Hey Ernst & Young – You’re Killing Me!

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And now for something completely different…
Mirona Iliescu from Romania reminds us that employees are stakeholders too. She writes:

“Daily Business calls Raluca Stroescu the first Romanian kamikaze manager [RO]. Raluca was found dead last Saturday by her Ernst & Young manager–who dropped by her home because she neither showed up at work, nor answered her phone. While her company does a very poor job at crisis management, and her doctors assess her condition as a lot more complex, Stroescu’s colleagues and family tell the world that she died because of exhaustion. I wish I could give you a source in English, but the news didn’t spark the interest of the international media yet. Karoshi. Learn to say no. Later update: news agency Mediafax finally published an article in English”.

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9 replies
  1. ecologie-umana
    ecologie-umana says:

    Haideti cu toti pe data de 1 mai sa depunem o floare la sediul firmei E&Y pentru Raluca.

  2. gorgeoux
    gorgeoux says:

    Thank you for picking up the story. If you don’t mind editing your post a little, my name is Mirona and not Milena.

  3. Francine McKenna
    Francine McKenna says:

    Mirona, my pleasure to represent you accurately. Can you do us a favor and translate our other comment?

    fm

  4. gorgeoux
    gorgeoux says:

    Thank you, Francine. The other comment was left on all blogs covering the story and it says: let’s all go to the E&Y headquarters on May 1st [labour day] to leave a flower for Raluca.

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