The annual salary is 200,000, and the hourly salary is only 50 yuan! Is your 996 really worth it？

　　Zhongxin Jingwei client April 14th (Zhao Jiaran) "Work 996, sick ICU." Recently, this sentence has become the mantra of many people.

　　The so-called "996 working system" is an unwritten working system that goes to work at 9: 00 a.m. on weekdays and leaves work at 9: 00 p.m. and works six days a week. The minimum weekly working time of "996" is 60 hours.

　　In the face of 996, some people have resentment, and some people are happy with it; Some people criticize, others are in a dilemma. Jing Weijun interviewed two incumbents who are or have been in the 996 working system. I wonder if their feelings are similar to yours?

　　"After working for one year in 996, I resigned."

　　Yang Peng’s last job didn’t reach 996, but it was close. In order to save commuting time as much as possible, he had to move out of his home in Beijing’s Third Ring Road and live outside the Sixth Ring Road.

　　Yang Peng admits that actually choosing this high-intensity job is not in his original life plan, which is an episode. At that time, after two years of marriage, he got a mortgage, and the plan for the next generation was put on the agenda. The economic pressure forced him to find another way out.

　　"Work for two years first, and when you learn the knowledge, you can leave a way out. In the future, no matter what, it is not a problem to support your family." He said.

　　However, from nine to five to 996, the change of rhythm is a headache. Although the company system does not impose overtime hours, there is a huge workload ahead, and there is no other way but to work overtime. You can count the normal off-duty days every quarter. Because he lives in a relative’s house outside the Sixth Ring Road on weekdays, he and his wife can only meet on weekends and enjoy two meals in a short time.

　　Because the previous work was not professional, Yang Peng was caught off guard by the sudden high-intensity professional work, and even began to feel anxious at the thought of going to work. I finally got familiar with the basic operation, but the work pressure still overwhelmed him. The lounge chair is a must-have for him and his colleagues, and they need to have a rest at noon every day, otherwise the whole afternoon will be in a daze.

　　"I am simply changing my life for money." Yang Peng roughly calculated that his hourly salary was only over 50 yuan.

　　After sticking to his post for a year, he resigned and started a business to do the work he was really interested in. In his view, it is not worth fighting for a job that he is not suitable for. Although his income has improved for a while, he can’t really have a sense of accomplishment.

　　Yang Peng thinks that although this experience can improve him a lot, the greater significance is to let him know himself clearly. "Money is important, but not that important."

　　"Reluctant, but don’t leave"

　　This is probably the common aspiration of many workers under the 996 system. Seemingly contradictory, it is actually helpless.

　　Cui Yu is one of them. Having plunged into the army of programmers after graduation, he has long accepted the fact that if he wants to work in a large Internet company, he must bear the price of 996 or even higher.

　　Now Cui Yu works as a development post in an IT company. She goes to work at 9 o’clock on weekdays and gets off work at 11 o’clock. She works overtime all day on Saturday, and the off-duty time is uncertain. "The company didn’t give an extra explanation on the working hours when recruiting, which is already in the industry ‘ Uniform rules ’ . Everyone else is 996, and I can only be together. "

　　In order to meet the needs of rest and work at the same time, Cui Yu almost sacrificed all her personal time on weekdays. The closer the rented house is to the company, the better. Go to bed immediately after returning home and ensure the rest time. Even on precious sundays, he mostly chooses to relax by reading books and watching movies to meet the next round of "fighting".

　　About half a year ago, Cui Yu met his fiancee now, and they decided to get married within this year. Regarding Cui Yu’s work status, his fiancee A Jing is also in distress situation: "I sometimes go to his apartment and find that what I didn’t finish packing last weekend is still the same after a week, and I haven’t moved. After marriage, we should only meet in the morning, because my work is also very busy and I need to go to bed early. " A Jing said that he would support Cui Yu’s choice of work, but he was most worried about his physical condition.

　　Talking about the views on 996, Cui Yu’s feedback is simple and plain. "Personally, working overtime for a long time is definitely unreasonable, but it has become an indisputable fact in the industry. It is difficult to change the status quo without changing industries. "

　　Cui Yu said that he has made a long-term work plan and will continue to adhere to the post of programmer in the future. For him, the dissatisfaction or complaint about the 996 system may only exist in chatting after dinner.

　　Is your 996 worth it?

　　What does 996 stand for? Is it more income, self-improvement, or squeezed time and increasingly weak body?

　　For different needs, everyone has different answers to this question. On April 12th, Alibaba official Weibo released Ma Yun’s views on the 996 working system in internal communication activities:

　　Personally, I think it is a great blessing to be able to do 996. Many companies and people don’t have a chance to do 996. If you don’t 996 when you are young, when can you 996? You don’t have 996 in your life, so you think you are very proud?

　　So we said, to join Ali, you should be prepared for 12 hours a day, otherwise what are you doing in Ali? We don’t lack people who are comfortable to work for 8 hours.

　　Later, Ma Yun himself wrote to Weibo that "young people should have the opportunity to hear the truth" and "don’t defend 996, but pay tribute to the strugglers".

　　On the same day, Liu Qiangdong also tweeted an article entitled "The Story of the Floor Alarm Clock" in the circle of friends, saying that "JD.COM will never force employees to work 995 or 996, but everyone in JD.COM must have the spirit of hard work".

　　The loafer is not my brother! Real brothers must be people who fight together in the rivers and lakes, bear the responsibility and pressure together and enjoy the fruits of success together!

　　Zhao Zhanling, deputy director of Beijing Zhilin Law Firm, believes that although the existence of the 996 working system is objective and reasonable, it is still illegal. In order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of workers, the current labor law stipulates that the working hours of workers should not exceed 8 hours per day and 44 hours per week on average. If the employer can extend the working hours due to the needs of production and operation after consultation with the trade unions and workers, it shall generally not exceed 1 hour per day; If it is necessary to extend working hours for special reasons, the extended working hours shall not exceed 3 hours per day, but not more than 36 hours per month under the condition of ensuring the health of workers.

　　Therefore, employers need to meet two conditions for arranging overtime for workers: reaching an agreement with the workers and limiting the overtime hours. Under the 996 working system, the overtime hours per month must exceed the legal limit of 36 hours, so it is illegal. At the same time, for employees to work overtime, the employer also needs to pay overtime pay according to law.

　　Regarding the current situation that Internet companies are "short of time", Huang Wei, a senior partner of Zhejiang Shenggang Law Firm, said that the fundamental solution lies in designing a reasonable incentive and salary system, so that more employees of Internet companies can give full play to their own abilities, rather than designing a set of solidified overtime system to force employees to maximize their output.

　　As for the "cost performance" of 996, someone calculated an account: under the 996 working system, a programmer with an annual salary of 200,000 yuan earns only 50 yuan an hour, and the cost performance is no different from that of 955 with an annual salary of 100,000 yuan (working five days a week from nine to five), while the costs of health and personal time cannot be calculated.

　　What do you think of the 996 working system? In the face of 996, will you choose to carry a heavy load or try your best to break free? Please talk about your experience and sentiment with Jingwei Jun! (Zhongxin Jingwei APP)

　　(In the article, Yang Peng, Cui Yu and A Jing are all pseudonyms.)