The family of a young Microsoft engineer who died at work is pleading with Silicon Valley firms to stop overworking their employees.

Pratik Pandey, 35, of Menlo Park, Calif., badged into Microsoft’s Mountain View office at 7:50 p.m. on Aug. 19 – and was found face-down in the campus’ courtyard around 2 a.m., his uncle, Manoj Pandey, told the Palo Alto Daily Post .

An initial report by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner indicated he likely suffered a heart attack, according to Satish Chandra, an IT worker and community leader in Santa Clara running for city council.

Pratik Pandey, 35, of Menlo Park. Learning in the Open

He didn’t have any known health issues leading up to his death, but had told his roommate and colleagues that he was under a lot of stress – juggling multiple pr

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