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WORLDVIEW: Sorry, Jack Ma is wrong about working 70+ hours a week
Alibaba founder and touring billionaire Jack Ma recently came under fire for his endorsement of the 996 week - working from 9am to 9pm, six days a week.
By Felicity DuncanÂ
Alibaba founder and touring billionaire Jack Ma recently came under fire for his endorsement of the 996 week – working from 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week. He called the 996 workweek "a blessing" and said, "It's a great honour to be able to work from 9am to 9pm, six days a week, because many companies and people have no chance to do so, even if it is their wish to do so."
Ma's words provoked a storm in China, where the issue of working hours is being fiercely debated. But many Western corporate titans think along similar lines.
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