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Originally Posted by genie  I know what you mean, I deal with the same thing as a emergency room nurse. Makes me so mad....  . I had to finally quit because I started to hate people, I mean like almost all people....  . Most of the patients we get are always looking for a free ride and get mad if they have to wait in the lobby. One night we were slammed and I was in triage and I had several people waiting to come back to rooms and several people to triage. I was typing in the next persons info before I called her in to triage and this other girl came to the window and asked how long it would be before she went back to a room (she had already been triaged) and I told her that there was 2 in front of her, and she told me that if I would get off my lazy a$$ and work that it wouldn't take so long, I told her I was working and she said you are lazy and I deserve better service (service, like this is the Hilton) because I am paying your salary. I went off, I had not had a break in 9 hours, my bladder was full and I had to miss lunch and supper. I told her "You are the lazy one, you don't pay my salary, I pay taxes to keep your lazy a$$ up, I am paying for your food your housing and your medical bills so that you can bring your lazy a$$ down here for a runny nose, you need to get out and get a job and if you had to pay a insurance co-pay you wouldn't be right now wasting everyones time, now you can sit down and wait your turn or you can go to the house". She sat down and shut up too. I had to bring in a few people in front of her that was more critical (chest pain, shortness of breath) and I know she thought I did that on purpose but I didn't, so she left. I am so surprised that I wasn't fired. But a person can only take so much before they snap. |
Wow! Not to get off topic but I think a lot the nurses feel the way you do. What is unfortunate is that some of them show it to every client regardless of the circumstances. I was sick with pneumonia and didn't want to go to the hospital. Well my airways became so restricted to the point I was panting uncontrollably. I got rushed to the emergency (by hubby) and the nurse was so rude to me. At one point she said: "Stop breathing like that or you'll pass out". I'm thinking if I could stop I wouldn't be here right now! She was much nicer when they later found out I had bronchitis and pneumonia. But there was no reason for her to treat me that way, regardless.
Anyhoo, point of my story is I think when you get to the point where you are so dissatisfied with your job that is shows to everyone (including customers/clients who don't deserve it); I think you should move on to something else that makes you happy.