We Don’t Pay For Dumbassery, Do We?

It almost feels like the second in a series, what with this article’s title being so similar to the last one posted in this blog. In that article, we asked, “We Don’t Pay for Viruses, Do We?” (Short answer: Now we do). Today, however, we discuss a completely unrelated topic.

Wherein a virus can represent a contagious disease, dumbassery, while just as potentially injurious or lethal, is not contagious. It just seems that way.

For the uninitiated, “dumbassery” is defined by The Cluttered Desk Sort-of English Dictionary as: Dumbassery
Verb — INFORMAL NORTH AMERICAN Used to describe an action, state, or occurrence related to the act of being a dumbass; performing a stupid or brainless act.

The reality is that workers’ compensation pays for all sorts of dumbassery. Dumbassery is our bread and butter. And dumbassery is not always the sole providence of the person injured on the job.

It can be the actions of a supervisor who ordered a safety guard removed to increase production, or the co-worker who thought giving “mild electric shocks” was a great practical joke.