The context of the following conversation is After a whole night without a sleep, Austin sat in a car and came close to crashing it.:
Austin says I didn't get any sleep last night. I fell asleep while driving my car..
The friend responds You're lucky you didn't have an accident..
Austin responds Almost hit a tree. My car going up over the curb woke me up..
The friend responds You need to go home and get some sleep. Call off work. They are squeezing you lately..
Austin responds I know, but I really need this job..
The friend responds You won't need it if you're dead or, even worse, kill someone else..