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new story as of just last week:

i dont usually work at the front desk of my clinic, usually i sit in a little office and just booked appointments and things, but last week i was asked to work at the check in desk because they were down a person and needed someone to cover.
first thing in the morning this woman walks in asking to be seen. we don't do walk-ins, but i told her i would look for an appointment (we had plenty). she says no, she doesn't want an appointment, she wants to be seen right now right this second. i ask her to explain what's going on, thinking maybe i can find an appointment that's within the next few minutes while she's talking, and she tells me "well, i came in last week, and forgot to mention that i think i have a uti."
the key words here are "last" and "week."
trying not to roll my eyes, i take her name and go talk to one of our nurses and explain what's going on, and if she can be walked in. the nurse agrees, and puts in the labs and i tell this woman to go do the labs and have a seat and the nurse will be with her shortly.
about 20 minutes later, this lady walks back up to the desk. i ask her what's wrong and she asks if her labs are back yet because "i know for a fact that test doesnt take that long." this lab takes about 30 to 40 minutes or so to come back. i don't tell her this of course because it's not my place to being that i'm just a secretary, but i tell her to sit tight and i'll go ask the nurse. after speaking to the nurse and confirming what i already knew, i tell her it'll be back shortly, but it does take about a half an hour.
about 15 minutes after this, she comes up to the desk AGAIN and asks how much longer its going to be because she's "been here for two hours already." lady. you have been here for maybe 45 minutes. you could have been out of here a lot faster if you had taken the appointment like i told you to. but i take her name yet again and beg the nurse to just call her back because i can't get any work done.
so she's called back and taken care of and everything is fine from there.
fun fact: she did NOT have what she said she had. she was given some mild antibiotics for a completely seperate infection, and sent home.

@Pitou Hello! Just going to pop a reminder in here about [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?board=frd&id=749441&p=mb] Site Rules and Guildlines[/url]: [quote][b]Obscene & Vulgar[/b] This includes clear/masked language OR links to websites containing such language or images that: [LIST] [*]Are inappropriate references to human anatomy or[i] bodily functions[/i] [/LIST][/quote] Please keep this in mind. Also, please keep in mind patient privacy laws! You've done well on this, but it never hurts to say it! :)

Thanks for the reminder, JC. Edited my post from last night - I know you were talking to Pitou, but I thought mine might be a bit too close to the line as well.

@TheGeek I am now adding all the people you mentioned above to my list of people who don't deserve to have earthworms or head lice because THAT would be too much responsibility for them to handle.

@Springacres I pinged Pitou because it was their thread, but it was meant in general too. Thank you very much for understanding and cleaning up your own post!

Well. As long as I'm here, I might as well add my own story. Right? ;P

I work in a physical therapy office and you would not believe how many people have said to me "But why do I need to excersize?! I came for therapy!"


Also, I love children dearly. Having children in the office makes my day. Ask me endless questions. Attach to my leg like a burr. I'm game!!! :D
Unless your child draws on the walls, dances on the window sill, stamps their Cheerios into the carpet, spills their juice on top of the Cheerios, throws off their clothing and diaper, and proceeds to run through the equipment room to dive off the stationary bikes. Then I have a problem.

You're welcome! Also, I can kind of sympathize - I have a physical disability and I swear my aversion to exercise has something to do with the 8+ years of OT/PT I went through in grade school. Being pulled out of class once a week to do what amounted to stretching exercises? Not my idea of what school was for. My idea of exercise involves long walks with my dog.

Not as crazy as all of yours, but I was at the library reading when two young boys walked past me toward the "adult" section. I heard them whispering " Yay! Let's go to the adult section and find all the one with blood and guts and ladies in underwear!"
Kids these days XD

I work in horticulture at a public park and a few weeks before this genius came in, there was a severe storm. A few trees were uprooted or lost branches. A large pine tree, almost seventy years old, beside the entrance gate was partially uprooted and threatening to fall over the path and endanger walkers. On closer inspection, the root system was shallow and already damaged by rot fungus, so we had it cut down rather than trying to save it. I planted a replacement sapling nearby.

Our hero saunters in and points to his female companion that we weren't caring for the environment, how dare we cut down such a grand old tree blah blah blah, and asked me why it was cut down. I explained the storm, pointed at the remnants of the roots still sitting at an awkward angle half-out of the ground, explained that the roots were unhealthy to begin with etc.

"Then why couldn't you let things take their NATURAL course?!"

I replied that the 'natural course' would result in said tree falling right where we were standing, and the sawn sections of timber lying on the opposite side of the path.

"I demand to see your manager!"

"....Sure."

He didn't bother me again at least.

@JCStitches ack, sorry;; i forgot about that part. i'll make edits as needed. thank you for pointing this out!!