She was in her forties and left behind a husband and an eleven year old son. She was still looking healthy a month ago. No one saw it coming. My boomer mum is convinced she was overloaded and the company will need to hire 2-3 people to cover her duties. This is the same mum that made me show up to the office during an internship when I had bronchitis, who used to boast about how she never took a day of sick leave for years, and argues with me that work from home culture is not “correct”. Worse, when the news hit yesterday, the colleague's direct boss had to gall to comment that life should be lived to the fullest. My dude, you are a fkin murderer. Hopefully the shock from suddenly losing her regular lunch buddy will make her confront those long-held toxic ideas about work.