Working under 996 is fortunate? Recently, several programmers created an activity called “996 ICU” to express their angry to 996 work schedule. They believe that people will enter intensive care units if they work with 996 work schedule for long term. The so-called 996 means staffs should work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with 6 days a week and without any overtime pay. That is to say their work hours are over 72 hours a week. In China, IT programmers have higher salaries than other people, but they have to bear greater stress. Richard Liu, the founder of JD.com, sent an email to staffs, noting that the company would fire 3 kinds of workers – people who cannot strive to work because of family or health, people whose health are bad and who don’t worth to be paid so much because their increasing age. Richard Liu supported 996 work schedule. He said he had done hard work when creating JD.com, even stayed up for the whole night. Immediately, netizens are furious. They discussed the difference between the company founder and normal employees. Meanwhile, Jack Ma, the founder of famous high tech company Alibaba, discussed 996 work schedule at an internal meeting. He believed young people who can work under 996 are fortunate. It means they are working for a company having a brilliant future. And this time, netizens are furious again. Then Jack Ma said, whether the work schedule is legal or not has no doubt, what he underscored was people should strive to work at the young age. A person can do anything if he loves his career. In fact, many artists, politicians, scientists always work harder and longer. People daily, an influenced newspaper, published an article, saying the 996 work schedule should not become the benchmark for employees. That people don’t work under 996 doesn’t indicates they are lazy. Do IT technicians also work overtime in other countries without overtime pay? What is the circumstance in the United States?