Have you ever just lost all respect for your fellow man?

Answer 1

In jobs where I dealt with the public, yes, several times.

The worst was when I worked collections. I worked Medical collections which is a whole different ballgame. We were privy to why they were in the hospital, and often these people's LIVES were saved and they were refusing to pay the doctor that did the saving, or the hospital where they were saved.

The worst, though, was the little old lady whose husband had died. Our agency had taken over a post-Medicare bill of $1500 for the Johns Hopkins doctor that had prolonged this man's life for a good six months, and made things much better before he finally succumbed to his illness.

I made the first call, and reached his widow. She had me in tears within ten minutes, telling me how they had nothing and she was now destitute and didn't know how she was gonna survive and blah blah blah. I was heartbroken for this poor lady. My boss, over my objections, forced me to run an estate check.

When it came back, I was dumbfounded. Property here, life insurance there, another property here, enormous bank account there.... Next to zero liability---In fact the only major claims on the estate were unpaid doctor and hospital bills, which made up the tiniest percentage of the total worth of the widow, who was the sole beneficiary.

I lost my faith in humanity that day, and certainly all respect for it. I have it back, and keep it most of the time, but that really made me question everything that was ever said to me ever again.

Answer 2

Nope, just the fellow next door.

Answer 3

thats a good question.
i dont think humans are capable of respecting other entities.
what is cosidered usually respect for others is really respect for oneself .
therefore you either respect yourself or you dont.

Answer 4

Only on an individual basis.

Answer 5

yes. the ones that show me how big of an....well, we wont go there