The reason this time? I've flipped my schedule by working overnights. One of the regulars at one of our 24-hour stores went on medical leave and I jumped on the chance to have a consistent schedule. It may mean working 10pm-8am, but it also came in a nice 7 on/7 off pattern.
So I'll quench your thirst with a couple gems I've had while twilighting:
Mouth or ears : only one can work at a time
Countless phone calls have entailed a patient (most cases a female, coincidently) call with a question. I have an answer, but I can't respond. Why? She is still talking, still rambling, still thinking she's providing valuable information. In reality, she's just irritating me because I'm trying to help her and she can't listen to me because she won't shut up! One night, I had my first 3 phone calls fall in this category; I was about to pull my hair out (if I had any, that is).
To B or not to B
A young guy walks in and asks to buy Plan B. I see ID, grab a box, and go to ring him up. He sees the price tag - $53. Cue eyeball-popping reaction. "Wow, that's a lot." Usually, I can bite my tongue, but my snarky comebacks can be misconstrued at rude. Tonight I wasn't able to stop myself.
"Compare that to the price of 18 years." In a delicate situation it's difficult to predict a reaction. Realization, anger, or embarrassment? Luckily, the first one happened. He chuckled. "Damn good point." I gave a quick run-down of what to do, what to expect, and he was off.
And he was back. He said when he got back to the car, the girlfriend asked how much it cost. When she found out she flipped, said that was way too much. Apparently, she wasn't *that* concerned...
I'm hoping to post on a more frequent basis, even if it's just short snippets of funny/quirky/annoying patients.
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