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grantdong ◴[] No.45149548[source]
In China, its birthplace, '996' always seen as practice of failed management. Because for at least half of the 72-hour workweek, most employee will mentally checkout (in Chinese we call this 摸鱼). Although middle managers know their subordinates are inefficient, they still impose working hour KPI on their team, so they can demonstrate their own value to upper management.
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glhaynes ◴[] No.45150132[source]
Because for at least half of the 72-hour workweek, most employee will mentally checkout

Management seeing this and doing the calculation: “if they’re gonna be checked out half the time, we’re really only getting 36 hours of the 40 we’ve been promised.”

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r_lee ◴[] No.45150367[source]
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1. tw1984 ◴[] No.45150769[source]
you get yourself a PIP for doing 9-11-7 in some Alibaba teams.

they question the “work enthusiasm” of those who leave office by midnight.