Alibaba Group founder and billionaire Jack Ma has defended the grueling overtime...
SHANGHAI - Alibaba Group founder and billionaire Jack Ma has defended the grueling overtime work culture at many of China’s tech companies, calling it a “huge blessing” for young workers.
In a speech to Alibaba employees, Ma defended the industry’s ‘996’ work schedule, which refers to the 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. workday, six days a week. The issue has fueled an online debate and protests on some coding platforms, where workers have swapped examples of excessive overtime demands at some companies.
“Compared to them, up to this day, I still feel lucky, I don’t regret , I would never change this part of me,” he said.
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