It was a thing in ~40 of the big tech firms during the 2016-2019 tech boom, the supreme people’s court explicitly ruled it illegal in 2021 and with the 2025 consumption boost plan more frameworks for cracking down on excess overtime alongside enforcing rest and vacation rights better and many other things is being put in place.
Yeah, I am sure the system is improving. But I always found it amusing that the person complaining to me that they were expected to work long hours was also the person who could afford to fly first-class to the US and was wearing a Rolex or driving a Jag or whatever.
It was a thing in ~40 of the big tech firms during the 2016-2019 tech boom, the supreme people’s court explicitly ruled it illegal in 2021 and with the 2025 consumption boost plan more frameworks for cracking down on excess overtime alongside enforcing rest and vacation rights better and many other things is being put in place.
Yeah, I am sure the system is improving. But I always found it amusing that the person complaining to me that they were expected to work long hours was also the person who could afford to fly first-class to the US and was wearing a Rolex or driving a Jag or whatever.
Sounds like they have a pretty good overtime package