996
4 days ago
- #work-life balance
- #996
- #work culture
- Gregor Zunic highlights attractive job perks like high salary, hackerhouse in SF, and equity, but mentions the demanding '996' work schedule (9 AM to 9 PM, 6 days a week) and mission of Open Source Software (OSS).
- Daksh Gupta describes a strict work culture with no drinking, no drugs, and adherence to the '996' schedule.
- Harry Stebbings claims China has escalated to '007' (midnight to midnight, 7 days a week) for building a $10 billion company.
- The author loves intense work and late-night hacking but values family, personal time, and meaningful conversations, arguing against unsustainable work hours.
- Founders promoting '996' culture are criticized for being irresponsible, as employees' risks and leverage differ significantly from founders.
- The author advocates for measuring success by output, not hours worked, and warns against burnout from unsustainable schedules.
- All-nighters can be enjoyable when personally chosen but are counterproductive if enforced as company culture.
- Promotion of '996' work culture should be resisted to maintain healthy work-life balance.