Are people who engage in humor that makes fun of a life-threatening, disastrous, or terrifying situations callous and inconsiderate?
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LordBarbossa · 36-40, T
rinkydinkydoink · M
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I worked with a guy who worked in his father's tow truck company when a young man. He'd tell stories about some of the vehicle crashes he went to and the grisly scenes he saw. I recall two instances where he burst out laughing while describing what some of the corpses looked like. We asked why the eff was he laughing and he responded by saying it was a release mechanism and that it was normal to do so.
I worked with a guy who worked in his father's tow truck company when a young man. He'd tell stories about some of the vehicle crashes he went to and the grisly scenes he saw. I recall two instances where he burst out laughing while describing what some of the corpses looked like. We asked why the eff was he laughing and he responded by saying it was a release mechanism and that it was normal to do so.
LordBarbossa · 36-40, T
@rinkydinkydoink yeah, it was his way of processing and coping. It usually comes off as mean, or even cruel, but that's not the actual case.
I once worked as a cleaner in an elderly home. My 2nd week there 4 of the residents passed away, and during my lunch break I overheard 2 of the nurses talking.
Nurse 1: wow, a lot of deads this week
Nurse 2: yeah, but it was time to trade them for some new faces anyway.
I was shocked at their lack of care at first, then I remembered they'd worked there for decades, and it was their way of coping. If they grieved everyone there, they wouldn't be able to get out of bed in the morning. They needed to disassociate. I found that the more they cared about the elderly who passed away, the more "cruel" they needed to be to manage being in that job.
Unfortunately, that day the relatives of the latest deceased were just around the corner and heard everything. They weren't as understanding of what the job requires of the employees.
I once worked as a cleaner in an elderly home. My 2nd week there 4 of the residents passed away, and during my lunch break I overheard 2 of the nurses talking.
Nurse 1: wow, a lot of deads this week
Nurse 2: yeah, but it was time to trade them for some new faces anyway.
I was shocked at their lack of care at first, then I remembered they'd worked there for decades, and it was their way of coping. If they grieved everyone there, they wouldn't be able to get out of bed in the morning. They needed to disassociate. I found that the more they cared about the elderly who passed away, the more "cruel" they needed to be to manage being in that job.
Unfortunately, that day the relatives of the latest deceased were just around the corner and heard everything. They weren't as understanding of what the job requires of the employees.
rinkydinkydoink · M