Why is it that in this industry people are expected to work through anything-- be it injury, illness, family death? I mean I certainly understand possibly refunding 6 or 7 figures because someone has a runny nose is absurd as well. However I've watched friends and colleagues over and over push themselves to the limit and beyond. And I'm sick and tired of watching my friends hurt themselves because the stakes are too high to call in sick. I have a friend that has a permanent injury because they got hurt right before a major show and felt (whether true or not) that it would've seriously hurt their career to miss the show.
And yes, this is somewhat of a rant because I've seen this way too much lately.
So what can we do about this? Am I the only one seeing this/ seeing it as a problem? I'm not talking about the silly stuff where you take a couple of motrins because you're sore or fix a cut finger with gaff tape and superglue, but real injuries/illnesses (I've seen people work through broken bones amongst other things).
And yes, this is somewhat of a rant because I've seen this way too much lately.
So what can we do about this? Am I the only one seeing this/ seeing it as a problem? I'm not talking about the silly stuff where you take a couple of motrins because you're sore or fix a cut finger with gaff tape and superglue, but real injuries/illnesses (I've seen people work through broken bones amongst other things).