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Re:Jack Ma Again Endorses Extreme Overtime as Furor Rages On by matz1 on Monday April 15, 2019 @09:15AM (#19665036)
>but often spent time on their phones and repeated experiments mindlessly

For some people this is called breaks.

Yes, you shouldn't do 12 hours full working, you should take sufficient number of breaks in between.

This will fit the 996 system.

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Re:Jack Ma Again Endorses Extreme Overtime as Furor Rages On by jpking on Monday April 15, 2019 @09:26AM (#19665101)
You could look at it that way. Hours of time would be spent like this toward the end of the day so why not just go home?

In addition, mindlessly repeating experiments isn't a break.

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Re:Jack Ma Again Endorses Extreme Overtime as Furor Rages On by matz1 on Monday April 15, 2019 @09:29AM (#19665113)
During breaks you can go home as well

What constitutes a breaks of course different for each person. Maybe some prefer go to gym instead or going for coffee, or simply just strolling around.

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Re:Jack Ma Again Endorses Extreme Overtime as Furor Rages On by colejohnson66 on Monday April 15, 2019 @09:58AM (#19665318)
> During breaks you can go home as well

Not always true. In the US, you can be required to stay on premises, but it must be paid.

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