A woman jogs on the sidewalk in Beijing's central business district. The CEO of one Chinese tech start-up has not jogged for a while due to long working hours and worries over his company’s future. Photo: SCMP / Simon SongA woman jogs on the sidewalk in Beijing's central business district. The CEO of one Chinese tech start-up has not jogged for a while due to long working hours and worries over his company’s future. Photo: SCMP / Simon Song
A woman jogs on the sidewalk in Beijing's central business district. The CEO of one Chinese tech start-up has not jogged for a while due to long working hours and worries over his company’s future. Photo: SCMP / Simon Song
Tech /  Start-ups

Chinese tech start-ups feel Elon Musk’s pain as '996' work culture takes a toll

Topic |   China technology
Yingzhi Yang
Yingzhi Yang

Updated: 1:45pm, 1 Feb, 2019

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A woman jogs on the sidewalk in Beijing's central business district. The CEO of one Chinese tech start-up has not jogged for a while due to long working hours and worries over his company’s future. Photo: SCMP / Simon SongA woman jogs on the sidewalk in Beijing's central business district. The CEO of one Chinese tech start-up has not jogged for a while due to long working hours and worries over his company’s future. Photo: SCMP / Simon Song
A woman jogs on the sidewalk in Beijing's central business district. The CEO of one Chinese tech start-up has not jogged for a while due to long working hours and worries over his company’s future. Photo: SCMP / Simon Song
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