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Alibaba founder defends overtime work culture as 'huge blessing'

By Josh Horwitz

Apr 15 2019 1:00PM

Debate about work-life balance.

Alibaba founder defends overtime work culture as 'huge blessing'

Alibaba Group founder and billionaire Jack Ma has defended the gruelling overtime work culture at many of China's tech companies, calling it a "huge blessing" for young workers. The e-commerce magnate weighed into a debate about work-life balance and the overtime hours demanded by some companies ...

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