What if?

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(01-04-2023, 12:16 PM)Rubekahn29 Wrote: I get the sentiment, but if your co-worker did this, you would not get to take time off work (your own PTO excluded).

If I’m at work (I work in Dialysis) if a coworker had to be taken to the hospital and possibly died, I would still have to continue to work.

Now did and CAN stop, to which I 100% agree with, but to act as if it’s unfathomable for people to keep working after a trauma at work is disingenuous because MANY employers would tell their employees to get work after it.

If it was my crew member I would. First of all the trip would be cancelled and I would go home. Another crew would get called. I might have to finish up (secure the train), but that would be it. As for OS time (critical incident), I’ve shot my union guy a text, haven’t heard back, but I would bet $100 we could.

NFL players need to be able to focus for their safety and the safety of the other players. They carry on 99.9% of the time. This was an extreme situation. I’m speaking from personal experience, where I thought we had killed some people. Blame doesn’t enter into it, the fact that they pulled in front of us doesn’t matter. I highly doubt Tee was in any shape to continue, but I don’t know because I don’t live in his head, either. Some people are able to compartmentalize in the moment. Some aren’t.

It’s not unfathomable to continue (did I say that?), but it’s not for the best. In military/life or death situations of course you go on, but guess what? Those situations can take an extreme toll. In an office setting (which i am also familiar with), or clinical setting I can see going on. I can also see a wise supervisor at least adking if you need to take day.