Please, everyone — a moment of silence for an as-yet-unnamed Japanese man who gave his very life in service of his employer, Toyota. According to the Associated Press:
The man who died was aged 45 and had been under severe pressure as the lead engineer in developing a hybrid version of Toyota’s blockbuster Camry line.”
Among the causes cited: working more than 80 hours per week per month. Pussy. I know lawyers that work more hours than that. (Oh, wait — I know lawyers that bill more hours than that; I don’t know that we can call diddling paralegals and making junior partners clean up your dog poop “work”).
In any case, let’s raise a glass to the workaday warrior who gave his very life for his company and, indeed, the environment (or, to be precise, his company’s efforts to make money off the environmentally friendly).
Posted by jobknobber 
