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Re:Chinese authorities say overtime '996' policy is illegal by rvba on Friday August 27, 2021 @08:18AM (#28326843)
Programmer in China working 996 is a prestige job with a chance of a big payout though.

Programmers have it much easier to switch jobs due to scarcity and high demand - this also applies to China.

Re:Chinese authorities say overtime '996' policy is illegal by bingohbangoh on Friday August 27, 2021 @11:29AM (#28329084)
There are vanishingly few bank jobs and so the hazing process to get them is brutal. The banks push their associates to work 80hr/wk because they can. Technologists, for instance, don't work these hours (something closer to 60hr/wk in my experience).

The 996 phenomenon seems to be more common. It's as if every job put you through the ringer.