谷歌前CEO对美国科技公司喊话：我们的对手是中国人，中国人的工作与生活平衡，就是996

Google's ex-CEO Eric Schmidt raises 'China alarm', tells American technology companies: Remember, we are ...

谷歌前CEO埃里克·施密特拉响“中国警报”，对美国科技公司喊话：记住，我们的对手是……

Google's former CEO Eric Schmidt has not been in strong favour of 'work-from-home' for technology companies. In a recent podcast, Schmidt, who was top boss at Google for over ten years in the early 2000s, has once again warned American tech giants on flexble remote working. This time the alarm also has 'China warning'.

Weighing again on remote work debate, Schmidt said that he believes it is hindering US tech companies' ability to compete with China's demanding work culture. In an interview published on the All-In podcast, Schmidt argued that the "996" work schedule -- 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week -- is a key competitive advantage for Chinese companies.

"If you're going to be in tech and you're going to win, you're going to have to make some tradeoffs," Schmidt said. "Remember, we're up against the Chinese; the Chinese work-life balance consists of 996."

In a lighthearted moment during the podcast interview, Schmidt joked about the value of a strong work-life balance in one specific profession. "I'm in favor of work-life balance, and that's why people work for the government," he quipped

谷歌前CEO埃里克·施密特一直不怎么支持科技公司推行“居家办公”模式。在近期的一档播客节目中，这位21世纪初曾执掌谷歌十余年的前掌门人，再次就灵活远程办公模式向美国科技巨头发出警告——此次警报还附带了“对中国的警示”。

在重新就远程办公争议发表看法时，施密特表示，他认为这种模式正削弱美国科技公司的竞争力，而中国严苛的工作文化则让其更具优势。在《All-In》播客节目发布的访谈内容中，施密特称，“996”工作制（早9点至晚9点，每周工作6天）是中国企业的关键竞争优势。

“如果想在科技行业立足并取得成功，就必须做出一些取舍，”施密特说，“记住，我们的对手是中国人；中国人的工作与生活平衡，就是‘996’。”

访谈中还出现了轻松的一幕：施密特调侃了“良好工作与生活平衡”在某一特定职业中的价值。“我是支持工作与生活平衡的，这也是为什么大家会去政府部门工作嘛，”他打趣道。

Schmidt specifically highlighted the negative effects of remote work on young employees.

He shared that early in his career at Sun Microsystems, he gained valuable knowledge simply by being present in the office and observing senior colleagues' discussions and debates. He questioned how this kind of learning could be replicated in a remote environment.

This isn't the first time Schmidt has publicly criticized his former company's approach to work policies. Last year, he was quoted as saying, "Google decided that work-life balance, and going home early, and working from home, was more important than wng." He later walked back those comments, with a spokesperson stating that he "misspoke."

During the pandemic, Google adopted a more flexble remote work policy but has since scaled back, now requiring many employees to be in the office at least three days a week. As the competition in the AI sector intensifies, even more stringent measures have been reported. The New York Times reported that Google co-founder Sergey Brin has urged employees working on the AI model Gemini to work in the office "at least" every weekday, suggesting that 60 hours a week was the "sweet spot of productivity."

施密特特别强调了远程办公对年轻员工的负面影响。

他回忆道，自己早年在太阳微系统公司（Sun Microsystems）工作时，仅仅是待在办公室里，观察资深同事的讨论与辩论，就学到了宝贵的知识。他质疑，这种学习模式在远程办公环境下如何才能复制。

这并非施密特首次公开批评老东家的工作政策。去年有报道称，他曾表示“谷歌认为工作与生活平衡、早下班、居家办公，比赢得竞争更重要”。不过后来他收回了这番言论，其发言人称他“当时说错话了”。

疫情期间，谷歌推出了更灵活的远程办公政策，但此后已逐步收紧——如今要求多数员工每周至少3天到岗办公。随着人工智能领域竞争加剧，有报道称谷歌还出台了更严格的措施。《纽约时报》消息显示，谷歌联合创始人谢尔盖·布林已要求参与人工智能模型“Gemini”研发的员工“至少”每个工作日都到岗，还提出每周工作60小时是“效率最佳点”。

以下是印度时报读者的评论：

Ravi
If 996 is implemented, there won't be any difference between China and USA

要是真推行996工作制，那中国和美国就没什么两样了。

User Krishnan
In the cowbelt public sector offices: And with a mouthful of paan/gutka/tobacco stained saliva, the official will talk to you with chin and bottom lip extended with saliva in mouth so his voice gets modified & becomes partially unintelligible and sprays mini globules of spit all over you.

在印度“牛带地区”（注：指印度北部恒河平原，因当地大量养牛且牛被视为神圣动物而得名）的公共部门办公室里：官员嘴里嚼着槟榔、 Gutka或烟草，一嘴唾液都被染得黑乎乎的。他们跟你说话时，下巴往前翘、下嘴唇撅着，嘴里含着唾沫，声音都变了调，根本听不清，还会把细小的唾沫星子喷得你一身。

User Krishnan
In any large corporate work environment less than 20% work and produce with maxmum efficiency regardless of how many hours they work, the 80% are passengers and their contribution to corporate / shareholder goals varies from 1% to 60%.

在任何大型企业里，不管工作时长多少，只有不到20%的人在高效工作、创造价值；剩下80%的人都只是“混日子”，他们对公司目标、股东利益的贡献，少则1%，多则也才60%。

Jitendra Bwade
Fake "USER Krishnan", abusing our own poor people who were not given option of education and civic sense for generations by Congress!

楼上的居然在辱骂我们本国的穷人！这些穷人祖祖辈辈都没机会上学，也没人教他们基本的公民素养——这都是国大党造成的！

Madhavan Srinivasan
So,what our comrades can say about a country's work norm of 9to9,6days? Is it unfair labour practice or not?

那么，我们的同志们怎么看这个国家实行的“早9晚9、每周6天”的工作制度？这算不算不公平的劳工待遇？

User Krishnan
In Indian govt offices and public sector banks, especially in the cow belt areas coming to the office is for gossip and socialising and 10 to 15% work. Men will chew tobacco, paan and that cancer inducing gutka and spit red saliva against any wall along the stairs or outside. Disgusting hindi/gujarati walas. Especially those men who wear a bindi on their foreheads.

在印度政府办公室和公立银行里，尤其是“牛带地区”的，员工来上班就是为了闲聊、拉关系，顶多只有10%到15%的时间在干活。男人们嚼着烟草、槟榔，还有会致癌的Gutka，然后把红色的唾沫吐在楼梯间或室外的墙上。那些讲印地语、古吉拉特语的人真恶心，特别是那些额头点着朱砂的男人。

Nwkwwjvrx
apart from my comments , as above, i think personally, there is nothing called working in REMOTE... Young generation should attend attend office on scheduled time and leave too on scheduled time

除了我上面说的那些，我个人认为，根本就没有“远程办公”这一说。年轻人就该按规定时间到岗上班，也按规定时间下班。

Nwkwwjvrx
It may be 945 or any three digit numbers ...with focus on work life balance and aspirations of young generations... who's responsibility is this, to put in a strict law in this regard ?????

不管是“945”还是其他什么三位数的工时制度，关键是要兼顾工作与生活的平衡，还要考虑年轻人的期望。到底该由谁来负责，在这方面出台严格的法律呢？

Nwkwwjvrx
Office means, where , one has been hired , based upon his/her talent , to contribute , be it a Pvt Co or Govt Co ..

所谓办公室，不管是私营公司还是政府机构，本质上都是一个人凭借自己的能力被聘用、进而为公司或机构做贡献的地方。