Today at work was a little tough. How come some people can be in a bad mood whenever they want to be, and I feel like I always have to act really nicely at work? I have this one coworker that really gets on my nerves. She can scream and yell at us, her coworkers, but if a patient walks in, especially if it's one that she's friendly with, she can sit and talk to them forever. It just irks me, and today was just one of those days.
The chair at the front desk in a doctor's office gets a lot of verbal abuse. Somehow, it's always the person seated there who gets screamed at for the wait, for people that came after them being seen first (they're usually seeing a different doctor), and for bills that they shouldn't have to pay, because they have insurance.
A piece of advice: if someone does get you upset about something, please tell the person who actually did whatever it was, and don't scream at someone else who happens to be in your path. It's always best to clear up disagreements with the person you had the disagreement with.
Anyway, now that I've vented about the hard part of my day, I'd like to share a cute comment that one of my little patients said. After she got a shot that she really didn't want, the nurse handed her mother her receipt. This little eight-year-old wanted to know why her mother needed a receipt, since she can't return her shot! As they say, out of the mouths of babes!
Tomorrow's one of my mornings off, so hopefully with some sleep I'll be in a better mood tomorrow. Anybody have some smile glue for me?
14 years ago
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