Is China still considered a communist state?
If so does the government have any influence over this?
Working Oneself to Death in China
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Re: Working Oneself to Death in China
#12IMHO (French, expat in Shanghai since 201708) in the Chinese middle class (and up) parents usually push their children very hard. Many start their day early, study before going to school, after it, and even during weekends. The school program is way more ambitious than most (maybe even all?) its occidental counterparts. All this is very competitive, even on extra-scholar activities (art, sport...).
Later, as adult, most are used to the idea that they must work hard, to the point of not even considering another approach.
Re: Working Oneself to Death in China
#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
I only have anecdotal answers, but a few of the South Korean and Chinese video-game related deaths were caused by cardiac arrest and dehydration. I always assumed the unspoken part was that the gamers were using some mild stimulants (at least large doses of caffeine), combined with long bouts of inactivity. This became a somewhat related issue in Japan a few years back, sometimes tied to karoshi incidents, and led to…
oh wow. I thought junk food might be involved with such long bouts. But I didn't correlate caffeine with this. What I wondered originally was, whether sleep deprivation/loss of quality sleep for as little as one week could lead to death.
I'd assume that this is even more of a problem with focus enhancing drugs such as amphetamines, because they also will keep you awake and alert.
Re: Working Oneself to Death in China
#14As employers see employees as cogs in the machine, when one burns out, swap and restart the engine. No humanity in the system
Re: Working Oneself to Death in China
#15how does 996 happen ? Is it a company wide mandate or asked by supervisors or self inflicted?
In pinduoduo's case there are internal memos specifying the hours.