For those that don’t know, a casualty notification officer alerts the family face to face that their family member was killed, murder, car accident, etc. To my knowledge, this is part of a bigger job, rather than being anyone’s main job.
But it’ll be yours. 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, you’ll be transported to wherever to inform parents that their 17 year old daughter was killed by a drunk driver…or whatever. It’s your job to inform family that someone they love died, be it something relatively simple, like someone dying of old age, or something horrible.
In 8 hours, you could have a lot of notifications a day. You have to take whatever emotions the informed throw at you, aggressive, heart broken, non plussed, whatever. You’re only safe from being killed. It doesn’t matter if you live in a small town where nothing happens. You’ll be teleported to wherever you’re needed, wherever someone dies.
250k a year, regularly taxed, with inflation considerations. Full medical benefits, including the therapy you might need. Paid weekly, meaning to earn that 250k, you have to work the whole year. NO PTO! No paid vacation.
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Copy of the original post in case of edits: For those that don’t know, a casualty notification officer alerts the family face to face that their family member was killed, murder, car accident, etc. To my knowledge, this is part of a bigger job, rather than being anyone’s main job.
But it’ll be yours. 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, you’ll be transported to wherever to inform parents that their 17 year old daughter was killed by a drunk driver…or whatever. It’s your job to inform family that someone they love died, be it something relatively simple, like someone dying of old age, or something horrible.
In 8 hours, you could have a lot of notifications a day. You have to take whatever emotions the informed throw at you, aggressive, heart broken, non plussed, whatever. You’re only safe from being killed. It doesn’t matter if you live in a small town where nothing happens. You’ll be teleported to wherever you’re needed, wherever someone dies.
250k a year, regularly taxed, with inflation considerations. Full medical benefits, including the therapy you might need. Paid weekly, meaning to earn that 250k, you have to work the whole year. NO PTO! No paid vacation.
Sign or no?
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Absolutely I’d take this. I’m dead on the inside so I wouldn’t be phased telling people their loved one has passed away.
Not only will I do it. I will have different clown costumes for the occasions.
Can I wear a clown costume?
Not just no, but hell no.
Never.
No pto? Lmao no thanks.
For this kinda money? I would be doing the whole singing telegram rigamarole.
I would. I feel like I’m extremely compassionate and can handle everything thrown at me from the grieving family/friends.
No way OP.
I feel like you don’t know what decent jobs pay, and how much holiday you get.
You killed it at the end. RIP
Yeah, someone’s got to do it. I’m okay with that person being me.
I work in healthcare. This is part of my job description. So you’re telling me I’m gonna get a pay raise to do what I already do. Sounds amazing. But I’m keeping my unlimited PTO where I’m at.
As long as I could taken time off when I had to? And I had as much time with the family as they needed? Yeah, I’d do it. Realistically, I would only work ever other week or so.
I’m only safe from being killed…not sure what that means in terms of injuries…also do I get teleported back after informing them?
Honestly my biggest fear with this one is ending up stranded or physically hurt, or arrested if I end up in the wrong place.
Death and I are old friends, if she pays this well, I can be her errand boy.
No but only because of the no vacation part. That’s half my point of working
No pto is goofy
8 hours 5 days a week with no pto? So ur asking if 250K is worth never taking a vacation ever lol
Yes. Mostly because the pain of other doesn’t affect me on a personal level. I can sympathize with their pain, but I don’t not feel it or emotionally can.
Fuck yes, easy money. It’s just a job. Why no PTO? That’s fucking stupid.
Fuck yeah. It’s gotta be similar to delivering cremains
Sounds like we can take unpaid vacation time, I’m in.
BRING IT!!! I DON’T GIVE A FUCK
I honestly wouldn’t mind. It’d suck, but I have a lot of compassion.
Shield Anvil Itkovian has applied to the job. His resume states, “I am not yet done.”
Work 6 months a year for $125,000? Sure, no problem. My death reaction emotion is broken since my mom died when I was a teen and therapy hasn’t fixed it yet, so I think I’d be good.
Shut it down ASAP!!!
I value my time off more than the money. Give me 4 weeks vaca and I’m in.
All depends on how many days i can miss without being fired.
My biggest issue is the 5 days a week. I work 3-4 days now. That would be a little over a 50% raise, though. It would be tempting.
Do I have resources to provide them with? Crisis centers, etc?
We use chaplains when possible, but I’ve done countless notifications. Like anything else, you get used to it. Some suck more than others, but you have to remind yourself that not every tragedy is *your* tragedy. That said, I’ll keep my job over this. It would be a raise, but I like my schedule and day to day better.
Yes
Yep.
No PTO? Hell no, that’s crazy. I get like 200 hours or something right now.
The no PTO/vacation is the killer. The rest is a mitzvah. You can help people in their darkest hour. I would think you’d quickly get by most of the “regular” deaths and only have bad memories of a very small number of deaths / reactions.
People go numb to this kind of stuff after a bit.
I wouldn’t do it, I’m happy at my job and make enough, but I don’t think after a few months it would matter to most people. A good therapist would be needed in the beginning
Done
Yes. Hoping to eventually get PTO alot of it
Am I magically transported from one family to the next, or do I have to drive?
Because having that time to decompress is a big factor
Id do it with no issue. It’s a job that needs doing, it’s meaningful even if difficult, I can work remote for literally anywhere and I can take time off unpaid and still make great money, plus medical insurance that includes therapy costs. Ez.
Probably. I could earn 192k and take 12 weeks off (or 201k with 10 weeks off). I think o could do that.
Okay lack of PTO is the only blocker. I deal with people’s emotions all day, at least that job would pay me well for it. But I can’t deal without PTO.
Part of me wants to say “oh yeah I’d be super short and callous for the money” but the rest of me knows I’m a sympathy crier and I wouldn’t last a week
Considering the extreme stress my job involves, this would be a walk in the park, sign me up
Can I do it 12 hours a day and front load my hours?
Emergency workers do this all the time for less than that. I would take it. You would get numb after the first week at the latest
Rather work 3 12s a week but sure
No pto nope I’ve I got six weeks like I do now sign me up
Wtf are these questions?
A life changing yearly salary for a job that’s emotionally demanding but puts me at a yearly salary I’d only be able to get with 15 years experience in my field? Lmfao yes.
Fuck the PTO. As if that matters when I’m taking in200k +
call me dr kyle
I could do it, no problem.
A couple of questions:
Do I still get unpaid days off?
Will all the people I inform speak either English or Spanish?
I was part of the care team for my ex husbands military unit for like 3 years. So I didn’t even get paid. I’m down.
This is a Cush job plz give to me
Without hesitation. Earning that much I can afford unpaid time off.
Retired paramedic.
I’ve given that speech too many times to count, and it sure as hell wasn’t for $250k.
Simple enough script to explain what has happened, what we did, that we spoke to our doctor, and they have determined there is nothing further to be done.
Far from my favorite part of the work, but not the worst. And for five times the salary of an EMT-B at top pay rate before OT? I’d get over it pretty quick
I was going to say YES until I saw
NO PTO and NO paid vacation.
No thx I will pass on the second hand TRAUMA!!!
Yea no… currently work fewer hours for more money. I am however pretty emotionally detached. Make it worth my while and I’m in
Every single health care worker who does ER or ICU is saying yes
You didn’t mention a limit on radius… there are about 60 million people who die a year… you would have about a tenth of a second for each…
A lot of people die each day. A lot. I’m too high for math right now but chances are, most encounters would go like this:
You: I’m sorry, but I’m here to inform you that _____ has passed away.
Them: 你是谁？！你怎么进来的？！
Why no PTO? Does that mean vacations are non paid or I don’t get any ?
why, you hiring? if so where do i apply?
Did it as an EMT plenty of times. It’s shitty. 250k and no PTO you can go get fucked lol.
No PTO? Nah. I’ve done funeral detail and gave the flag to the grieving widow. Only 1 active duty death. You get numb to it after a couple times.
Yeah, I’m really good at delivering terrible news while being sympathetic, disarming, and comforting and even with taking unpaid time for vacation/recovery for myself it is still more than enough to live comfortably on.
I’ve had a lot of grief in my life so I think I would be pretty good at spending time with the families. I know quite a bit about that pain. So, I was actually strongly considering this. But no PTO? No way. You have to have some respect for yourself and your mental health. Everyone deserves PTO, no matter the job.
It would be hard emotionally, but assuming I get teleported back (not stranded in a random location, possibly in a foreign country), I’d do it as long as my mental health can handle it. I don’t know for sure how it would affect me over time. Could either get used to it, or become too heavy. But in the meantime I’d do it. I’d take unpaid time off as needed, since no restrictions on that were made.
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I struggle to fake empathy. This would bother me exactly none, gimme money
Tough break ya got aids kid here’s a peppermint
Easy yes
I work in the Death Industry™️ and used to be in charge of circumstances a few steps after initial notification. I made a fuck ton less than that. Now, I’m back office because the pay did not compensate for all my emotional labor. To work in that field, you gotta have a calling for it. I was called, but doing that and being poor at the same time was just too much.
So, yeah. I’ll do it.
I did it for around 50k a year, was the worst part of the job
People do this for way less. At $250 I can afford to take an unpaid month or two for vacations and still live well. I would be terrible at it though because I’m not a sensitive person, it would reduce the mental toll the job takes on me but it does mean I suck at delivering hard news as it tends to come out rather matter of fact. Before anyone says anything, yes, I am aware being insensitive is usually considered a flaw in someone’s character; I’ve been working to be more empathetic but in this niche case it would make my life easier and everyone else’s harder.
Yeah. I was recently thinking about how one does this. Not caring helps, but also just taking yourself and your feels out of the equation. By which I mean, don’t be thinking about whether you’re emoting enough sympathy–that’s about YOU. And the fact is, there’s nothing you can do or say to really help. It’s not gonna be okay that their loved one is dead no matter what. Just don’t beat around the bush and don’t be a dick. Say what you have to say as kindly as you can and get going.
Nope. I’m a pediatrician, one of the absolute worst things I’ve had to deal with is telling parents their child is dead. A lot of people saying they would take this offer have never been in the room with a wailing mother or a sobbing father after giving the absolute worst news a person could receive. I’ll forever hear and see those families, and feel the tiniest fraction of their grief when I think back on them,
am i in uniform like they do in the military or just random guy
250k for a job? Why not
I’m in.
Done enough military funerals an such for less so meh, I’ll take it
Part of me thinks I can do this. And then I remember that as a float nurse I could only handle inpatient oncology for a few days in a row. The first day or two are great because the patients have interesting things going on and it’s a mental challenge, plus the staff of this floor is fantastic to work with. Then after a few shifts, the emotional weight of it gets to me, and I’m ready to go back to the chaos of general medicine and deal with the detoxers and grandmas with dementia who WILL pull the fire alarm if you let them get close enough. So as much as I’d like to try to do this job, I could not do it without breaks.
Can I work from home on Fridays?
Like maybe Zoom a few of them?
I would take this deal. This will sound cold, but I am simply the messenger. I didn’t know those individuals.
I had to inform my late wife’s family and friends (along with the track team she coached) when she passed; telling her mom was the hardest thing I have ever done outside of telling the ER doctors to stop CPR
so I can take unpaid leave whenever I want? I’d love this job, get to meet new people, travel perks. This is great!
This is basically just a small raise, with unfulfilling work and no PTO. No thanks. I could make that just by taking on a second job instead, and still have PTO.
The people who actually do this don’t make anywhere near that kind of money.
As someone who worked as a vet tech, I’ve been in the room for countless moments of grief. It’s draining and really difficult to process another’s grief.
That being said, if I only have to endure it for a year, I would still do this.
No PTO sucks but I’d do it.
Sure thing. I have no issues delivering bad news. I used to be 3rd/4th tier tech support and many times had to tell customers that they lost all of their data and that there was no recovering it and that they would need to start over, even if it meant they lost millions of dollars.
No PTO is illegal here but I’m sure I can make it work if unpaid time off is allowed
I’m a hospice chaplain. I don’t even make 20% of that, and I’m on call 24/7.
I’d do it and take about $150k worth of unpaid vacation / sick time each year. Assuming roughly $685 pay per day, it comes roughly 146 days of work per year or about 12 work days a month.
$100k net for a few weeks of work each month is not bad. Also being there for people for the worst news of their lives is better than office politics, shitty bosses, dumb and arbitrary expectations, and working by someone else’s urgency and schedules.
If you’re offering, I’m considering.
No. I work way less with far less stress than that and earn a bunch more. Plus I have a solid 6 weeks of PTO and holidays. Make it 250 mil and I’ll do it for a year. I’m really good at bad news and it’s not like I’m going to try and comfort them.
Without a moments hesitation, yes
Without a moments hesitation, yes.
I’ve actually done this once. It’s shitty, but I’d do it for that pay.
Can I work whatever hours I want, or is there like an approval process for time off?
I’ve actually done this once. It’s shitty, but I’d do it for that pay.
Can I work whatever hours I want, or is there like an approval process for time off?
I’ve actually done this once. It’s shitty, but I’d do it for that pay.
Can I work whatever hours I want, or is there like an approval process for time off?
Yeah I’m fine with this. I have a bit of a gift for giving bad news. Like Wilson from House, people would thank me for telling them the bad news.
Even after tax I’d be making about 3200 a week/ 80 per hour. That’s enough for me to not have to work the entire 40 hours weekly and instead would probably do 20. Still a paycheck of 6k a month, for working part time. PLUS full medical and therapy? Yes sign me tf up
I would do this job. I can maintain bearing in most any circumstance, and I can not take it personally when people begin the stages of grief. Personally… if my bills were paid I’d do the job for free to save someone else the trouble of doing it.
Yes. I do love people, I love hard conversations and I don’t find myself to be an empath. I am a hugger with respect for those who don’t want to hug back.
I have strong emotions and do feel sorrow for someone but I don’t have their issues weigh on my personal life.
I think I would excel at this.
When i was a cop, death notifications were one of the hardest things to.
Trust me. Even for this amount of money, that shit will weigh on you. Telling a woman her husband is dead while a 4 year old little girl asks, “Mommy, is daddy back from the store?”.
Telling mom’s, their son and daughter died in a car wreck.
Naw, fuck that.
No chance. I’d be day drinking by week 2. Worse non-dangerous job in the world.
Signing in a heartbeat. I have no problems sitting with people in their discomfort and heartache. It would allow me to be a little reckless with my hyper-empathy. (I’m assuming I can sit with these people for a bit as they take in the news, not just walk away and leave them with the news?)
I’m realizing that my reaction sounds odd. I certainly don’t want any of these people to die, and certainly not by tragedy. But that’s the reality – and only certainty – of life: we die. And if someone is going to have to find out about the death of their loved one, I know I’m gonna be a damn good person to be there with them to deliver the worst news imaginable.
This could have been asked in a simple question. Do you want tell people for a job that their loved ones are kaput for 2 fiddy k a year? So much easier
Definitely. This is an opportunity to help people
Like, teleport to the next of kin of LITERALLY ACTUALLY EVERYONE who dies in that 8 hour window? No cause that’s exhausting, I’ll be talking non-stop so quickly nothing I say will be comprehensible.
If the time between each notification job was reasonable, allowing me to talk at a normal speed, WHEN DO I START!?