Zhou Hongyi—Dismissed anti-996 protests, proposed making employees shareholders to accept 996 schedules
Qihoo 360 CEO Zhou Hongyi dismissed the anti-996 protest and the idea of true work-life balance as 'pie in the sky.' He suggested the solution to complaints about long hours is simply to make employees shareholders: 'Make them feel like they are working for themselves. Then they won't mind the 996 schedule.' This framed exploitation as acceptable if workers had equity.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worker Rights | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.572 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Qihoo 360 CEO dismissed anti-996 protests, suggested equity instead of work-life balance
Zhou Hongyi dismissed anti-996 protest and work-life balance as 'pie in the sky.' He suggested making employees shareholders so they won't mind 996 schedule: 'Make them feel like they are working for themselves.'