996 Isn't a Schedule. It's a Bargain Nobody Signed
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In January 2021, a 22-year-old employee of the Chinese e-commerce company Pinduoduo died after leaving work at around 1:30 a.m. She collapsed on her way home. Her exact cause of death was never publicly confirmed, and that uncertainty matters: it is precisely what turned a private tragedy into a public argument about how Chinese tech companies treat working time. The case did not become famous because of the death alone. It became famous because of what happened next. An account bearing Pinduoduo's name responded to questions about the death on Zhihu, a Chinese Q&A platform, with a message tha
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