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Was he old? was it a heart attack? I mean, just a random death? I think this has to be highly unusual at a desk job.


It's actually common enough in Japan that they have a word for it. And if you start to type "Japanese word for dying..." you get auto suggestions of "of overwork" and "at your desk," among others.

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-karoshi-japanese-wor...

(Which I not commentary on the article under discussion per se. Please don't infer such.)

(Edited for clarity.)


That because it's statistically improbable and interesting, not probable.


"Common enough to have a word for it" and "probable" are not synonyms.


Around 45 to 50 years old, systems administrator, who had a heart attack. Did some work in the server room, but nothing strenuous as far as I know. I've worked in a number of buildings with 4 to 7 K employees, and with that large a population, heart attacks and strokes happen. People also have mental breakdowns, although they are usually not dangerous. Smaller locations with 50 to 100 young employees probably never experience it.




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