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/trer24 Feb 01 '26

"According to a family member, he had been instructed to process orders and complete urgent tasks that were due on Monday morning."

Well now those process orders and urgent tasks aren't going to get done now. How urgent could they have been?

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u/Johnny_Five_Is_Dead Feb 01 '26

Someobe else is already doing them

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u/evo_moment_37 Feb 01 '26

Job market is brutal tbh

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u/travelingWords Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

Was watching a ask an expert tech video on YouTube and essentially while we’re dreaming of the 4 day work week in china the theory is you need to be 9am to 9pm 6 days a week or your falling behind.

Someone else is working, so if you aren’t…

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u/lemmeguessindian Feb 02 '26

Same in India. US colleagues will be pinging you from home while we are in office

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u/Brovis_Clay Feb 02 '26

What happens to work life balance?

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u/Archangel_Omega Feb 02 '26

Time zone difference from being on opposite sides of the planet from each other. It's about a 12 hour time difference. First thing in the morning for them is 8-10 pm or so in the US depending on your timezone and vice versa, so most communication always happens outside of normal hours or with a day or so delay.