Everyone knows that there is a lot of pressure in the workplace now, but have you heard of the latest fryer? Jia Guolong, the boss of Xibei, has made a bold proposal to let employees implement the "715" work system.
That's 15 hours a day, 7 days a week. As soon as this news came out, the office worker group directly blew up, and there was an uproar on the Internet. Is this a joke, or is it really going to be done?
This has to start with the recent past. Jia Guolong, the founder of Xibei Noodle Village, a boss who doesn't play cards according to common sense, actually proposed that employees implement a new work schedule: 15 hours a day, seven days a week.
His reasoning is that it allows employees to "grow quickly". But you say, isn't the price of this growth too great?
As soon as this news came out, the Internet exploded. Everyone knows that the legal working hours in our country are 8 hours a day, but in fact, many companies have been quietly engaged in "996", that is, from 9 o'clock in the morning to 9 o'clock in the evening, 6 days a week. Now, as soon as Jia Guolong came, he directly pushed this "overtime culture" to a new height.
You see this workplace, it's not easy. Everyone is busy, for the sake of livelihood, for the sake of family, it is tired enough. Now it's hard to get home from work, and you have to face complaints from your family because you don't have time for them.
Friends gatherings, family reunions, parent-child time, sports and fitness, these may sound like luxuries, but they have become unattainable dreams.
That's not all, long-term overtime not only makes you lose your private life, but also has a big impact on your health. Working so long every day, how can you have time to take care of yourself?
Meals have become a rush, three meals are irregular, malnutrition, lack of sleep, and various physical problems follow. Chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes are coming, and this is still happening?
Jia Guolong's proposal is simply a bombshell thrown against this background. The office workers, who were already out of breath, felt a deep despair at this time.
They complained online that this was simply a modern version of "new slavery". Jia Guolong may think that he is helping employees, but employees don't see it that way. They feel that they are not only working, they are simply enslaved by their work.
This sentiment quickly fermented on the Internet and became an unstoppable wave of anger. At first, maybe Jia Guolong didn't expect to cause such a big response.
He also tried to explain that it was "voluntary" and that the purpose was to give employees better opportunities for growth. But how does this sound so much like covering one's ears and stealing the bell? Under such high-intensity work pressure, how can there be any "voluntary" at all? Everyone is not stupid, is this a choice? Obviously, this is a disguised coercion.
In today's workplace, competition is fierce, and everyone wants to climb up and achieve something. But that doesn't mean you can sacrifice your health and your life.
As soon as this "715" work system came out, it immediately set off a chain reaction among office workers. Some people are angry, some people are helpless, some people are panicked, and the discussion on the Internet is like a powder keg that has been ignited, exploding in an instant.
Many people have begun to reflect on whether this kind of work system is really good for us? What kind of life are we pursuing? Do we keep working until we are exhausted and we can't even see our family members, or do we have time to spend with our families and enjoy the little things of life? Many people have begun to denounce such an unreasonable work system, believing that it is an infringement of people's basic rights.
While everyone was talking, there were also some people who put forward different opinions. They believe that in modern society, if you want to succeed, you have to put in more effort and time than others.
This kind of "hard work" work attitude seems to have become synonymous with success in some industries. But some people questioned whether even this was the price of success, whether it was long-term physical health problems or estrangement from family relationships.
On social media, the topic of #反对715工作制# quickly became a hot search. People from different industries participated and shared their views and experiences.
From programmers to designers, from marketing to copyediting, voices from all walks of life converge into a huge wave to launch an impact on the unreasonable overtime culture.
The situation has intensified, and some legal experts have even joined the discussion, pointing out that such a work system is simply illegal under mainland labor law.
The labor rights and interests of employees should be protected, and no company should force employees to accept arrangements that exceed the legal working hours. And some psychology experts have also pointed out that long hours of work stress can lead to burnout and even mental illness. Such a working environment, in the long run, is extremely harmful to individuals and society.
Jia Guolong's proposal undoubtedly gave us a wake-up call. It's not just a question of work schedules, it's a big question about workplace culture, employee rights, and healthy living. This incident seems to have become a trigger for everyone to rethink what the workplace should look like in this era.
The discussion on the Internet became more and more heated, and some people began to organize online signatures to protest against this unreasonable work system. Some companies have also begun to reflect on whether they should give their employees more reasonable work arrangements.
The incident has also caught the attention of some government departments, who are beginning to consider whether stricter laws and regulations are needed to regulate the working hours of companies.