Image credits: Getty Images Passion and overworking are two different concepts and it’s time we stop evaluating them proportionally. Case in point, a young Microsoft engineer who died at work. Cause of death? Overworking.Pratik Pandey, 35, of Menlo Park, California, badged into Microsoft’s Mountain View office at 7:50 pm on August 19. Around 2 am, he was found face-down in …
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Published on: Aug 31, 2025 06:32 am IST An Indian-origin software engineer employed at Microsoft was found dead at the company’s Mountain View campus in California on August 20. An Indian-origin software engineer employed at Microsoft was found dead at the company’s Mountain View campus in California, United States. Pratik Pandey entered the office on the evening of August 19 …
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An Indian-origin techie, Pratik Pandey, was found dead in Microsoft office in the US on August 20. The cause of the death is yet to be ascertained, Santa Clara County medical examiner. His family members suspect working late into the night frequently could have led to the death. Pandey worked on Microsoft’s Fabric, a data analysis product and competes with …
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Pratik Pandey, a 35-year-old Microsoft software engineer, was found dead at the company’s office early on August 20. Pandey, who worked on the Fabric product, had entered the office the previous evening. While the cause of death is pending, police found no signs of suspicious activity. Microsoft is investigating the incident. Pratik Pandey, a 35-year-old software engineer working for Microsoft, …
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