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9-9-6
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996
English
Alternative forms
en 996
Etymology
en zh 九九六 996.
Noun
- mul 9-9-6
A schedule with 9am to 9pm workdays and a six-day workweek (usually from Monday to Saturday).
en Bryan Robinson The ‘9-9-6 Work Schedule’ Could Be Coming To Your Workplace Soon w:Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2025/08/04/the-9-9-6-work-schedule-could-be-coming-to-your-workplace-soon/ 2025-08-04 The Gen Z generation is bringing “good trouble” — a term coined by civil rights activist and politician John Lewis for nonviolent protests against unjust situations — to the “9-9-6 work culture.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260913001932/https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2025/08/04/the-9-9-6-work-schedule-could-be-coming-to-your-workplace-soon/ 13 September 2026
Li Yuan Silicon Valley Has China Envy, and That Reveals a Lot About America 2025-10-22 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/business/china-tech-silicon-valley.html Some have called for an American DeepSeek project, published industrial manifestoes full of references to China and even adopted China Tech’s grueling “996” work culture, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week.