Do you think there is any hope of seeing 996 disappear in this life?

996 is a deformed work model that has now become the standard for Internet companies. This is also the reason why large Internet companies can dominate one side and recruit the best talents and let them work. Working for the longest time, this operation mode is no less efficient than the assembly line.

At the same time, we should also see that this working model clearly shows the ugly face of capitalists. They have grasped the psychological state of the vast majority of people. Young people not only want to work more and make more money, but also want to have a healthy working time. Under the balance between the two, they will choose the former without hesitation. According to their concept, this is how they came to study, and it doesn’t take more than a few years of working. The way to achieve financial freedom as early as possible is to achieve it.

So, according to this logic, I can answer this question. Is there any hope of seeing 996 disappear in this life? My answer is that there is no hope, no possibility, that it will ever exist.

When companies recruit people, they need to create value. Eight hours is far from satisfying the ambitions of entrepreneurs. Doing easy work with a higher salary than ordinary people is a kind of torture for them. In order to make themselves comfortable, they will naturally choose to let Employees work overtime even if their work content is no longer required.

Industry needs. 996 companies are concentrated in some leading Internet companies. The nature of their work requires 24-hour operation. You can imagine how big their workload is. To give a simple example, during Taobao’s Double Eleven, the main trading time is after midnight. Such a large transaction scale will definitely require the support of thousands of technical staff to operate

Workers needs. What most migrant workers like is to be able to achieve financial freedom early. If you work according to the eight-hour working method, you can imagine how difficult it is. Therefore, a large number of them will choose to work overtime.

996 is not simply exploitation by enterprises, and its existence is reasonable. If this working model cannot exist, it will definitely die out under public opinion. But this is not the case. Workers complain that the company is too capitalist while enjoying the benefits of overtime work. This will only allow 996 to continue to flourish until it becomes a habit.

I just hope that 996 will not become the standard for all companies in the future.