Accountability is a very controversial subject among different careers. Although accountability it is a simple word, it has a very big meaning. As careers differ, so do the standards one must hold in order to keep the company working and moving smoothly. With a higher standard comes a smaller area to make mistakes; therefore leading to a much higher amount of accountability one holds. For example, a doctor cannot make a mistake during a procedure on a patient and then go back and “edit” it to make it like new. The patient could potentially die because of a simple mistake, therefore leading the doctor to be held completely liable for the patient’s death. A lawyer cannot make a mistake representing wrong facts in a hearing and have the jury forget