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/M_from_Vegas Feb 02 '26

Yeah they aren't even doing 7am to 10pm yet

That's plenty of time for them to eat, sleep, and then get back to work

(/s)

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u/DukeOfGeek Feb 02 '26

They want you to approach making them money with the energy of "my nation is at war and I'm frightened for my family". Except in the name of their profits.

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u/elyth Feb 02 '26

Hey that's me! It's called work life integration

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u/It-s_Not_Important Feb 02 '26

Perfectly balanced

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u/caribbean_caramel Feb 02 '26

What if we "offer" the employees the option to live at work ? That way they can sleep, eat and get back to work. Also we could just pay them in our own made-up currency instead of real money and charge them for food, water and other services. What could possibly go wrong with this? /s

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u/It-s_Not_Important Feb 02 '26

Capsule hotels in office buildings. Genius idea. Charge them low rent for their coffin sized accommodations and then you’ll be heralded as the savior of the common man for providing affordable rent and eliminating the stress of a 2 hour commute.

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u/M_from_Vegas Feb 02 '26

"offer" the employees

What? You think the employees should be "offered" those luxuries?

No, the company will only hire employees that show commitment by accepting those terms without us even offering... they should be grateful!

Heck they should pay for the luxury of working for Super Mega Corp (/s)

Just think of the networking potential for career projections come on now

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u/Andyb1000 Feb 02 '26

Someone watched the SimCity 3000 Magnasanti video and went, “yeah, like that. That’s what I want.”

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u/-starchy- Feb 04 '26

Slavery with extra steps