This culture kills people. It pressures a worker to skip safety checks to save time. It discourages them from reporting a faulty ladder because they don't want to look like a coward. We glorify the hero who works 72 hours straight, but we forget that a rested, safe worker is the one who actually comes home. COVID-19 redefined what profesión peligro means.
They do not do it for the glory. They do it because someone has to. There is a dark economic truth behind dangerous professions. It is called "risk premium." In theory, these workers get paid more because they might die. Profesion peligro
They chose a profession that scares the rest of us. They deserve more than our respect. They deserve our protection. This culture kills people