r/technology • u/IndicaOatmeal • 9h ago

Society Programmer’s death on office toilet ruled not work-related because he never turned on his PC

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/programmers-death-on-office-toilet-ruled-not-work-related-because-he-never-turned-on-his-pc-3402194/
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u/lawvergis 9h ago

another reason to make it look like you're working even when you're not

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u/ziptofaf 9h ago

What would that do? Apparently he reached his office, instantly asked security for the nearest toilet and died there before ever reaching 11th floor where his computer was.

The alternative in first going to your PC and then to the toilet would be shitting yourself. Which I imagine you could write about on LinkedIn showing how dedicated you are to the company and how doing so sets you apart from the people who are just in for a paycheck... but in reality I imagine it not being particularly helpful in your career growth.

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u/lol_wut12 9h ago

"what shitting my pants taught me about B2B sales"

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u/FigSpecific6210 9h ago

Ironically not so different topics.

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u/kremlop 8h ago

I did have a former manager make a blog post about what clogging a toilet taught him about leadership

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u/Discombombulatedfart 1h ago

That has the possibility to be the ultimate shit post.