11, 2019 @05:00AM (#19632252)
How can you possibly develop a product when none of your developers have been around for more than a few months?
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Re:996, GitHub, and China's digital workers rights awakening by Ericson2314 on Thursday April 11, 2019 @09:57AM (#19634562)
If the entire industry is less productive, it's not a business problem.

Overworked employees a probably cheeper per hour too.

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Re:996, GitHub, and China's digital workers rights awakening by ahartmetz on Thursday April 11, 2019 @03:00AM (#19631802)
Inappropriate incentives for individuals cause behavior that hurts everyone. Not exactly a new thing.
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Re:996, GitHub, and China's digital workers rights awakening by unicornmama on Thursday April 11, 2019 @04:32AM (#19632112)
I think it’s a symptom of double digit growth. China does not have enough experienced and qualified managers and executives. So this stupid shit like this flies.
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