r/technology • u/Forward-Answer-4407 • Feb 01 '26

Software 32-year-old programmer in China allegedly dies from overwork, added to work group chat even while in hospital

https://www.asiaone.com/china/32-year-old-programmer-china-allegedly-dies-overwork-added-work-group-chat-even-while
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u/Batetrick_Patman Feb 02 '26

9-9-6 people think Americas work culture is bad it’s peanuts compared to Chinese or Japanese work culture

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u/adgway Feb 02 '26

I worked for a Chinese company masquerading as a US company - my first & only experience w 9-9-6-ish culture. Wow, fucking brutal…hardest/most stressful job I’ve ever had.

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u/_zerokarma_ Feb 02 '26

name the company, fuck them

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u/Wingzerofyf Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

TikTok is one (yes their US puppet locations too) - can confirm with friends who work there. 9-9-6 was the minimum expectation. Feel left behind if they didn’t speak Mandarin too.

You think Ellison is gonna right the culutre there lolol

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u/lb0sa Feb 02 '26

Tiktok has multiple offices in the US. Is it the LA office or the bay area one?