Peugeot worker commits suicide in France

reuters.com ^ | Oct 24, 2009 | Sudip Kar-Gupta

[Berlin_Freeper]

A PSA Peugeot Citroen employee killed himself on Friday at his workplace, the carmaker said, adding to a spate of suicides at some of France's top companies.

A Peugeot spokesman said on Saturday that the worker was a married man aged around 40 who had a job at a Peugeot site just outside Paris. The company has begun an inquiry into the event.

France Telecom has come under scrutiny over 25 suicides at the company since the start of 2008, while an employee of car maker Renault committed suicide earlier this month.

[melsec]

The poor bugger was French and worked for Peugeot - enuff said

[DontTreadOnMe2009]

25 suicides out of how many workers?

Millions?

[gogogodzilla]

Hey al-Reuters! This is worthy of international news... how?

[Paladin2]

Sarkozy’s fault.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[bikerman]

Good side, that much more water and air for the rest.

[Paladin2]

Plants and children affected most - by less CO₂

[countess]

They make a great peppermill.

[drubyfive]

A guy I knew in high school became a communist and has been a Peugeot autoworker in Paris since the late 1970s. He also has a condo in San Diego. True story.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Then he is a communist who believes in owning his own property.

[drubyfive]

I gather his politics are still left but maybe more pragmatic. We met up in California after all these years but didn’t go deeply into politics. More about Little League and school memories.

[Brilliant]

Hard to understand why, with that socialist utopian and all.

[seowulf]

Then he is a communist who believes in owning his own property.

Aren't most communists hypocrites?

[Redcloak]

25 suicides out of how many workers?

Millions?

It's France... There's only about a half a dozen actual workers left!

[CARTOUCHE]

If I was involved in the manufacture of Citroens I’d commit suicide too. Bon Voyage mon frer.

[eldoradude]

There is a book written by the American communist Stephen King - Christine. About an evil car that collects souls. Wonder how many Peugeot workers off themselves in the cars...and do they sell the car to some poor fool later?

[Erasmus]

I sometimes wonder about an old school buddy (whose name you would probably recognize) who’s a well-known lefty.

Could we still relate after all these years, staying away from politics and sharing the hijinks we enjoyed back in our teenage years?