Later, his wife and her sister are both tragically killed by a malfunctioning transporter that O’Brien had been putting off working on because there were so many other malfunctioning things more critical to keep working.
Also he gets arrested for smuggling after Quark points the finger at him.
Literally not his fault. If you are tasked with more than you can handle you must set priorities and let the rest rot. That’s a management issue and you are not at fault if you regularly complain about the issue.
Later, his wife and her sister are both tragically killed by a malfunctioning transporter that O’Brien had been putting off working on because there were so many other malfunctioning things more critical to keep working.
Also he gets arrested for smuggling after Quark points the finger at him.
Literally not his fault. If you are tasked with more than you can handle you must set priorities and let the rest rot. That’s a management issue and you are not at fault if you regularly complain about the issue.
It’s not, but he’ll believe it is. And thus his suffering will be even greater.