Chinese tech firms notorious for their 996 work culture, praised by Alibaba chairman Jack Ma。996 means working from 9am to 9pm every day, six days a week。However, some Chinese car companies are said to be promoting an 896 culture, with graduate-level employees earning just 16 yuan (about $2) per hour.。

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According to E-Car reports, a number of employees have recently complained about Chery's forced overtime without extra pay.。Most of the allegations revolve around a recent graduate who joined Chery last year.。He said he worked 120 hours of overtime in May beyond the normal 174 hours.。However, his salary in May was only 4,800 yuan ($660), equivalent to a little more than 16 yuan ($2) per hour.。

Arnott her Chery employees said that in order to force overtime, the company regularly schedules meetings after 6 p.m., sometimes even as late as 10 p.m.。Division-level meetings are held every Saturday。

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Chery tried to cover up this fact by simply changing employees' clock-in history, displaying their working hours as 8.30 to 17.00, although this is not the case。This caused a lot of workers dissatisfaction。However, some at Chery have made no secret of the company's view of overtime。Last year, the head of Chery's automotive engineering technology research and development department said in an internal email that "Saturday is a working day for the strugglers."。

The email apparently caused a lot of internal discussion, Chery responded that the original intention is to learn the spirit of Huawei, so that people who want to work hard。However, employees generally believe this means they need to work on Saturdays.。

The company's actions support this explanation.。Overtime is used as a ranking method between departments, and employees who do not work overtime may be fired。Note that the only compensation for overtime is $10 (less than 1.$50) for the meal。In addition, employees reflect that it is very difficult to ask for leave, and some departments prohibit paid leave.。

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It is difficult to know that this is not only a problem within Chery, but also a problem for the entire Chinese auto industry。One problem in China is the popularity of WeChat, where people want to keep in touch at all times, so it's common to contact work-related matters late at night。

Interestingly, the complaint against Chery seems to involve more business and R & D than the actual production of the car。Back in May, we reported on the strike that took place at the BYD plant, actually to eliminate overtime。Factory workers rely on overtime to raise their 2,490 yuan ($345) base pay to 5,000 to 6,500 yuan ($690 to $897).。It should also be noted that this blue-collar salary, including overtime pay, is higher than that of a Chery graduate.。

Source: Easy Car

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