In recent news, social media platform Xiaohongshu announced its decision to abolish the "big-small week" work schedule, with the new policy set to take effect after the May Day holiday. This move continues the adjustment trend in the internet industry: In June 2021, Kuaishou was the first to announce the cancellation of the big-small week system starting from July, requiring employees to work overtime only when necessary and paying them according to regulations; In July of the same year, ByteDance clarified through a company-wide email that it would abolish the big-small week arrangement starting from August 1st, and teams in need would have to submit overtime applications through the system.

最近有消息称，社交媒体平台小红书宣布决定取消 “大小周” 工作制度，新政策将于五一假期后生效。这一举措延续了互联网行业的调整趋势：2021 年 6 月，快手率先宣布从 7 月起取消大小周制度，要求员工仅在必要时加班，并按规定支付加班费；同年 7 月，字节跳动通过公司内部邮件明确表示，从 8 月 1 日起将取消大小周安排，有需要的团队必须通过系统提交加班申请。

The so-called "big-small week" refers to a work schedule where companies adopt an alternating cycle of single and double rest days. Specifically, employees work six days a week (only resting on Sundays) followed by a five-day workweek (resting on Saturdays and Sundays), and so on. Similarly controversial is the "996" work schedule, which requires employees to work from 9 am to 9 pm, with less than an hour for lunch and dinner breaks, resulting in daily work exceeding 10 hours and a six-day workweek. This high-intensity labor model has long been criticized.

所谓的 “大小周” 是指公司采用单休和双休交替循环的工作制度。具体来说，员工先一周工作六天（仅在周日休息），接着是一周工作五天（周六和周日休息），如此循环。同样备受争议的是 “996” 工作制度，即要求员工从上午 9 点工作到晚上 9 点，午餐和晚餐休息时间不到一小时，导致每天工作时长超过 10 小时，一周工作六天。这种高强度的劳动模式长期以来一直受到批评。

Industry insiders point out that leading companies have successively abolished these systems, reflecting a change in industry awareness. Compared to simply extending working hours, enhancing labor productivity is more crucial. Without improving efficiency, reducing working hours would lead to hidden overtime, which not only fails to achieve the goal of reducing workload but also triggers new negative effects.

业内人士指出，龙头企业相继取消这些制度，反映了行业意识的转变。与单纯延长工作时间相比，提高劳动生产率更为关键。如果不提高效率，减少工作时间会导致隐性加班，这不仅无法实现减轻工作负担的目标，还会引发新的负面效应。