A friend was harmed recently because a professional acted callously.
My friend's incident was a wake-up call for any professional with regard to taking their professional duties seriously.
The longer you are in a professional role, the greater the chance that you'll resort to callous behavior in some of the most routine aspects of your job--routine aspects that are essential to the good work you do.
I thought about this from a teacher's point of view. One example of potential callous behavior by educators is playground supervision. Playground supervision is not the most exciting part of the job, but it is a very important part of teaching and learning. To be observant and ready-to-help/respond on the playground truly helps children out and protects them from harmful behavior. So if a teacher were to be callous about this duty, there could be injustice or harm.
Sometimes playground supervision may become callous simply because educators' work conditions don't allow for needed time to use restrooms, transition lessons, or consult with other professionals about important matters. Overall, I believe that educators' daily schedules need to change to make teaching/learning work conditions more reasonable and successful.
When we think about our professional and personal roles in life, we do have to consider where we might act in callous ways putting those we work/live with/for in danger. If we find ourselves resorting to callous behavior, we have to understand why that is happening and make appropriate changes to enure the safety and good service to others.
In my friend's situation, I wonder why the professional acted callously--was he trying to save money or time or was he simply bored with the task he was callous with? I'm not sure why, but I do know the professional acted unprofessionally and I know that as dedicated workers or family members, it's important that we take our jobs big and small seriously so that we don't resort to the kind of callous behavior that results in harm or hurt to others. Onward.