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38 mentions on Hacker News by 37 people: 10 stories, 28 comments · first 2019-03-27 · latest 2026-09-12

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  1. …better off', you conveniently ignore the tears, sweets, and blood behind the facade of neijuan. [1] https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU
    comment by RandyOrion · 2026-09-12 · in Neijuan
  2. This was a movement from a time when the IT industry still held promise for the future (7 years ago): https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU Now they are just thinking about to not to lose their jobs now. Even worse working environment.
    comment by linzhangrun · 2026-06-30 · in DeepSeek V4 Peak Valley Pricing Change
  3. …the "996" work schedule, you are risking yourself getting into the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU
    comment by dtquad · 2024-10-16 · in Should We Chat, Too? Security Analysis of WeChat's Mmtls Encryption Protocol
  4. The 996 Github Repo is one of the Top Starred https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU
    comment by antoniuschan99 · 2021-08-27 · in Chinese authorities say overtime '996' policy is illegal
  5. …and many other big corps. [1] https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/15/business/jack-ma-996-china/in... [2] https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU#capitalists
    comment by justicezyx · 2021-08-09 · in A rape allegation at Alibaba prompted an outpouring about toxic work culture
  6. …g/wgbh/americanexperience/features/carnegi... Modern times show us the '996 icu' work culture rising: https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU My greatest fear is that there will not be enough jobs for everyone, and Andrew Yang's proposal for UBI…
    comment by adamredwoods · 2021-05-10 · in Why do we buy into the 'cult' of overwork?
  7. https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU
    comment by A_non_e-moose · 2021-04-11 · in Alibaba slapped with record $2.7B antitrust fine
  8. For the uninitiated https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU 996 doesn’t sound bad at all if it’s my own Company and I’m not constantly worried about Cash flow or run rate. Maybe that’s why in the quotes they say stuff like “996 is a blessing” :P
    comment by antoniuschan99 · 2021-01-11 · in China CCP to Nationalize Jack Ma's Alibaba and Ant Group – Report
  9. Not Iranian but a very famous repo is the 996 repo https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU (>250k stars) which advocates for Chinese Developers working a 996 schedule. Depending on where you look you can find a lot of political content on Github…
    comment by securingsincity · 2021-01-05 · in GitHub is fully available in Iran
  10. …which is hazardous to one's wellbeing and illegal under PRC labour laws. https://996.icu/#/en_US https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU
    comment by wcerfgba · 2020-10-27 · in Jack Ma's Ant Group set for record $34B market debut
  11. https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/3/18294030/tencent-xiaomi-ch... https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU/pull/24891
    comment by abc-xyz · 2020-07-31 · in Opera GX Gaming Browser
  12. https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU "The name 996.ICU refers to "Work by '996', sick in ICU", an ironic saying among Chinese developers, which means that by following the "996" work schedule, you are risking yourself getting into the ICU…
    comment by WilliamEdward · 2019-11-04 · in Microsoft 4-day week boosts productivity and sales
  13. …(while mainly targeted at improving insane Chinese work schedules) is about work-life balance: https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU/blob/master/README.md
    comment by rapnie · 2019-10-27 · in Ask HN: Tools and resources for making a calm company or calm workplace?
  14. The "Anti 996 Licence" (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/996_working_hour_system and https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU/blob/master/LICENSE ) has caused me to re-think what it means to say that a license is "for freedom." For example, a…
    comment by eesmith · 2019-09-24 · in Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software (2007)
  15. …you're right. Huawei is not good. I remember about two months ago there was a github repository https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU made by Chinese programmers in protest of 996 work week. I bet Huawei enforces these long hours on their…
    comment by paulriddle · 2019-08-09 · in Huawei Announces HarmonyOS
  16. https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU 9am-9pm, 6 days a week for $41k a year.
    comment by marsRoverDev · 2019-06-03 · in China Has Whole Towns Focused on Making Electric Cars
  17. …it's the only place to talk about politically sensitive issues without being censored or harassed. https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU
    comment by tdaltonc · 2019-05-29 · in Chinese developers fear the tech war will cost them access to GitHub
  18. Just FYI: Huawei is one of the first companies that promoted the "996" schedule. https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU Huawei started the trend of laying off engineers once they reach 35 years old in China.
    comment by abakus · 2019-05-21 · in US has underestimated Huawei, says founder
  19. I just tried in wechat this url https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU , it's OK now instead of the warning "harmful" just couple days ago.
    comment by AFascistWorld · 2019-04-11 · in 996, GitHub, and China's digital workers rights awakening
  20. That URL no longer works; I believe the file has been renamed. New URL: https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU/blob/master/README.md
    comment by zenexer · 2019-04-05 · in Twitter Blocked Tweeting “996.icu”
  21. See the English README for the Github repo here (explains the cause): https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU/blob/master/README_EN.md
    comment by jakecopp · 2019-04-04 · in Twitter Blocked Tweeting “996.icu”
  22. Without Google Translation (In Chinese): https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU/pull/24904#issuecomment-47...
    comment by rqs · 2019-04-02 · in Major Chinese-made web browsers are reportedly blocking 996ICU's GitHub repo
  23. …dumb enough to not include something that says you gotta keep the restriction in modified version. https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU/pull/24748 is a fix that should get merged soon. There's also a notes on use section, which basically…
    comment by arthur2e5 · 2019-03-30 · in Ask HN: Will software license be feasible for labor protection?
  24. Uhm... of course there is? https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU https://996.icu/#/en_US Even on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19507620 The link just shows you one particular file in the repo, but that should be obvious to anyone…
    comment by seba_dos1 · 2019-03-30 · in The anti crunch hours license
  25. …link, thanks for sharing. It seems like the github repo of that site is being flooded with issues: https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU/issues Not sure if they are fake users or not
    comment by federicoponzi · 2019-03-29 · in GitHub may have been blocked in parts of China
  26. Some translations for flavor: Issue: "10 5 5 imperialist American code peasant sneaks out of work" https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU/issues/1738 Issue: "The last two weeks we've had morning meetings at 7am, leave work at 11pm, no breaks on…
    comment by computerlab · 2019-03-28 · in Chinese Devs Using GitHub to Protest 996 Workweek (9am – 9pm, 6 days/week)
  27. Here's the actual protesting: https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU/issues
    comment by chillacy · 2019-03-28 · in Chinese Devs Using GitHub to Protest 996 Workweek (9am – 9pm, 6 days/week)
  28. https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU/blob/master/en_US.md A "996" job refers to an unofficial working pattern (9 am - 9 pm, 6 days a week) that has been gaining more popularity. Serving a company that encourages the "996" working pattern…
    comment by NicoJuicy · 2019-03-27 · in Ask HN: Those who moved careers from the West to China, what's your experience?