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Now having permission from Gingerbrat to post my whining. Please ignore this if you don’t want to hear about my work woes.
I was called a slur by a person visiting a patient after I brought them coffee from the staff lounge. They were frustrated and lashed out and I get that, and I need thicker skin, but I’m still offended given that I had literally no involvement with their treatment. I just saw people sitting around and asked who wanted coffee or tea and smuggled it out and my reward was slurs thrown my way.
It sucks to have someone take out their emotional stuff on you, but that doesn’t excuse using a slur. It shouldn’t have happened and it’s perfectly okay to feel upset at the interaction. You were just trying to help, and that should be appreciated.
I love that I’m getting the “Mom said I could” treatment for this comment
This is really rude, but sadly not atypical. I’m sorry that instead of a thank you, you got insulted. You deserve better, especially since you were being kind to them
Now if people don’t like the post it’s your fault instead
I’ve been subject to some abuse before, but always because I was directly involved in care. Getting it for doing someone a favor was new.
You are such a smart cookie, I’m impressed!
Definitely, that’s just weird