The sudden death of an employee at ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has sparked online discussions about Chinese internet companies’ intense work culture. Earlier this week, a male ByteDance employee in his late 20s felt sick after working out at a company gym, and he later died, according to ByteDance. The company, which covered all the medical expenses, issued a statement expressing...
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