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28-Year-Old ByteDance Employee Dies Suddenly

On Tuesday, a post titled "the sudden death of a 28-year-old employee at ByteDance" was widely spread on Maimai. ByteDance confirmed later that the employee unfortunately passed away at 13:43 on February 23.

Snapshots of China’s Internet Sector in 2021

In December, people's social media was flooded with two explosive pieces of news: the massive layoffs within China’s Big Tech and the improvement of employees’ welfare.

“I Think I Am Doing the Right Thing, but I Meet with Such Stiff Resistance”: The Team behind China’s Anti-Overwork Campaign

The viral project that amassed more than 10 million views in less than a week has been reduced to a flameout amid a mixture of anti-overwork sentiment and digital censorship in Chinese society.

Amid Rumors Tencent Will Implement “965” Workweek, Many Employees Haven’t Been Notified or Prefer Flexible Schedule

An employee at Tencent said on Monday via domestic Maimai that the firm has officially issued a document revealing plans to implement a "965" working schedule (from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week).

ByteDance Rumored to Start “1075” Working Schedule

Recently, some Chinese netizens have posted on social platforms, quoting sources that ByteDance has begun to implement a "1075" working schedule (starting work at 10 a.m., with seven-hour work days, five days per week).

ByteDance Employees Receive First Salary Since Cancellation of ‘Big/Small Week’ Work Schedule, Pay Drops 17% on Average

ByteDance employees in China have received their salary for last month on August 31, after the "Big/Small Week" overtime working schedule was discontinued by the company.

Top Chinese Governing Bodies Call ‘996’ Work Culture Illegal

On Thursday, top Chinese governing bodies released a collective memo, saying that the '996' work culture - a 12-hour, six-day working schedule - represents a serious violation of the law pertaining to maximum work hours.

Unmasking Chinese Tech Giants’ Abandonment of the “Big/Small Week” Working Scheme

For millions of Chinese dot-com workers, to work or not to work overtime presents an endless struggle.

We also support Hindi language, do you want change to it?

हम यह भी हिन्दी भाषा का समर्थन है, आप इसे करने के लिए परिवर्तन करना चाहते हैं?

Yes(ह)

We also support Punjabi language, do you want change to it?

ਸਾਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਨੂੰ ਸਹਿਯੋਗ ਹੈ, ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹੋ?

Yes(ਜ)

We also support Bengali language, do you want change to it?

আমরা বাংলা ভাষা সমর্থন, আপনি এটি পরিবর্তন করতে চান?

Yes(হ)

We also support Burmese language, do you want change to it?

ငါတို့သည်လည်း, မြန်မာဘာသာစကားကိုထောကျပံ့သငျသညျကအပြောင်းအလဲလိုသလဲ

Yes(ဟုတ်ကဲ့)

We also support Nepali language, do you want change to it?

हामी पनि नेपाली भाषा समर्थन, तपाईं यसलाई परिवर्तन गर्न चाहनुहुन्छ?

Yes(ह)

We also support Tagalog language, do you want change to it?

Sinusuportahan din namin ang Tagalog wika, ang gusto mong pagbabago dito?

Yes(oo)

We also support Malay language, do you want change to it?

Kami juga menyokong bahasa Melayu, adakah anda mahu perubahan kepadanya?

Yes(yes)

We also support Indonesian language, do you want change to it?

Kami juga mendukung bahasa Indonesia, apakah Anda ingin perubahan untuk itu?

Yes(Iya)

We also support Thai language, do you want change to it?

นอกจากนี้เรายังสนับสนุนภาษาไทย, คุณต้องการที่เปลี่ยนแปลงไปได้หรือไม่

Yes(ใช่)