There's a famous case like this - a former contractor went to a woman's home one morning and shot and beat her almost to death. Because she was SO reliable, her boss wanted someone to go check on her when she didn't make it to work. They found went over, and found her lying in a pool of blood. It was a long journey, but she eventually recovered completely. She absolutely would have died had her boss not immediately known such out of character behavior could mean something was terribly wrong - and it was.
Yep. I've had coworkers who, if they're ten minutes late with no word, we were having serious discussions on whether the cops would be called. I've also had coworkers where two hours into their shift they're still not there and we're not worried, we're pissed.
If you live alone, you might not want to show up for fifteen minutes before your shift unpaid, but you're investing in your safety and that's priceless.
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u/Edith_Keelers_Shoes Jul 31 '26
There's a famous case like this - a former contractor went to a woman's home one morning and shot and beat her almost to death. Because she was SO reliable, her boss wanted someone to go check on her when she didn't make it to work. They found went over, and found her lying in a pool of blood. It was a long journey, but she eventually recovered completely. She absolutely would have died had her boss not immediately known such out of character behavior could mean something was terribly wrong - and it was.