From 2f1448964849e106421ab9be4e69a0ed3f2d475d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Xingfan Xia Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 11:28:23 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] fix translation --- en_US.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/en_US.md b/en_US.md index 7af18a4..dee09fb 100644 --- a/en_US.md +++ b/en_US.md @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ === ## What is "996"? -A "996" job refers to an unofficial working pattern (9 am - 9 pm, 6 days a week) that has been gaining more popularity. -Serving a company that encourages the "996" working pattern usually means working for at least 60 hours a week. +A "996" work schedule refers to an unofficial work schedule (9 am - 9 pm, 6 days a week) that has been gaining more popularity. +Serving a company that encourages the "996" work schedule usually means work for at least 60 hours a week. ## Labor Law of the People’s Republic of China [Labor Law of the People’s Republic of China](http://www.china.org.cn/living_in_china/abc/2009-07/15/content_18140508.htm) Article 41 says: @@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ Serving a company that encourages the "996" working pattern usually means workin ## Gaining more popularity -In early 2019, a Chinese E-commerce company called _Youzan_ has announced the adoption of the "996" working pattern in the future, at the company's Chinese New Year Party. The CEO of Youzan responds: "This would definitely be a good decision when we look back in a few years time.". +In early 2019, a Chinese E-commerce company called _Youzan_ has announced the adoption of the "996" work schedule in the future, at the company's Chinese New Year Party. The CEO of Youzan responds: "This would definitely be a good decision when we look back in a few years time.". -In Mid-March 2019, it was reported that Jingdong started adopting "996" or "995" working pattern in some of the business units. Jingdong PR posted on their maimai(`脉脉`, a Chinese real-name business social network platform) account: "(Our culture is) to devote ourselves with all our hearts (to achieve the business objectives)". +In Mid-March 2019, it was reported that Jingdong started adopting "996" or "995" work schedule in some of the business units. Jingdong PR posted on their maimai(`脉脉`, a Chinese real-name business social network platform) account: "(Our culture is) to devote ourselves with all our hearts (to achieve the business objectives)". ## Compensation and benefits -According to the Labor Law, employees who follow the "996" working pattern deserve to be paid 2.275 times of their base salary. Unfortunately, people who achieved "996" rarely get paid that much. +According to the Labor Law, employees who follow the "996" work schedule deserve to be paid 2.275 times of their base salary. Unfortunately, people who achieved "996" rarely get paid that much. ## Where does the name of the repo `996.ICU` come from? -If you consistently follow the "996" working pattern, you run the risk of getting yourself into **I**ntensive **C**are **U**nit. +If you consistently follow the "996" work schedule, you run the risk of getting yourself into **I**ntensive **C**are **U**nit. Developers' lives matter. From f3c6dcb2b02fd2841cc5e18da47b8ef40d5fe8d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bolun Zhang Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:54:09 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Apply suggestions from code review Solid Co-Authored-By: xingfanxia --- en_US.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/en_US.md b/en_US.md index dee09fb..d62d8ba 100644 --- a/en_US.md +++ b/en_US.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Serving a company that encourages the "996" work schedule usually means work for ## Gaining more popularity -In early 2019, a Chinese E-commerce company called _Youzan_ has announced the adoption of the "996" work schedule in the future, at the company's Chinese New Year Party. The CEO of Youzan responds: "This would definitely be a good decision when we look back in a few years time.". +In early 2019, a Chinese E-commerce company called _Youzan_ announced the adoption of the "996" work schedule in the future, at the company's Chinese New Year Party. The CEO of Youzan responded: "This would definitely be a good decision when we look back in a few years time.". In Mid-March 2019, it was reported that Jingdong started adopting "996" or "995" work schedule in some of the business units. Jingdong PR posted on their maimai(`脉脉`, a Chinese real-name business social network platform) account: "(Our culture is) to devote ourselves with all our hearts (to achieve the business objectives)". From 2e7b0002df6254f28f8f65b8adafe05f986311cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bolun Zhang Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:54:19 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Update en_US.md Co-Authored-By: xingfanxia --- en_US.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/en_US.md b/en_US.md index d62d8ba..78187cb 100644 --- a/en_US.md +++ b/en_US.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ In Mid-March 2019, it was reported that Jingdong started adopting "996" or "995" ## Compensation and benefits -According to the Labor Law, employees who follow the "996" work schedule deserve to be paid 2.275 times of their base salary. Unfortunately, people who achieved "996" rarely get paid that much. +According to the Labor Law, employees who follow the "996" work schedule deserve to be paid 2.275 times of their base salary. Unfortunately, people who work under "996" rarely get paid that much. ## Where does the name of the repo `996.ICU` come from? From b2b1fa0e3f36eb4ca56578e4cd76225686b9c901 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Xingfan Xia Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:02:19 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] popularity -> publicity --- en_US.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/en_US.md b/en_US.md index dee09fb..374a171 100644 --- a/en_US.md +++ b/en_US.md @@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ Serving a company that encourages the "996" work schedule usually means work for > The employer can prolong work hours due to needs of production or businesses after consultation with its trade union and laborers. The work hours to be prolonged, in general, shall be no longer than one hour a day, or no more than three hours a day if such prolonging is called for due to special reasons and under the condition that the physical health of laborers is guaranteed. The work time to be prolonged shall not exceed, however, 36 hours a month. -## Gaining more popularity +## Gaining more publicity In early 2019, a Chinese E-commerce company called _Youzan_ has announced the adoption of the "996" work schedule in the future, at the company's Chinese New Year Party. The CEO of Youzan responds: "This would definitely be a good decision when we look back in a few years time.". In Mid-March 2019, it was reported that Jingdong started adopting "996" or "995" work schedule in some of the business units. Jingdong PR posted on their maimai(`脉脉`, a Chinese real-name business social network platform) account: "(Our culture is) to devote ourselves with all our hearts (to achieve the business objectives)". +Although it is gaining more publicity recently, this work scheudle is a commonly known "secret" practiced in a lot of companies in China. ## Compensation and benefits According to the Labor Law, employees who follow the "996" work schedule deserve to be paid 2.275 times of their base salary. Unfortunately, people who achieved "996" rarely get paid that much. From 6e248aceaa8745c4c70161ea08d9bc35b454bcfb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Xingfan Xia Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:02:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] popularity + publicity --- en_US.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/en_US.md b/en_US.md index 374a171..967005e 100644 --- a/en_US.md +++ b/en_US.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Serving a company that encourages the "996" work schedule usually means work for > The employer can prolong work hours due to needs of production or businesses after consultation with its trade union and laborers. The work hours to be prolonged, in general, shall be no longer than one hour a day, or no more than three hours a day if such prolonging is called for due to special reasons and under the condition that the physical health of laborers is guaranteed. The work time to be prolonged shall not exceed, however, 36 hours a month. -## Gaining more publicity +## Gaining more popularity and publicity In early 2019, a Chinese E-commerce company called _Youzan_ has announced the adoption of the "996" work schedule in the future, at the company's Chinese New Year Party. The CEO of Youzan responds: "This would definitely be a good decision when we look back in a few years time.". From 09993f515e956e4d00dc12c2db90e3c0cb76cbc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Xingfan Xia Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2019 02:50:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] fix english translation --- i18n/en_US.md | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/i18n/en_US.md b/i18n/en_US.md index f26ff06..50a8a36 100644 --- a/i18n/en_US.md +++ b/i18n/en_US.md @@ -85,18 +85,22 @@ A "996" work schedule is in **blunt violation** of the Constitution of the Peopl ## Gaining in popularity and publicity -- In early September 2016, according to reliable news that __*58.com*__ A.K.A. `58同城` (NYSE：WUBA) which is a classified advertisements company introduced the "996" work schedule, without paying employees overtime who worked on weekends. The company later claimed that the schedule was only practised managing extra workflow during peak season - September and October which is not compulsory. +- In early September 2016, according to reliable news that __*58.com*__ A.K.A. `58同城` (NYSE：WUBA) which is a classified advertisements company introduced the "996" work schedule, without paying employees weekends overtime. The company later claimed that the schedule was only practised to manage extra workload during peak season(September and October) and this schedule is not a mandatory requirement. -- In January 2019, __*Youzan*__ A.K.A. `有赞` (HKG: 8083) which is a Hangzhou-based E-commerce company) announced the company would adopt "996" work schedule in the annual convention. Bai Ya, the CEO of Youzan, responded: "This will definitely be a right decision when we look back in a few years." +- In January 2019, __*Youzan*__ A.K.A. `有赞` (HKG: 8083) which is a Hangzhou-based E-commerce company) announced the company would adopt "996" work schedule in the annual convention. Bai Ya, the CEO of Youzan, responded, -- In March 2019, it was reported that __*JD.com*__ A.K.A. `京东` (NASDAQ: JD) which is a major E-commerce company) started adopting "996" or "995" work schedules in some departments. The PR posted that (Our culture is) to devote ourselves wholeheartedly (to achieve the business objectives) via Maimai (`脉脉`, a Chinese real-name business social network platform). + > "This will definitely be a right decision when we look back in a few years." + +- In March 2019, it was reported that __*JD.com*__ A.K.A. `京东` (NASDAQ: JD) which is a major E-commerce company) started adopting "996" or "995" work schedules in some departments. The PR of JD posted on Maimai (`脉脉`, a Chinese real-name business social network platform), stated that + + > "(Our culture is) to devote ourselves wholeheartedly (to achieve the business objectives)". Gaining more publicity only recently, this work schedule, however, has long been a known "secret" practised in multiple companies in China. ## Compensation and benefits -According to the Labour Law, employees who follow the "996" work schedule deserve to be paid 2.275 times of their base salary. Unfortunately, people who work under "996" rarely receive overtime pay. +According to the Labour Law, employees who follow the "996" work schedule deserve to be paid 2.275 times of their base salary. Unfortunately, people rarely receive this overtime pay. -## The origin of the name of this repo `996.ICU` +## The origin of this repo's name -- `996.ICU` If you continue to tolerate the "996" work schedule, you will risk your own health and might need to stay in an _**I**ntensive **C**are **U**nit_ someday. (`6` rhymes with `U` in Mandarin)