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Labor bureau: Japanese man, 45, died of overwork

A Japanese labor bureau has ruled that one of Toyota's top car engineers died from working too many hours, the latest in a string of such findings in a nation where extraordinarily long hours for some employees ...

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“HERE IN LITTLE EGYPT”

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Jul 10, 2008
 

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He was probably a Prius designer,stroked out after trying to get it to run on possum p*ss or sunflower oil.
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Jul 10, 2008
 
What a sad life, not ever enjoying the wonders of the world.
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Jul 10, 2008
 
The Japanese seem to be famous for their devotion to work as well as for longevity. Many live very long lives but obviously not this man. Do more people die early of over-work than sloth?
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Jul 10, 2008
 
Many workers here in the US work these same hours and they aren't even at executive levels! Right now the company I work for is working 12 hour shifts, 6 days per week. It takes it toll when you are working in extreme heat and stress from over zealous supervisors. Been there and still there!
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