Dead in her cubicle, co workers never noticed

This is one of the crappiest things Ive ever read. Imagine, being dead at your desk and no one noticed?? FFS.

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-dead-at-desk,0,1383236.story?hpt=T2

galwayrush

I know of plenty unproductive offices where something like that happening would not surprise me.

hondasam

I know plenty of offices where people go to post on boards while hiding.

galwayrush

hondasam wrote: »

I know plenty of offices where people go to post on boards while hiding.

Sad day when nobody noticed she stopped posting....

Senna

One of the many reasons i dont work in an office, at least if i die in my job people will trip over me:(

Angron

"Our office is so hard at work, we don't notice the dead!"

hondasam

galwayrush wrote: »

Sad day when nobody noticed she stopped posting....

I know it would be terrible if the seen my last post or pm. at least I would be dead.

Cheap Thrills!

that's really sad.

phasers

She may have just kept to herself at work, it's not unheard of.

Very sad though.

Voodu Child

Very sad that nobody would notice her missing, at home or at work.

It was Friday, so I wouldn't be surprised if some of her co-workers skipped off early. That kinda semi-explains it, if you're going to sneak off early you don't go around saying bye to everyone. And if she was slumped over, maybe someone peeked around to see who was still left but didn't spot her.

El Guapo!

Senna wrote: »

One of the many reasons i dont work in an office, at least if i die in my job people will trip over me:(

Lucky you. In my job they'd prob STEP over me!

staker

She could've been in the wages dept. to be fair

easyeason3

Only in America.

hondasam

I don't know half the people I work with. There is offices that I don't know if people work in them or not.

alandublin15

nobodys addressing the real issue, does she still get the O/T at time and a half + shift allowance?

Ronin247

She worked for the government,what do you expect,it is hard to tell if most civil servants are dead or just asleep as normal.

Capt'n Midnight

If she had a heart attack while working late on Friday then no surprise that she wasn't found until Saturday

Crasp

she doesn't look 51 in that pic.

maglite

Dead for 2 days
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3410547.stm

Dead for 5 days
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1113955.stm

Debthree

A variation of that story has been circulating around the internet for YEARS! I bet it's another myth.

EDITED TO ADD: See Snopes link here. http://www.snopes.com/horrors/gruesome/fivedays.asp

strokemyclover

maglite wrote: »

Dead for 2 days
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3410547.stm

Dead for 5 days
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1113955.stm

Has anyone checked if Ryan Tubridy is actually still alive?

Goldenegg

Thats a really sad story and may the woman RIP but.... SERIOUSLY! How Fucked up is it! Only in the states do these crazy stories ever happen!

Goldenegg

strokemyclover wrote: »

Has anyone checked if Ryan Tubridy is actually still alive?

He wasted away....

rainbowdrop

Ronin247 wrote: »

She worked for the government,what do you expect,it is hard to tell if most civil servants are dead or just asleep as normal.

That's a bit harsh - the civil servants working in my local social welfare office are probably amongst the hardest working people in the country at the moment!

:pac:

Wa

That's shocking

Debthree

^^^^ but most likely not true.

u140acro3xs7dm

wonder did somebody give her a quick poke before declaring she was dead?

admiralofthefleet

the popular pics in that link is very good

limklad

I read this article and I been reading articles over the years about men dying at their open plan desk, most of them untrue. Yet here is one about a woman.
http://www.thejournal.ie/woman-dies-at-workplace-desk-nobody-notices-until-next-day-2011-2/

It is one thing people alone in their homes and no neighbor noticed their patterns. I see it happening here in Limerick in the Suburbs, who gets angry at a neighbor when their house alarms goes off constantly.

It got me wondering about people at work who keep to themselves in large work areas. I am a type of person who notices people behaviors, where they sits, who they interacts with and what they do. The types of food they eat, even when they are reserved and keep to themselves or have large network of social contacts. Yes, I know I am a nosey bastard.

Do any of you know people like this who keep to themselves in an open plan or closed office?

Do you notice their behavior if they are having a bad or good day?

Crucifix

I just had a sneaky look around, they're all still alive

maglite

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056181506

Smcgie

Some people just like their own space I suppose, some days I really want to interact with people and enjoy doing so. But some days I like being alone and not have to bother with small talk carp.

NothingMan

limklad wrote: »

It is one thing people alone in their homes and no neighbor noticed their patterns. I see it happening here in Limerick in the Suburbs, who gets angry at a neighbor when their house alarms goes off constantly.

We had a neighbour who's alarm constantly went off and no one noticed and everyone complained, but one evening a different neighbours alarm went off and I called in to check if everything was ok, turns out she just had trouble switching it off but she was glad someone called in in case it had been anything worse.

It got me wondering about people at work who keep to themselves in large work areas. I am a type of person who notices people behaviors, where they sits, who they interacts with and what they do. The types of food they eat, even when they are reserved and keep to themselves or have large network of social contacts.

Stalker....

Jake Rugby Walrus666

I think her co workers should have kept her propt up in her chair. And looking alive. And blamed any problems on her. If there was any work not done, or fck ups around the place - 'oh it's yer one again'

Fratton Fred

There is an entire departments of dead people at eircom, they call it customer care

ejmaztec

Fratton Fred wrote: »

There is an entire departments of dead people at eircom, they call it customer care

The Vodafone ones are only dead from the neck up.

limklad

NothingMan wrote: »

Stalker....

Thanks for the complement, I should change professions to become an PI, Yes I did admit in my OP, I am a nosy bastard.

I need conversational openers without needing to be brunt or start an argument with strangers. I like to have a large social network. The Amount of information I get from people is priceless.

antodeco

More concerning is that people on here would never know you died. I doubt you share your password with anyone, so they couldnt tell anybody that you died.

limklad

Dayton Strong Forehead wrote: »

wonder did somebody give her a quick poke before declaring she was dead?

I know I am Low, But not that low.

xsiborg

when i used work in an office with others, i used my phone as an mp3 player, it helped me focus on my work, but one day my manager came over and told me he could hear my music from three feet away and could i turn it down. i JOKINGLY replied "it drowns out the voices in my head telling me to kill people...", his look was a mixture of confusion and aghast horror, priceless!

i DID turn down the volume and then spun back around on my chair continuing on with my work, embarrassed at what i'd just said and hoping that he understood i was only joking, but the less said the better...

Rented Mule

easyeason3 wrote: »

Only in America.

Wells, an auditor for the Department of Internal Services, normally worked in East Los Angeles but was conducting an audit at the Downey location.


"Ms. Wells used a vacant cubicle on the second floor, in a row of unoccupied cubicles," according to a statement released at the time of the discovery. "This building contains a large number of cubicles, but no other employees were working directly in or around this row."



1) She was working in a facility that she doesn't normally work in. So most likely, there weren't any close colleagues or friends on site that would have been looking for her.

2) She was not working directly with anyone and hidden in a row of cubicles.

ejmaztec

antodeco wrote: »

More concerning is that people on here would never know you died. I doubt you share your password with anyone, so they couldnt tell anybody that you died.

There should be another forum for those people, except for the atheists who don't believe in a thereafter-forum.