DeepSeek says formal work should stay under half the week, with the rest left for research
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-07-23
DeepSeek’s management culture is described as a mix of top-down formal coordination and bottom-up individual exploration.
- The company says formal, company-wide work should take no more than half of employees’ time.
- The remaining time is left unscheduled for research and self-directed work.
- It also says it avoids overtime because research needs a relaxed environment and because the company stays highly focused on doing very few things.
- The thread adds that this restraint leaves some products looking unfinished, but that is presented as part of the culture.
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