9-9-6

See also: 996

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 九九六 (jiǔjiǔliù, “996”).

Noun

9-9-6 (uncountable)

  1. A schedule with 9am to 9pm workdays and a six-day workweek (usually from Monday to Saturday).
    • 2025 August 4, Bryan Robinson, “The ‘9-9-6 Work Schedule’ Could Be Coming To Your Workplace Soon”, in Forbes‎[1], archived from the original on 7 August 2025:
      The Gen Z generation is bringing “good trouble” — a term coined by civil rights activist and politician John Lewis for nonviolent protests against unjust situations — to the “9-9-6 work culture.”
    • 2025 October 22, Li Yuan, “Silicon Valley Has China Envy, and That Reveals a Lot About America”, in The New York Times‎[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
      Some have called for an American DeepSeek project, published industrial manifestoes full of references to China and even adopted China Tech’s grueling “996” work culture, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week.
      (Can we archive this URL?)
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