Working under 996 is fortunate? Recently, several programmers created an activity called “996 ICU” to express their angry to 996 work schedule. They believe that people will enter intensive care units if they work with 996 work schedule for long term. The so-called 996 means staffs should work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with 6 days a week and without any overtime pay. That is to say their work hours are over 72 hours a week. In China, IT programmers have higher salaries than other people, but they have to bear greater stress. Richard Liu, the founder of JD.com, sent an email to staffs, noting that the company would fire 3 kinds of workers – people who cannot strive to work because of family or health, people whose health are bad and who don’t worth to be paid so much because their increasing age. Richard Liu supported 996 work schedule. He said he had done hard work when creating JD.com, even stayed up for the whole night. Immediately, netizens are furious. They discussed the difference between the company founder and normal employees. Meanwhile, Jack Ma, the founder of famous high tech company Alibaba, discussed 996 work schedule at an internal meeting. He believed young people who can work under 996 are fortunate. It means they are working for a company having a brilliant future. And this time, netizens are furious again. Then Jack Ma said, whether the work schedule is legal or not has no doubt, what he underscored was people should strive to work at the young age. A person can do anything if he loves his career. In fact, many artists, politicians, scientists always work harder and longer. People daily, an influenced newspaper, published an article, saying the 996 work schedule should not become the benchmark for employees. That people don’t work under 996 doesn’t indicates they are lazy. Do IT technicians also work overtime in other countries without overtime pay? What is the circumstance in the United States?

Could you explain the constructure of this sentence? I am learning French, and one of my exercises below makes me confuse. That is: On n'a pas retrouvé les chaussures de la victime. (Please change the sentence into the passive constructure) The answer is "Les chaussures de la victime n'ont pas été retrouvées". Question: why the word "retrouvées" has the letter "e" at the end? The subject is "Les chaussures", that is plural, not the female, so I think it should be retrouvés.

Is it necessary to get the DELF/DALF certificate ?

         I like learning French. I am a French learner, but now at the entry level. I wish I could speak French fluently one day and strengthen my competitive in the job market. Is it necessary to get the DELF/DALF certificate ? 

        P.S. I have graduated from school for years and now I am an office worker, maybe professional teachers or native speakers can help me. Thanks a lot.

Is the form "Self-Service Pay Station" right? There is a parking lot near my company. The parking lot has a warming tips writing "Self-Service Pay Station". It means that I can pay the fee through the mechine, but the tips seems kind of strange. Is the form right? I want to know how to express it in a traditonal way.

Learning English is of the essence Learning English is of the essence. It’s not unusual for many young people to speak English fluently in the paid labor force. However, I am nowhere close to a native speaker. So I take part in the listening activity. On top of that, I wish my company can provide job-protected unpaid leave for me to study abroad. But now, life becomes a burden put on me. I wouldn't be listening enough passages at the end of a week to barely complete the task. After all, Learning English is a multiyear effort.

which difference between the same word "bloquer" in two forms? I've the read the two sentences from my French textbook using the same word "bloquer" in two forms. sentence 1: La circulation est complètement bloquée entre la porte de la Chapelle et la porte Maillot. sentence 2: Tout est bloqué. There is the same link-verb "est", so I think the two sentences should use the same form "bloqué", which is the passive form of bloquer, isn't it? But actually, they use the different form. Why?

Which sentence below is right, why? ①　よく見ていてください。 ②　よく見てください。