"Silicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing China's Controversial '996' Work Schedule"
Would you like to work nearly double the standard 40-hour week? It's a question that many startups in the US are asking prospective employees--and to get the job, the answer needs to be an unequivocal yes. These companies are embracing an intense schedule, first popularized in mainland China, known as "996," or 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week. In other words, it's a 72-hour work week.
In the health care world, that's called "residency".
