http://www.fastcompany.com/tag/overwork The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.fastcompany.com/articles/2008/07/good-news.html <!--paging_filter--><p> Some guy in Japan just bought the farm by working too hard. You heard right. He was 45, the lead engineer for a Toyota hybrid car division. While he was helping us reduce our dependence on oil, the poor guy ran out of gas. And he didn't even live as long as some of our aging rock stars. You know the economy is in bad shape when an auto worker doesn't last as long as Keith Richards. Prior to his death this dedicated worker had been averaging over 80 hours of overtime per month. Which I guess should now be referred to as &quot;six feet undertime.&quot; </p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/articles/2008/07/good-news.html">read more</a></p> japan karoshi work life balance tom stern personal growth overwork Careers Work/Life Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:30:06 -0400 Tom Stern 927278 at http://www.fastcompany.com