996
See also: 9-9-6
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]996 (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of 9-9-6.
- 2020, Noreena Hertz, chapter 7, in The Lonely Century, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN:
- Take China's ‘996’ practice. It's one that Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma actively endorses. ‘I personally think that 996 is a huge blessing,’ posted Ma on Alibaba's WeChat account. ‘How do you achieve the success you want without paying extra effort and time?’
- 2026 February 17, Arielle Pardes, quoting unnamed startup employee, “12-hour days, no weekends: the anxiety driving AI’s brutal work culture is a warning for all of us”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 17 February 2026:
- “I’d heard about 996, but these guys don’t even do 996,” he says. “They’re working 16-hour days.”
Chinese
[edit]| For pronunciation and definitions of 996 – see 九九六 (“9am-to-9pm workday and six-day workweek; 9-9-6”). (This term is a variant form of 九九六). |
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