# 996 work culture

The Trap of Total Transparency: How China’s Premier Workplace App Became a Prison for Its Own Creators

A viral 75,000-word exposé by a former DingTalk employee reveals a toxic culture of 'involution' and performative work within Alibaba’s office-tool division. The account details how AI tools intended for efficiency were repurposed for surveillance, highlighting a systemic crisis in Chinese Big Tech that is now drawing government intervention.