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3 Kinds Of Professionals Who Are Always On Duty
Three kinds of jobs where punching out doesn’t exist.
Introduction
Everyone does a different type of job. Some might require constant collaboration with team members and their continuous cooperation to get the job done, while others might be more solitary and independent roles necessitating minimal interaction and involvement from team members.
By the inherent nature of being different, the nature of roles and responsibilities in a job vary drastically from one another. There are some which are public facing and require extra communication skills in order to be performed, whereas there are others that deal more with how things work in the back end which require a deeper understanding of technology and/or organizational systems rather than perfection in language or social skills to be executed.
However, there are a few jobs in society where the line between being a “job” and a social service is very thin and blurry. These jobs have no start and end times, and have no set or pre-defined roles dependent on designation or pay scale. For example, a police officer is expected to nab a suspect regardless of his or her position in the organizational hierarchy.
The professionals executing these roles just can’t seem to catch a break as the very nature of their jobs means they have to be ready for any unforeseen eventualities at any given moment. In other words, they are at the beck and call of society at all times. One can even say they aren’t really doing a job, but a social service as they work towards the betterment of society.
Here are 3 kinds of professionals who are always on duty:
Paramedics, nurses, and doctors
As a health professional, you’ve got to constantly be on your toes ready for any kind of emergency or public health crisis. You’re the person the public trusts to save their lives in case anything happens to someone whether while walking on the street, while travelling, while at a theme park, during an adventure or sport activity, or inside a public establishment. Accidents, natural and manmade disasters, acts of terror, wildlife attacks, and personal health issues make up the rest of the scenarios where medical professionals are expected to put their…
