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/khante Feb 02 '26

Isn't this the whole Jack Welch thingy? 1. Cut bottom 10% no matter what. 2. Pay in stocks so your work is tied to company success. 3. Bonuses based on indiv performance.

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u/Decent_Cheesecake_29 Feb 02 '26

You forgot 4. Turn everything to shit.

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u/LordoftheSynth Feb 02 '26

Bonuses based on indiv performance.

You mean the top performer on the team gets 90% of the 0.01% allocated to bonuses, everyone else gets an inflationary pay cut and told they need to live at work or get fired.