Another reason to retire early ...

[easysurfer]

Woman dies at desk, but nobody notices - Chicago Sun-Times

Sad...w*rking til you drop..literally

 

[Nova]

Wow, that's really sad.

 

[Aiming_4_55]

Bad bad bad... and that's the type of work I do =(

Note to self - FIRE by 51 and reduce w*rk now!

 

[Arnie]

Sounds like an argument against "just one more year".

 

[DangerMouse]

I think the saddest part of this story is to me it signifies how people look but don't really see those around them, something I am guilty of. I wonder how many people walked past her on numerous occasions after she died and never noticed she hadn't moved. Obviously no stopped to ask if she wanted to have a cup of coffee or what she was doing on the weekend. Just a sign of our disengagement from those around us.

 

[JBmadera]

brings a lot of things into perspective for me, thank you for posting. makes me feel pretty darn silly about much of the cr*p I fret about.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I wondered where that smell was coming from

I just checked the cubicle next to mine. There is a dead worker in there all dyhydrated now.

Looks like he's been dead for months. Good thing they have that auto-deposit of your paycheck. I'd better call human resources.

And I wondered where that smell was coming from !

 

[Midpack]

As I understand it, the woman who died at her desk is not offended that her co-workers didn't notice. So no harm, no foul (get it?).

And I checked all my co-workers when I left today, they were all alive. Life is good...

 

[Lazarus]

Had a guy die at work who was trying to make 40 years service. He didn't. Not at his desk but could have been.

 

[FreeAtLast]

Sad, but perhaps a workman's Comp Case in the making.

 

[Gumby]

Eleanor Rigby
YouTube - the beatles "eleanor Rigby" with lyrics

 

[Nords]

Woman dies at desk, but nobody notices - Chicago Sun-Times
Sad...w*rking til you drop..literally

Oboy, wait'll Scott Adams turns Dilbert loose on this one. Especially the "risk audit" part.

I suspect the solution will involve more meetings.

On a more serious note, it's alarming how many people die in their 50s. I don't know the statistics but from my alumni magazine it seems like a big spike between 40s & 60s.

 

[Redbugdave]

I can't help thinking that being able to blend into the woodwork can be a positive attribute, too. At my workplace one of the quiet ones just did not show up for a couple of days. Nobody questioned it and everybody just assumed it was their days off. I noticed it and got a good chuckle...and kept my mouth shut. When I get shorter, I may give it a try, too.