Silicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing China’s Controversial ‘996’ Work Schedule
www.wired.com
In an industry once known for cushy perks, some founders are now asking staff to commit to a 72-hour weekly schedule. You’re either in or you’re out.

Yes I know it’s le ebil Shenzhen 996 Work schedule

comments from r/Trueanon

I feel like China’s invocation in this article is to make the argument to adopt these labor practices so we can “keep pace” with the CCP.

Of course, we have no plans to adopt China’s stance on public investment in infrastructure, research, or transportation. Those are all frivolous uses of taxpayer dollars. If we just commit to work more hours per week than they do, we will surely prevail.

{Stupid} asf, jack ma was inspired by tales of us dropouts living in the office during their startups

literally the progenitors of the practice goin “wut r we da asans???” fuck off

progenitors of two shots to the back of the head goin “dae russian window??”

americans love being hypocrites and love even more to drop a “uhm wataboutism” when you point this out

  • loathsome dongeater@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    16·
    3 days ago

    By no means an expert but I have run into these kinds of startup job offerings and they use cult like language to demand your fealty. They often ask you to be available on call pretty much all the time. Sometimes these positions are dressed up as “founding” positions which makes it sound like a descriptor for the ownership that comes with the position but in reality it just means that you are the one of the first persons in the department.

    • Comprehensive49@lemmygrad.ml
      7·
      2 days ago

      Eh, as long as the worker gets stock in the company that they can cash out later if the startup goes big, then the treatment is kinda whatever. That is the tacit deal.

      Never work for a brand new startup for the pay. Work for the opportunity of getting rich on its stock.

      Startup competition is the progressive part of capitalism. As socialists, we can use them to quickly iteratively develop technologies and production (E.g. China). Only once the startups have become monopolies or have started making money in ways detrimental to society do they have to be controlled/nationalized for further socialist development.

      • Makan@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
        4·
        3 days ago

        Really? I’ve heard most startups are kinda corrupt, especially when they involve private equity