This job reminds me a lot of when I lifeguarded in high school during the summer. You sit on a chair in the sun, waiting for something to happen. The job is not stimulating, which further increases the difficulty of recognising if someone is in trouble - try watching some rescue training videos [0]. While a lot of the interventions a lifeguard does are prophylactic (“No running!” vs administering first aid to someone who tripped and split their skull open), interventions did happen a few times a month. To make sure those interventions happen when needed, pools implement processes to better manage the risk.
These processes seem to be the key difference between that job and this one. Rotations every 30 minutes, a manager actively observing for engagement, and overlapping zones of coverage all were instrumental in 0 fatalities - I can recall examples where each of those saved at least one person’s life. Redundancy, supervision, and engagement are what make a pool safe. While I think this woman failed to do her job and may be punished for it, it is important to question why your community pool has better safeguards than an experimental car.
These processes seem to be the key difference between that job and this one. Rotations every 30 minutes, a manager actively observing for engagement, and overlapping zones of coverage all were instrumental in 0 fatalities - I can recall examples where each of those saved at least one person’s life. Redundancy, supervision, and engagement are what make a pool safe. While I think this woman failed to do her job and may be punished for it, it is important to question why your community pool has better safeguards than an experimental car.
[0] https://youtu.be/4sFuULOY5ik