Re:Chinese authorities say overtime '996' policy is illegal
by deanCommie on Saturday August 28, 2021 @11:00PM
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> read tech docs, or write some code
How's that not work? I suppose you meant write some code not for your work, but reading tech docs is ABSOLUTELY part of your job...
Re:Chinese authorities say overtime '996' policy is illegal
by civilized on Friday August 27, 2021 @06:56PM
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Good luck, my satanic potato friend.
Re:Chinese authorities say overtime '996' policy is illegal
by tluyben2 on Saturday August 28, 2021 @03:06AM
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Maybe you know, but if you do not; 666 is a lucky number in China. I was surprised to see the number of beast everywhere when I first visited ShangHai & Suzhou, while it's very rare in the west.
From wikipedia: "In China the number is considered to be lucky and is often displayed in shop windows and neon signs".
It is truly depressing. I would never go back. I earn 1/20 of my old salary as a solo developer. I can't make ends meet, yet. But I would never go back.
Paul Graham wrote somewhing like, if you fail, you would have to go back to those boring companies. This fact provides a lot of motivation. I can't remember the exact phrase. But yes, that's exactly how I feel.