Worker dead at desk for 4 days.

[Brian Ski]

Well it was over the weekend. They thought she was sleeping.

 

[deo62]

Just think of all the new safety meetings they’re going to have

 

[BluePig]

I remember when I left a job of 12 years, one of the owners came up to me and shook my hand and thanked me for my hard work.
He then told me that he never thought I would leave and that he would come in on a Monday and find me dead at in my cubicle, slumped over my desk.
This story hits home with me.

 

[Leadeye]

Have retired twice in my life, and have known a number of people who died with retirement dreams unfulfilled. A sad story.

 

[racegunz]

Have retired twice in my life, and have known a number of people who died with retirement dreams unfulfilled. A sad story.

I know of several that left their wives good retirements, so I left the woke dei crap behind because I could. Don’t wait if you can drop out and do what you like to do pull the trigger cause their will always be something to worry about till you die trying to get that last imaginary number in your account.

 

[littletommy]

I’m not quite retirement age yet, but close, and I’ll tell ya, when I had surgery earlier this year and was off work for six weeks, it just ruined my will to drag my sorry ass out of bed in the mornings and go somewhere that I absolutely DO NOT want to be.

They’re pretty good to me at my shop, and I truly enjoy being around that group of guys, but I don’t enjoy it as much as being home with my dogs and keeping an eye on the neighborhood.

I honestly don’t know how much longer I’ll be able to fake it and keep going in.

 

[oze]

Well it was over the weekend. They thought she was sleeping.

How depressing.

 

[model1994]

Well it was over the weekend. They thought she was sleeping.

anyone else cringe at the way the news is? i just can’t watch it.

idk man, something about the kinda-monotone newspeak speech patterns & saying things like, “…as much as 4 days for anyone to notice. Good evening and thanks for joining us…” I’m just too empathetic & cranky/jaded I guess.

an old timer I used to work with would say, “retire early or die trying”. I’m taking his advice

 

[Brian Ski]

How depressing.

Nobody at home noticed either... Maybe not at her house, but some family somewhere.

 

[Brian Ski]

and have known a number of people who died with retirement dreams unfulfilled. A sad story.

Yep, or the people that retired and did not last long after.

I am still a younger guy and wanted to retire early. Kind of planned for it. (I got 38 years in.) At work one day and get a WTF is wrong with you, I said just freaking tired. Doc sends me in to a specialist and get the "Who is your cardiologist?" I said I don't have one. She said "Your getting one now!" Haven't been back to work since. Doing decent, but this was never my plan.

 

[Leadeye]

Yep, or the people that retired and did not last long after.

I am still a younger guy and wanted to retire early. Kind of planned for it. (I got 38 years in.) At work one day and get a WTF is wrong with you, I said just freaking tired. Doc sends me in to a specialist and get the "Who is your cardiologist?" I said I don't have one. She said "Your getting one now!" Haven't been back to work since. Doing decent, but this was never my plan.

Similar story, but I'm 68. I was working and enjoying my second job when I went in for cataract surgery. When I woke up I was given an EKG tape and told to see a cardiologist, now. No symptoms, but the the cardiologist said I had a valve problem and the longer I waited the sooner I would see congestive heart failure. After getting the new valve I got one piece of good news, coronary arteries as clean as a 20 year old. I talked it over with the wife and decided to hang it up. Broke the news to my employer and they were sad to see me go, but understood. Good people, we still keep in touch.

 

[JTKelly]

Similar story, but I'm 68. I was working and enjoying my second job when I went in for cataract surgery. When I woke up I was given an EKG tape and told to see a cardiologist, now. No symptoms, but the the cardiologist said I had a valve problem and the longer I waited the sooner I would see congestive heart failure. After getting the new valve I got one piece of good news, coronary arteries as clean as a 20 year old. I talked it over with the wife and decided to hang it up. Broke the news to my employer and they were sad to see me go, but understood. Good people, we still keep in touch.

Congratulations, you'll never be sorry.

I knew a guy who died on the toilet in the restroom at work. They never found him until his wife called looking for him. Then the boss clocked him out for the day before.

Used to get a new "boss" every couple of months at my old job. Almost before "hello", with out fail they would ask me when I was going to retire. I started replying with, I'll give you the same notice you give people when they are fired or laid off. They would turn around, start putting my check through the slots in my locker and I'd never see them again until the next one.

 

[1775usmarine]

4days try the last 4yrs.

 

[INP8riot]

Idk man, something about the kinda-monotone newspeak speech patterns & saying things like, “…as much as 4 days for anyone to notice. Good evening and thanks for joining us…” I’m just too empathetic & cranky/jaded I guess.

They do the weird talk and the sentence ends on a down note.

Just like the high pitched Trans-Atlantic voice we laugh at, one day they will look back and ask why they spoke like that. Every generation has some weird crap they do because it is the thing to do.

 

[Brian Ski]

coronary arteries as clean as a 20 year old. I talked it over with the wife and decided to hang it up. Broke the news to my employer and they were sad to see me go, but understood. Good people, we still keep in touch.

Similar. I am 58, Arteries clear, heart not pumping well. Boss a great guy, but I was carrying a lot of slackers. He still would like to see me back. But at this point it won't happen. I feel bad for him. Company had 2 other key players leave about the time I did and he is really hurting. I think he would leave if he could.

 

[mikewd1983]

They thought she was sleeping... They didn't notice the modeling?

 

[littletommy]

Congratulations, you'll never be sorry.

I knew a guy who died on the toilet in the restroom at work. They never found him until his wife called looking for him. Then the boss clocked him out for the day before.

Used to get a new "boss" every couple of months at my old job. Almost before "hello", with out fail they would ask me when I was going to retire. I started replying with, I'll give you the same notice you give people when they are fired or laid off. They would turn around, start putting my check through the slots in my locker and I'd never see them again until the next one.

It’s things like this that make me wonder if my employer really cares if I’m there or not. I know they depend on me, I’m the only one that knows how to run the machine I run. While I was gone, they let things get behind because they didn’t know how to set up for anything other than the most basic job. I know they “need” me there.

My problem is, I feel guilty for feeling guilty about telling them I’m out. It’s a weird dynamic there, but I’ve adapted to it, and can come up with positives for every negative. In the long run, I keep going back to all the stories of employers being dicks, and use that to justify the day that I call in and say “I’m done”.

All I need is one good event, where they really **** me off, and I could do it in a heartbeat, but they just refuse to **** me off enough!

 

[Brian Ski]

I thought I would never know when to draw the line myself. Then the doc did it for me. Money cut in half. So nothing really hitting savings. Pretty much no debt, so just coasting along.

 

[singlesix]

"Calling on the company to do more," yet if they implemented a measure, I'm certain the same individual would protest that their rights were being infringed upon.

 

[Shadow01]

I would guess there is some kind of insurance that should pay out for dying on the job?