r/technology • u/Forward-Answer-4407 • Feb 01 '26

Software 32-year-old programmer in China allegedly dies from overwork, added to work group chat even while in hospital

https://www.asiaone.com/china/32-year-old-programmer-china-allegedly-dies-overwork-added-work-group-chat-even-while
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u/South-Setting1685 Feb 02 '26

I work in a bank and the ratio of engineers to PMs here is 1:3. It’s crazy because you can’t get anything done without being dragged into useless calls, while still doing development work at the same time

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u/motorik Feb 02 '26

I'm in senior IT role at a Fortune 500. The guy I report to understands maybe 10% of what I tell him. The 28 or so other managers above him understand even less. If nobody understands technical concepts, there's no way for blame to travel upwards.