A few days ago, there was a huge project on Github, with thousands of stars in an hour.

Github.com/997icu/996….

Up to now, the number of start of this project has exceeded 63K and Issues5000+.

This project doesn’t seem to involve any technology, but it does involve every programmer in the country. 996.ICU means: Work 996, be sick in the ICU.

So the theme of the project is about the infamous 996 work system.

And many industry netizens’ reaction is:

996 is fine but you’re paying the bills, and you want people to work overtime without paying

Especially in this Internet winter season, 996 has become a sharp tool for enterprises to force employees to resign to avoid compensation. I believe you are familiar

The present status of 996

Speaking of “996” work system believe that every programmer is not unfamiliar. Especially in the recent Internet winter environment, 996 seems to be increasingly serious!

As soon as this year was on the right track, a certain party turned its annual meeting into a “Hongmen Banquet” and announced the implementation of the 996 work schedule:

The so-called normal working hours have been changed to 9.30am to 21:00 PM, making the working day eleven and a half hours long. Once the company has an emergency project, it will be forced to work 6 days a week. If the project cannot be completed, please extend it by yourself.

After the announcement, the company made specific regulations: If you leave work before 9 p.m., you need to take annual leave. Otherwise, you will be absent from work.

Then, a lot of Internet bosses began to imitate, when it was time to raise salary not very active, 996 then learn quickly. Really eat not too embarrassed, forgive me this life debauchery does not love freedom!

The symptoms actually started last year

The 996 is definitely not unacceptable. When the project is tight, I believe that many programmers can understand the occasional overtime, you also every day the project is tight.

You are nervous everyday also go, our requirement is not tall also, also go to wage by labor law…. But the truth is to ignore everything! If this kind of indulgence continues, the future work environment will be in danger.

About 996, many people have their own opinions

Let’s see what our friends on Zhihu say

– come here on zhihu author: finding the sword of the original link: www.zhihu.com/question/31…

As for how to view the 996 work system itself, not to mention whether it is illegal or not, I think it is anachronistic, goes against The Times, and does not conform to the scientific and even anti-intellectual system.

In manufacturing, if production lines or machines work longer hours, time is output, which is understandable.

But the Internet industry is not manufacturing, and people are not machines.

While world-class Internet companies like Google and Microsoft are working to improve the work environment and even allow employees to work from home — some of us are chasing working hours?

Do these executives not understand the word “efficiency”?

Simply and roughly increasing working hours will inevitably reduce enthusiasm for work and lead to negative work slowness. The final reduced working efficiency is likely to be 0.7×60=42 < 1×44=44. Not to mention overpaying employees in the process.

So I say anti-intelligence, regardless of the employees’ discomfort, even in boss’s position, I think 996 is probably not able to create more output and profit.

996. The ICU item has received a lot of support from netizens, and even attracted the attention of netizens abroad

The project has also been translated into multiple foreign languages to maximize its impact.

The problem of 996

As one Zhihu mogul said, 996’s biggest problem is not time or overtime pay, but depriving you of time and opportunities for advancement.

A lot of people think that work is a kind of promotion and development, but in fact it is not, work is a drain on your energy, brain and the knowledge you have stored up, the biggest problem is actually here.

He doubles down on your personal resources and doesn’t give you time to build new ones.

This just is 996 fundamental problem, money is small problem really, just entered a job don’t say monthly salary had crossed ten thousand, had 5000 is one of ten, besides many famous brand college student and have certain qualification, what most college student enters an office takes is 3 4000 get basic salary.

So for modern enterprises, the program monkey this thing has completely become consumable, 996 squeeze your value, after you have no value directly – knife cut, at this time you take more than ten years ago with the basic knowledge and in the society has to be eliminated experience to find a job is more difficult.

It’s not the present they want, it’s the future. Who didn’t work hard when they were young? Who doesn’t want to make more money while they’re young? Who doesn’t want to strive for a better future?

But this cannot be solved by living beyond our means or at the cost of sacrificing the future, which is something most people do not want to accept.

The above answer comes from zhihu big guy frame frame

I know most of us are resistant to working overtime, as programmers, no one wants to do repetitive work, remember the saying, forget who said it, the best way to destroy a programmer is to make him do repetitive work, although I want to make money, BUT I also don’t want to be destroyed ~

The last

With 996-ICU, I don’t think anyone wants that. But sometimes we cannot change. For the sake of our families and relatives, the best way for us is to improve ourselves, keep preparing for the war, and strive to leave ICU as soon as possible. At the same time, you can also do a part-time job like Yu Ge, although the salary is not high, I believe it will be sooner or later.

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