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Posted: 1/18/2022 3:49:48 PM EDT

[#1]

I work from home. My coworkers would sooner eat my corpse than save my life.

Posted: 1/18/2022 3:51:11 PM EDT

[#2]

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I laugh because my Brother works from home and most of the time when we talk he is working on his own shit.
That said, when he needs to he will dig in and get more work done in an hour than most of his peers do in a day.
His bosses know this and they give him the leeway and freedom because he's always ahead of the curve.
I guess it just depends on the person and or the company.
He works as a recruiter for tech industry.

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It does depend and don't get me wrong, there are times when the day is light and I might not be working every second of those 8 hours.

My phone ringing at 4:50pm on a Friday though with "I am sorry to do this but...", is not at all a rare occurrence. It's often my cue to put on a pot of coffee, because surprise shift 2 just fell into my lap and it's gonna take as long as it takes, for a Monday morning deadline.

Like I said though, I am not complaining and I like working from home. I would not trade it to go back into the office every day.

Posted: 1/18/2022 3:53:58 PM EDT

[#3]

All my co-workers are Marines, former Marines or retired Marines.

ETA: I have a SIGNIFICANT amount of medical gear in my truck, including an AED, everyone knows it's there.

Posted: 1/18/2022 3:59:13 PM EDT

[#4]

Ehh... 50/50. I’ve taken med classes, but I doubt any of them have had official training. Real world experience means a lot though, and as close as the rescue squad is I’m not too worried

Posted: 1/18/2022 4:07:21 PM EDT

[#5]

I think the former Corpsman next door could?

Posted: 1/18/2022 4:08:43 PM EDT

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Beyond calling 911, I’m a dead man. But then again there are some I wouldn’t even do that for. I might just walk out of the room

Posted: 1/18/2022 4:17:11 PM EDT

[#7]

I had reasonable expectation. We had pretty good training and refreshers.

we had one guy take a high power rifle round in the pelvis. He is alive and back to work thanks to his supervisor that was working with him. She controlled the bleeding until rescue squad got there. She is a rock star.

Posted: 1/18/2022 4:17:19 PM EDT

[#8]

Zero amongst that last bunch I worked around. Several of them knew they shouldn't catch on fire if I was the only person around; I wouldn't piss on their worthless hides.

Posted: 1/18/2022 4:29:57 PM EDT

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lol, my entire staff is BLS, CPR, AED etc, every two years. Required by state law for my specialty, but I would do it anyway.
Everytime I have them do the courses, I remind them that the most likely life they will save will be mine, so pay attention if you want to keep a paycheck coming in.

My certs are far beyond that, but that does me no good

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I work in a locked psych-only hospital. My fellow nurses and I have an agreement that we will use force to repel all psychiatrists if someone goes down. I have a few RNs with me that also do time as ED charge nurses and a couple FNPs in the building that I trust. Of course, we have no real medical equipment except portable O2 tanks and an AED. 911 is our safety net.

Posted: 1/18/2022 4:32:10 PM EDT

[#10]

How confident at work are you that your coworkers could save your life?
I’m a goner…

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How confident are you that you could save one of their lives?

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So are they

Looks like a wash

Posted: 1/18/2022 4:36:06 PM EDT

[#11]

All my co workers have guns and badges. I think I am good.

Posted: 1/18/2022 4:38:21 PM EDT

[#12]

If they knew where my hiding spot was, or if they had to find it first?

Kharn

Posted: 1/18/2022 4:38:37 PM EDT

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It does depend and don't get me wrong, there are times when the day is light and I might not be working every second of those 8 hours.

My phone ringing at 4:50pm on a Friday though with "I am sorry to do this but...", is not at all a rare occurrence. It's often my cue to put on a pot of coffee, because surprise shift 2 just fell into my lap and it's gonna take as long as it takes, for a Monday morning deadline.

Like I said though, I am not complaining and I like working from home. I would not trade it to go back into the office every day.

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I don't think that I could ever go back to a regular job where I have to clock in at 8, stay until 5 or so and deal with the annoyances and nonsense of working in a corporate office environment. I've been away from the 'reservation' now for 10 years and like you said, there are times when the phone rings at 6pm and I need to deal with a clients needs, I am 'on call' all day everyday but things are mostly done at my own discretion. I know what needs to be done and when, freedom.
I've been offered 'real' jobs numerous times this past year and been tempted but I just can't give the freedom I have up.
The drama of a workplace is something that just doesn't interest me anymore.

Posted: 1/18/2022 4:40:04 PM EDT

[#14]

Self employed with no employees and I'm an ahole so chances are slim

Posted: 1/18/2022 4:44:29 PM EDT

[#15]

Hell NO!

I was cutting an exhaust off a car with a torch while my helper and secretary were standing just outside the bay door bullshitting with each other. My pants caught fire due to the molten metal splattering on the floor. I noticed when my skin melted. They had no clue what was going on. I'm screwed.

Posted: 1/18/2022 4:54:29 PM EDT

[#16]

Confidence in my co-workers is ZERO!

Posted: 1/18/2022 4:57:14 PM EDT

[#17]

They're all retired or former jarheads, so likelihood that they could save my life is high. It's also fairly likely they could get me killed

Posted: 1/18/2022 4:58:00 PM EDT

[#18]

Hospital work........so, probably not

Posted: 1/18/2022 4:59:30 PM EDT

[#19]

I’m a nurse in an operating room. I can run ACLS confidently as can most of my co workers. So maybe.

Posted: 1/18/2022 5:02:18 PM EDT

[#20]

I have no expectation of anyone being able to save me. I will either save myself, be fortunate enough to have an EMT nearby or a quick 911 response, or die.

Posted: 1/18/2022 5:08:59 PM EDT

[#21]

5 years ago I thought I was having a pulmonary embolism at work , I had to call a coworker in the next exam room as I could barely speak- he took my bp at 190/120 I drove myself to the next town er as I texted my SOs aunt the nurse my route through the low lands so if I did not text in 20 minutes send the bambulance my way. I had had a open lung biopsy the week before.

Posted: 1/18/2022 5:10:46 PM EDT

[#22]

I have no coworkers. Problem solved.

Posted: 1/18/2022 5:20:21 PM EDT

[#23]

Some guys here at work did CPR on a coworker who was later shocked back to life with an AED a few years ago. (the guy made a full recovery too.)

So I think chances are better than average for me.

Posted: 1/18/2022 5:29:42 PM EDT

[#24]

Very

Posted: 1/18/2022 5:34:38 PM EDT

[#25]

Not one bit. They're fucking idiots fresh out of college for the most part.

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:07:20 PM EDT

[#26]

I’m a traveling consultant, mainly work in ICUs or ORs if I’m at the Hospital. The rest of the time I’m at home or in a hotel managing by phone.

If in the hospital, yes. At home or hotel I’m screwed.

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:12:53 PM EDT

[#27]

My work!!

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:24:31 PM EDT

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All my co workers have guns and badges. I think I am good.

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Posted: 1/18/2022 6:38:03 PM EDT

[#29]

Where I actually work, most were military 5-10 years ago. Chances of staying woke are fairly good.

When I stop by the engineering office to remind people I still work here... not so much

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:39:23 PM EDT

[#30]

I work at home most times so.
If in the field it's a refinery or chemical plant and they have umpteen firefighters and people at aid stations and such most times.
Either way I don't expect anything.

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:40:14 PM EDT

[#31]

We have a pretty good emergency response team at work. I think they could do what's possible to save someone that is saveable.

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:40:55 PM EDT

[#32]

For a medical emergency, 110%

(Work in a cardiac cath lab)

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:41:10 PM EDT

[#33]

Couple dudes at work I'd trust to grab a pistol and get to work but other than that nothing.

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:41:59 PM EDT

[#34]

Actually, very. With my current crew, I'm fairly certain we could survive all but a direct nuke strike. Any situation less than that should be a breeze with this group.

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:43:02 PM EDT

[#35]

Very confident.

Both medical and dragging me out of a fire or car accident.

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:44:22 PM EDT

[#36]

I'm fairly confident they would be able to call 911 at some point.

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:45:11 PM EDT

[#37]

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This
But it’s not really a worry I have...

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:45:44 PM EDT

[#38]

Not at all, that's not their job or mine.

Some would be lucky to have me piss on them if they were on fire.

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:47:56 PM EDT

[#39]

OP seems to be saying the standard for saving ones life is to call 911. Anyone who can show up for work can call 911 when someone is in need. Some of you need to make small talk with people who aren't your normal friends.

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:50:17 PM EDT

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Does calling my partner when I'm blackout drunk on the sidewalk count?

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In college one time my wife pulled up right as I exited the party and my lights went out and I accosted a trash can on the way down

Apparently I had called her to pick me up, she said I didn't sound the least bit drunk, but was total word salad, made zero sense.

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:50:44 PM EDT

[#41]

Very. In fact some already have.

Posted: 1/18/2022 6:53:40 PM EDT

[#42]

Zero.

There aren't enough of us around in the same buildings to assure we even see each other every day.

If I died at my desk....it might be only the police coming to look for me after wife raised the alarm.

Posted: 1/18/2022 8:38:37 PM EDT

[#43]

I work with a great crew of talented and driven Paramedics and AEMTS

Posted: 1/18/2022 8:44:26 PM EDT

[#44]

My coworkers are capable of calling 911. There's also an AED on site. So, 50%

Posted: 1/18/2022 8:46:14 PM EDT

[#45]

All of mine could...the big question is WOULD they?

Posted: 1/18/2022 8:47:26 PM EDT

[#46]

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Does calling my partner when I'm blackout drunk on the sidewalk count?

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Posted: 1/18/2022 8:52:31 PM EDT

[#47]

We have an EMT that works there. I definitely trust him. He's a damn good guy and would know what to do without freaking out like a lot of people would. There may be 2 or 3 others that could.

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My coworkers are capable of calling 911. There's also an AED on site. So, 50%

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I forgot we had some of these installed last year (or the year before, can't remember) and we all had to watch a video on how to use it. The thing is, I'm not sure everyone retained the knowledge since we just had to watch that 1 video the 1 time. It should be an every few months sort of thing, imo.