At present, the prosperity of the Internet industry has entered a trough. How are people engaged in the Internet treated? Let me give you a detailed introduction.
At present, the prosperity of the Internet industry has entered a trough. After the bad economic situation leads to the decline of business operations, what enterprises have to do is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure and tighten their belts for the winter. Direct layoffs are not good. It is a "way" to use "996", "10, 10, 6" to improve work efficiency without spending extra cost, and let the unbearable low-competitive employees leave by themselves.
Following the 996 working system of 58 companies, Internet companies have frequently appeared on the Internet recently to encourage employees to work overtime or even voluntarily give up paid annual leave, and legal holidays such as Spring Festival and National Day are on call. In fact, according to the reporter of Beiqing Daily, it has become a common practice for Internet companies to encourage employees to work overtime or even force employees to work overtime, especially in startups. Analysts believe that Internet companies are working overtime or the industry is depressed.
event
The "996" system in 58 cities was denounced.
Last week, 58 cities announced the implementation of the "996" working system for all employees, and CEO Yao Jinbo was denounced by employees. The "996" working system means that employees work from 9 am to 9 pm, and work six days a week. It is said that Company 58 requires employees to implement the 996 working system, with no leave, no subsidy and no overtime pay. In addition, the notice issued by the company is not a formal email notice, but an oral notice from the human resources department. 58 responded to 996 because of the heavy business flow in September and June, 65438+ 10, so it was a routine mobilization. Unlike what employees say is mandatory, 58 says 996 is not mandatory.
Subsequently, the "Endeavour Application" from within Jinan Inspur Group caused a heated discussion. The Endeavour Plan requires employees to voluntarily work 6 days a week, 12 hours a day, voluntarily give up all paid annual leave, and voluntarily work overtime without instructions. Not only that, "hard" people have to work overtime unconditionally during the Spring Festival, National Day and other holidays. This "996" enhanced version has once again triggered the discussion on the working system of Internet practitioners.
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Overtime is the "hidden rule" of the Internet industry.
In fact, the statement of "996" was not initiated by 58 companies. Prior to this, some departments of many Internet companies have implemented this working system. According to a survey conducted by the reporter of Beiqing Daily, in the Internet industry, employees generally work about 10 hours a day, and the core departments such as software development work overtime most seriously. "996" or "65,438+00,65,438+00,6" is a common occurrence. When new projects are launched and systems are updated, almost all of them stay in the company. The situation of non-core functional departments is slightly better, but few of them can "get off work on time".
In the survey, employees of many large Internet companies, including Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, JD.COM, 360, Xiaomi, Didi, etc. , saying that he often works overtime. An employee said that the company stipulated that10 should go to work at 6 o'clock and get off work at 6 o'clock. However, few people get off work at 6 o'clock, and he has never heard of the welfare of "overtime pay".
The software engineer of a large Internet company said that the software engineer is almost the core position of the Internet company, and it is also the busiest position. I have worked in several Internet companies, almost all of which implemented 996 or similar work policies, sometimes at the request of the company, but most of the time it was caused by too much pressure and too many tasks. "Too many things can't be done, and there will be no performance without overtime."
Others say that the company atmosphere is also very important, and some internet companies encourage all employees to work overtime. "I remember when I first entered the company, I ran very fast after work at 6 o'clock every day. As a result, the leader talked to me three times! Said that I slipped too fast, even if I had nothing to learn something in the company ... from then on, I never dared to get off work before 7 o'clock. " It can be seen that working overtime in Internet companies has become a "hidden rule".
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It is normal for startups to work overtime for "365 days"
In the investigation, the reporter of Beiqing Daily found that the R&D department is the most serious overtime work of large Internet companies, while the situation of other functional departments is much better, such as marketing, operation and public relations. It is a pulsed working state, and only under special circumstances such as doing projects can there be more serious overtime. However, in startups or some smaller Internet companies, overtime is the norm of "365 days, full-time".
The employee in charge of software development in an Internet startup company reported his off-duty time in the past five months: April-June, basically around 12 o'clock. Because the project is outsourced, the outsourcing team can only come to the company for docking after work. From July to August, around 9 o'clock, the products are relatively stable during this period; From mid-August, I will leave work every day after 10, because the boss said that he was very dissatisfied with the current product and asked to make a new product. The time limit is one month. He said, "We have a strict punching system, four times a day. You can't leave when you punch in at night, but you have to continue working. There is no rest and no overtime pay for overtime work on weekends. "
The early partner of another startup company said that if he regarded his work as his career, he would work overtime voluntarily. He said, "startups can't compete with big companies. Everything is in its infancy, and we don't have much money. We must be faster than others. If everyone goes to work on time, who can afford it if it takes so long to produce products? " He admits that startups basically calculate their expenses and income by the day, and they need to save costs as much as possible and develop products to get investment. However, everyone who chooses a startup company is ready. "We are willing to fight for ourselves." .
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"Flexible working hours" provide more excuses for overtime.
At present, many Internet companies implement "flexible working system". The so-called flexible working system means that employees can choose specific working hours independently on the premise of fixed working hours, rather than a unified and fixed commuting time system. The average Internet company requires 9 hours. But the seemingly humanized system, really. Can you give employees freedom?
The programmer of a large Internet company said: "My company, 10 o'clock, is called flexible working system. In fact, no one will come too late. The off-duty time is basically at 9: 00, 10, and the working hours in a day are several hours longer than required, but there is no way. When our products are updated, everyone has to work all night without rest on weekends. " He said that although overtime is not a mandatory requirement of the company, according to the tasks and time assigned by the leaders, if you don't work overtime, you can't finish it at all, which will affect your performance and even the progress of the team. So everyone will "work overtime", and the working hours are "10,10,6".
Employees of an Internet company believe that "euphemistic flexible working system actually gives more excuses for working overtime and staying up late. In the past, I had to punch in, and I was required to go to work at 9: 00 in the morning. Considering that I have to get up early the next day, the leaders will basically let everyone go home at eight or nine. Now is a good thing. Can the flexible working system come later? It is natural to stay up late and work overtime. " The above employees believe that under the flexible working system, a vicious circle of staying up late and working overtime will be formed.
In addition, more than half of the Internet companies have the attendance system of punching in and out of work. Although the rest company has no habit of punching in, attendance is not free.
An old employee of a large Internet company told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that the company doesn't need to punch in, but people don't arrive late and leave early for no reason, and overtime is also common, because "work must have results". He said: "If you can't guarantee the working hours, you can't guarantee the workload. I am not in the company every day, can I have a result? " He said that although there is no need to punch in, the eyes of leaders are discerning, and whether employees work hard is directly related to the year-end assessment. "Every team in our company is evaluated every year. There is a hard index of 10% in the assessment, which stipulates that someone must be unqualified. Such people have no bonus, no stock and no salary increase. If they go too far, the leader will let you go directly. Who else dares to do it well? " Employees of another Internet company also said, "I can't finish my work during normal working hours. You don't have to punch in at all. If you work less hours, you will have a holiday. "
watch out for
Most internet companies have no overtime pay.
Many people know that the Internet industry has high wages and good treatment. According to the statistics of iResearch, the average salary of Internet employees in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and other cities last year was above 1 10,000 yuan, with 25% earning more than10.5 million yuan and10.4% earning more than 20,000 yuan. Companies with a monthly salary of 1.5 million yuan have the largest demand, followed by Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, Netease and 360. Moreover, some Internet companies pay their salaries according to the monthly salary 13- 15 months, which has become the envy of many people.
However, in the interview, most employees of internet companies said that there was no overtime pay for overtime work. This means that employees work 10 hour or even 12 hour every day. If their wages remain unchanged, their hourly wages will decrease with the extension of working hours.
For example, an employee with a monthly salary of 1.5 million yuan, according to the 22-day working system, the daily salary is 68 1 yuan, and according to the 8-hour working system, the hourly salary is 85 yuan; However, according to the working system of 12 hour, the hourly wage is 56 yuan. If you work 6 days a week and 26 days a month, the daily salary is 576 yuan. Under the "996" working system, your hourly wage is 48 yuan, which is nearly half less than that of employees who leave work on time. According to 48 yuan's hourly wage, its real monthly salary is 8460 yuan, which shows that the high salary of Internet companies can be said to be added up by overtime.
hot spot
The company's "welfare" encourages overtime in disguise.
Since most companies don't say "overtime pay", what are the benefits of employees working overtime? According to statistics, some companies provide "meal supplements". If you work overtime until 9 o'clock, the company will give you a symbolic snack subsidy of 15 yuan. Other companies offer compensatory time off. If you work overtime late or on weekends, you can choose a rest day.
Other employees said that the company encourages overtime in the form of "welfare". For example, the free dinner will be arranged at 7 o'clock, which invisibly delays the dinner time and prolongs the working hours in the afternoon; Other companies have opened an account with a courier company, and they can only take a taxi from the company after 9: 30 pm to enjoy the free taxi service, so that sometimes colleagues who work overtime for a short time will sit for a while and stay until 9: 30. This encourages employees to work overtime in disguise.
affect
Internet companies frequently have sudden death and other incidents.
Under the strong work pressure, the living conditions of employees in Internet companies are worrying. An employee said, "I get up at 6: 30 in the morning, and it takes me 1 hour to get to the company by subway. I go to work at 8: 30 and get off work at 22: 30 in the evening to catch the last bus. When I get home at 23: 30, I can only rest for more than 5 minutes every day except washing clothes, eating and taking a bath! "
A few days ago, a sleep quality survey conducted by iResearch in conjunction with employees of several Internet companies showed that 5 1.5% people didn't go to bed until 23 o'clock, and the average sleep time was 6.7 hours, which was lower than the standard recommendation of 7-8 hours for adults. 66.7% employees often work overtime, and 38.7% employees report great pressure. Internet company employees have serious sleep problems and bad sleep habits, and the final result is reflected in their work and life, with low work efficiency and poor quality of life.
According to statistics, the average number of overtime days of employees in Internet companies is 1.6 days, and the average maximum of BAT is 1.9 days, and 70% of employees work overtime after 9: 00 pm. In terms of work pressure, 47.9% of BAT employees think that work pressure is high, which is higher than the average level of 38% in other industries.
In recent years, there have been frequent sudden deaths of employees in Internet companies, and there are constant disputes about "karoshi" of Internet companies. On September 18, 2005, Sun Dedi, acting CEO of Netease, died suddenly at the age of 38. 20 1 1 At the end of the year, Liu Jun, the marketing director of Jiuyou, died of illness; On September 20 12, a 25-year-old employee of xishanju died suddenly in the office; On September 4th, 2065438+0, Qunar.com announced that a 28-year-old female employee, Lu Xiao, died because of ineffective rescue. A few days ago, she fainted in the company bathroom. On June 29th, 20 16, Jin Bo, deputy editor-in-chief of Tianya Community, suddenly fainted at the subway station on his way home from work and died after being rescued.
Staying up late for a long time, working too long and overdrawing have become the status quo of the Internet industry, and the health status of employees has also become the focus of social attention.
sound
Excessive overtime is suspected of violating labor law.
Regarding the status quo of overtime work in the Internet industry, Yu Chao, a lawyer of Jingheng Law Firm Shanghai Office, told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that whether it is overtime or not, it is suspected of violating the Labor Law.
China's "Labor Law" stipulates that the working hours of workers should not exceed 8 hours per day and the average working hours per week should not exceed 44 hours; Overtime needs to be negotiated with workers, and it cannot exceed 3 hours a day and 36 hours a month at most. And you have to pay for overtime. Overtime on working days is 65438+ 050% of salary, and overtime on rest days is 200% of salary. If the company extends the working life of workers without authorization, arranges overtime on weekends and does not pay overtime pay to workers, then it violates the relevant provisions of the labor law.
Financial observation
"996" reflects the depression of the Internet industry.
A 58-year-old employee told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that he and several employees of the company thought that the company's policy was actually to lay off employees in disguise. "For such intensive working hours, we are not allowed to take a vacation without subsidies. Isn't that forcing us to go by ourselves? " He believes that if the company lays off employees, it needs to pay a certain amount of compensation, and if employees leave themselves, it will save the company the corresponding expenses. Employees of another large Internet company said that Internet companies are only suitable for young people because "they can't do it when they are old".
The above-mentioned employees said that many large internet companies gave their old employees very generous benefits in the early days, including annual dividends and stocks. A few years ago, they expanded rapidly and recruited a large number of young people, which caused young people in the company to work more and get less money, while middle-level people ate old money and didn't work, which greatly increased the company's cost. Now some company executives are aware of this problem and hope to drive away some middle-level old employees who take money and don't work in a way similar to the 996 working system.
Some analysts believe that behind this phenomenon is the fact that the entire Internet industry is sluggish. Ge Jia, an Internet critic, said: "The current prosperity of the Internet industry has entered a trough. After the bad economic situation leads to the decline of business operations, what enterprises have to do is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure and tighten their belts for the winter. Direct layoffs are not very good, but it is an excellent way to improve work efficiency and let the unbearable low-competitive employees leave without additional costs. "
Lan, an Internet critic, also said, "In a company, highly motivated people generally don't resign at this time, while people who are usually slack may not have the heart to resign. Enterprises can achieve their goals more easily than chicken thieves: they don't have to pay extra costs, cut off a group of employees and re-integrate the company's combat effectiveness."
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