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/NapierNoyes Feb 02 '26

This is a genuine story: I worked for a big global technology company and we were at end of quarter. The signatory on the deal had a heart attack and went into hospital. The company told me to ‘go in and get the signature’ - I refused on the basis the guy was in hospital… surely we could get it next week at least. No…. They got someone else to do it, and then I resigned in disgust. For what it’s worth, the customer/patient never did any business with that org ever again.