For iPhone users in China, the calendar has long presented a small but recurring problem. On a Sunday designated as a make-up workday, an alarm might remain silent. On a regular Friday converted into a day off, it might ring anyway. Nearly 17 years after entering the Chinese market, Apple quietly updated its operating system in September to automatically recognise China’s official schedule of adjusted holidays and workdays. The fix is modest, but it points to a larger question: what happens when…


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  • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
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    47 minutes ago

    Sure, chinese people get a guaranteed week off from labor but have you considered that they work to make this happen?

    Most people I know work 6 days a week and do not get this benefit. Much less a comfortable existence.