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HSBC Holdings manager heart attack prompts viral post about overwork

He's the latest financial employee to weigh in on the work-till-you-drop culture during a pandemic that's obliterated the lines between office and home

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Lananh Nguyen and Harry Wilson | Bloomberg
When Jonny Frostick realized he was having a heart attack this month, the first thing that occurred to the HSBC Holdings Plc contractor was: “I needed to meet with my manager tomorrow, this isn’t convenient.”

Then he thought about funding for a project, his will, and finally, his wife.

Frostick, who manages more than 20 employees working on regulatory data projects, chronicled his near-death experience in a viral LinkedIn post that had been viewed almost 8 million times. The 45-year-old Briton is the latest financial employee to weigh in on the work-till-you-drop culture during a pandemic that’s obliterated the lines between office

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