{"id":42565,"date":"2019-04-25T12:10:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T10:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=42565"},"modified":"2019-04-25T12:10:34","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T10:10:34","slug":"996-icu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/25\/996-icu\/","title":{"rendered":"996.ICU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

There has been some noise in the mass media<\/a> about the 996.ICU<\/a> (official website<\/a>) recently. That’s good, but I think we can do better. So, spread the word!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few bits to get you started:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The name\u00a0996.ICU<\/code>\u00a0refers to\u00a0“Work by ‘996’, sick in ICU”<\/strong>, an ironic saying among Chinese developers, which means that by following the “996” work schedule, you are risking yourself getting into the ICU (Intensive Care Unit).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What is 996?
A “996” work schedule refers to an unofficial work schedule (9 a.m.\u20139 p.m., 6 days per week) that has been gaining popularity. Serving a company that encourages the “996” work schedule usually means working for at least 60 hours per week. Visit\u00a0996 working hour system<\/a>\u00a0on Wikipedia for more details.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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GitHub and Microsoft<\/a> works support the 996.ICU initiative, as well as many other companies and teams.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

There has been some noise in the mass media about the 996.ICU (official website) recently. That’s good, but I think we can do better. So, spread the word! Here are a few bits to get you started: The name\u00a0996.ICU\u00a0refers to\u00a0“Work by ‘996’, sick in ICU”, an ironic saying among Chinese developers, which means that by … Continue reading 996.ICU<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"996.ICU #China #work #law #GitHub #Microsoft #OpenSource","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,62],"tags":[1971,2809,577,2076,2912,17],"keyring_services":[],"class_list":["post-42565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-technology","tag-china","tag-github","tag-law","tag-microsoft","tag-open-source","tag-work"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t