00后整顿

The meme celebrates Chinese post-2000s workers (Gen-Z) who boldly push back against toxic workplace culture — clocking out on time, refusing unreasonable overtime, confronting bosses without the meek deference older generations showed. Unlike their parents who endured '996' grind culture in silence, these youngsters arrive armed with labor law knowledge and zero apology, going viral for actions like texting the HR department on their first week or resigning mid-meeting. It's part hero worship, part collective catharsis.

After years of celebrated '996' hustle culture (9am–9pm, 6 days a week), China's younger workforce began openly rejecting it around 2021–2022. Rising youth unemployment and disillusionment with corporate promises fueled a generational shift. The 00后, raised in relative prosperity with higher education levels, felt entitled to dignity at work — and the internet loved watching them act on it.

00后进入职场后用果断维权行为"整顿"职场不良文化，拒绝内卷和无底线加班。