Recently, employees of Chinese Internet companies complained that the 996 working system has aroused social attention, and some Internet companies have also pushed some Internet companies to the cedar of public opinion.Global Times editor -in -chief Hu Xijin said on Weibo yesterday (April 5) that he did not believe that such complaints would have political significance as some Westerners' hope and formed a impact on China's competitiveness.
The full text of Weibo is as follows:
Recently, employees of Internet companies have complained that the so -called 996 working system is complained. Some foreign media are very excited to see this as a promising Chinese new society conflict.I think they think too much.I also feel that I need to say a few words.
High -tech companies, especially high -tech companies in the entrepreneurial stage, and young programmers working for a long time. This is a fact.It is the product of fierce competition in the market, and in the end, it is only gradually resolved through market competition.When the long working time leads to the departure of outstanding talents, the large companies will have to reducing the reverse competition of work duration.
High -tech companies, especially high -tech companies in the entrepreneurial stage for a long time, are worldwide.I remember very clearly that I read an article describing Silicon Valley in the United States more than ten years ago, saying that the people there were more than ten hours a day. It was a phenomenon of Silicon Valley.
The overtime phenomenon of Chinese society is relatively common. The police industry, some other civil servants, the media industry, and brother have long working time.Lao Hu's working hours are more serious than 996, and some civil servants I know worse than me.
Not only in mainland China, East Asia's developed economies have experienced a very violent overtime wave. Until now, in East Asia companies, overtime is often regarded as active performance. The bosses do not leave, and many employees dare not leave.Lao Hu went to Japan to visit, and the Japanese civil servants and translations accompanied me, I think it is more tired than Chinese civil servants and translations.The Chinese Labor Law stipulates 5 days and 40 hours of working system per week. Its key protection goals are industrial workers and relatively weak workers in various fields, and this protection played a role.
The programmers of high -tech companies have a certain ability to choose to work.In addition to the protection of labor law, they also have a greater initiative to resign from working long and inadequate wages.They are relatively strong in the game with employers than industrial workers and the most grass -roots civil servants.
In general, the entire Chinese society is very hardworking. A large part of China's modernization is added overtime. At this stage, the Chinese people have made greater efforts than western society.If it is sensational, Chinese modernization is also a sad story.Not only do you work for a long time, look at the weekend of first -tier cities such as Beijing. How many people really spend it leisurely?Many people are arranged in the weekend that the traffic jams on the streets on the streets of Beijing are not lower than usual. This is the epitome of everyone's busy weekend.
I support Chinese society to make such a kind of effort: not only must we achieve rapid economic and social development, but in the process, the average labor intensity should be gradually reduced to let everyone have a little rest time. I believe this process will gradually happen, including some people, including some peopleComplaining 996 may not have a positive significance.
But I don't believe that this complaint will have political significance as some Westerners hope, and the impact on China's competitiveness.The young Chinese elites are clever and capable, and they are willing to endure hardships, making some Westerners stand up.They don't want to play hard competitions with the Chinese.Their mentality can also be understood.
In short, this is a very complicated problem. I still hope that high -tech companies should try to arrange the rest of young employees to increase their unit time work efficiency. Keeping good physical and mental state is undoubtedly positive for the company's long -term development.Today's young people pay more attention to personal rights and family life. This is also a trend of the times. Major companies should pay attention to keeping up with this trend.In that case, their development is more sustainable.
This article was written by Lao Hu with the help of an editor of a Global Times who was taking a small holiday in the field.Lao Hu felt guilty.In addition to paying overtime, we will also reduce such disturbances as much as possible.
