Would you risk your life for your job?

I’ve been thinking a lot about people who die on duty and then people say things like, “They loved their job so much that they gave everything to it.”

I can’t think of a single job I’d willingly do if it meant regularly putting my life at risk. No amount of passion, purpose, or company loyalty would make me comfortable with that trade-off.

So I’m curious: do people genuinely accept the possibility of dying for their work because they believe the job is worth it? Or is it usually a matter of circumstance, or simply not having other options?