Tencent Holdings headquarters pictured on October 23, 2019 in Shenzhen’s Nanshan business district. Photo: Shutterstock
Tencent Holdings headquarters pictured on October 23, 2019 in Shenzhen’s Nanshan business district. Photo: Shutterstock
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Tencent vows to improve work-life balance after fresh 996 criticism over a worker’s 20-hour shift

  • Tencent managers thanked an employee for raising awareness of work-life balance issues after he lambasted them for praising a colleague’s excessive schedule
  • The employee’s account of the event online sparked new discussions about the tech sector’s notorious 996 work culture that has drawn scrutiny in recent years

Tencent Holdings headquarters pictured on October 23, 2019 in Shenzhen’s Nanshan business district. Photo: Shutterstock
Tencent Holdings headquarters pictured on October 23, 2019 in Shenzhen’s Nanshan business district. Photo: Shutterstock
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