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The Impact of the 996 ICU Project on the Chinese Working Culture
There's still a tension where the society is expecting continuous hard work, especially given China's economic situation and people kind of rejecting the grind. I don't think there was any victory for the tech workers over time or just general disregard for a boundary between work and your personal time. Just yesterday actually, people posted a video on Doyin that's China's TikTok. They say that young people should have a correct attitude towards work and that they should learn to shickle. That means to eat bitter, right? Yes, literally.