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When emergency workers hit their breaking point

I supervise emergency dispatchers and one of my best operators froze during a child drowning call last week and could not speak for thirty seconds while the caller screamed and now she wants to quit and I do not know whether to try to save her career or let her go.

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One of your best people froze on a terrible call, and you have to decide whether to keep her or let her go.

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