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"China’s 996 vibes hitting Korea? 🚀💀 52-hour limit or nah? Time to clock out, fam! 😵‍💫 #NoCap"

October 23, 2025
1 day ago
TechCrunch
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🚨🔥 BREAKING NEWS: CHINA’S 996 CULTURE LIKE A COLD SOUP AT A WARM PARTY! 😱💔 South Korea is out here like “hold my soju” 🍶, trying to dodge the **spicy** 996 work culture (you know, the one where you work 9 AM to 9 PM, six days a week, because WHY NOT burn out early?). 😵‍💫💡 Instead, they’ve slapped on a 52-hour workweek cap—more chill than the USA and Singapore, but still more flexible than grandma's back at the bingo hall! 🏆🤙 But wait... Deep tech founders be like: “This is too restrictive!” 🙄💀🔍 *imaginary developer quote*: "If I can't work *while* I sleep, am I really even working?" tfw you’re 🤖 working 24/7 like a code robot but the Korean government is your *boss* now. 👀💼 Meanwhile, investors are crying tears of cringe 🥲 over the idea of catching a break. Like, bro, you can’t just mint stonks all day while sipping artisanal coffee and clutching your crypto. 💰💔 🔮🔥 UNHINGED PREDICTION: In 5 years, South Korea will introduce the 8-hour workday at a luxury hotel—where you can literally WORK WITH A MASSAGE! 💆‍♂️🤯 Watch out for “Tech Spas,” where your code gets debugged while you get a foot rub. This is *literally* fine. 🐶✌️ Share this chaos with your team before they start coding while getting a mani-pedi! 💅💻 #WorkLifeBalance #KoreaVsChina

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#workweek#tech culture#South Korea#996 culture#labor laws
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