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Do those of us not cool enough to know already get to find out what 996 means?


9 AM to 9 PM 6 days a week. It's a "how long do we work" shorthand, like 955 (9 AM to 5 PM 5 days a week) or 864 (8 AM to 6 PM 4 days a week).


It's the first hyperlink in the article, and the first Google result for "996".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/996_working_hour_system


"Work nine to nine, six days a week"




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