Your time vs. the company clock

你的时间与公司时间

Round Table China

2026-01-27

25 分钟
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A concept called micro-shifting is hailed as work's future, offering flexible, autonomous bursts championed by digital professionals. Yet for millions locked into rigid hours and fixed locations, this promised departure from the nine-to-five reveals a critical divide between flexibility and fairness in the modern economy. On the show: Niu Honglin, Steve & Xingyu
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

  • This is Roundtable.

  • From the heart of Beijing to the edges of the global stage, you are at Roundtable.

  • I'm Yohan Lin.

  • Have you ever heard of micro-shifting?

  • Now, some people describe it as the future of work.

  • But not everyone is invited to that future.

  • While digital professionals push for the reshaping of their days into flexible bursts,

  • millions of workers remain tied to fixed locations, fixed hours, and fixed pay structures.

  • How do you envision the future of work?

  • What are the pros and cons in European about micro-shifting?

  • Stay tuned and find out!

  • For today's show, I'm joined by Xing Yu and Steve Hathorley.

  • Pull up a chair and now join the conversation.

  • Let's be honest,

  • the old 925 is starting to look like a leftover from the Industrial Revolution

  • while everyone is trying to figure out a new way to arrange their shifts.

  • So now the most popular one is called micro-shifting.

  • Instead of one long continuous workday, people are breaking work into short, non-continuous bursts,

  • usually 45-90 minutes, then stepping away from for errands, workouts, or child care.