Archive · 7 Sep 2025
Family of Deceased Engineer Calls for Tech Work Culture Change
A 35-year-old Microsoft engineer, Pratik Pandey, died from a stress-related heart attack.
His family is now asking big tech companies to address overwork culture to prevent this from happening again.
Pandey worked long hours and faced tight deadlines.
The family wants companies to monitor employee working hours.
He had a distinguished career in tech, working at companies like Apple and Walmart Labs.
His death is a reminder of the human cost of work pressure.
His family is sending his remains to India.
Pratik Pandey, a 35-year-old Microsoft engineer, died from a stress-induced heart attack.
The incident occurred in Mountain View, California, where Pandey worked.
Pandey's family is urging tech companies to address overwork culture.
Pandey worked at multiple companies, including Apple and Walmart Labs.
Pandey's family is sending his remains back to India.
- Who
- Pratik Pandey, a Microsoft engineer.
- What
- Died from a stress-induced heart attack.
- When
- Unknown.
- Where
- Mountain View, California.
- Why
- Due to overwork and extreme pressure in a high-pressure work environment.
- Deceased
- Pratik Pandey
- Age
- 35 years old
- Cause of Death
- Stress-induced heart attack
- Employer
- Microsoft
- Previous Employers
- Apple, Illumina, Walmart Labs
- Residence
- Mountain View, California