Chinese billionaire and Alibaba owner, Jack Ma, attended a company mass wedding on Friday, telling employees they should be having lots of sex to mirror the exacting work weeks demanded by the firm.
Ma recently
defended the infamous "996" work week, which Chinese tech workers
have protested against. 996 means 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week, and last
month the billionaire called it a "huge blessing"
for young workers .
Jack Ma Alibaba wedding
Ma made a
pun on the controversial working practice on Friday, telling the 102 couples
present: "At work, we emphasize the spirit of 996. In life, we should
follow 669," as per the Daily Mail's translation .
"What is 669? Six days, six
times, with duration being the key," said Ma. In Chinese, the word for
"long" sounds like the word for "nine." The Mail also
reported that the quote was released on Alibaba's Weibo page accompanied by a
winking emoji.
The speech drew criticism online,
with some saying the comment was lewd. "996 during the day, 669 during the
night, I guess after less than a month I might have to stay in the ICU
forever," read one comment from a Weibo user, as spotted by Technode .
Ma also encouraged the couples
present to have children. "The first KPI of marriage is to have results.
There must be products. What is the product? Have children," Ma said.
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