Spiky Bugger
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We went to the dentist for our every-three-month cleanings. (It makes us happy to go that often.). We signed in, sat down, and some disheveled looking woman, aka DLW, came in, signed in and sat down.
In a few minutes, I was called to the desk to the electronic sign in thing. I’m signing and DLW jumps out of her chair, rushes to the counter, checks the sign in thing, somehow misses that MrSue and I had signed in before she did, and begins to complain that she was there before I was and how could we BOTH have 12:00 appointments? The sweet young thing working there was TRYING to tell her that they had several dentists and her appointment time would be honored.
Well, she wasn’t taking THAT, at least not for long. Because when I was done, they called MrSue to do electronic signatures. And DLW started in again.
At that point the office manager (and we get along well) puts her call on hold, tells the sweet young thing at the desk to take that call and the office manager started dealing with DLW. As she did, I went to her desk, grabbed a Post It Note and on it I wrote, “Do you want me to tell this woman that we now have meds for whatever the hell is wrong with her? Or should I just take her outside and slap her around?” And I placed the note face down next to where the office manager was sitting.
While DLW was carrying on, office manager glanced at the note. And then she just kept smiling at DLW. (I think they then moved her to an empty room, stuck a drool bib on her and left her to her own devices, but I’m not sure.). Office manager returned from depositing DLW, walked silently to where I was sitting, hugged me and walked away.
Later, DLW left, smiling and waving and saying, “Have a nice year!” They reminded her she had a follow-up appointment next week. She thanked them and repeated, “Have a nice year.” And left.
That was some of MY Friday.
In a few minutes, I was called to the desk to the electronic sign in thing. I’m signing and DLW jumps out of her chair, rushes to the counter, checks the sign in thing, somehow misses that MrSue and I had signed in before she did, and begins to complain that she was there before I was and how could we BOTH have 12:00 appointments? The sweet young thing working there was TRYING to tell her that they had several dentists and her appointment time would be honored.
Well, she wasn’t taking THAT, at least not for long. Because when I was done, they called MrSue to do electronic signatures. And DLW started in again.
At that point the office manager (and we get along well) puts her call on hold, tells the sweet young thing at the desk to take that call and the office manager started dealing with DLW. As she did, I went to her desk, grabbed a Post It Note and on it I wrote, “Do you want me to tell this woman that we now have meds for whatever the hell is wrong with her? Or should I just take her outside and slap her around?” And I placed the note face down next to where the office manager was sitting.
While DLW was carrying on, office manager glanced at the note. And then she just kept smiling at DLW. (I think they then moved her to an empty room, stuck a drool bib on her and left her to her own devices, but I’m not sure.). Office manager returned from depositing DLW, walked silently to where I was sitting, hugged me and walked away.
Later, DLW left, smiling and waving and saying, “Have a nice year!” They reminded her she had a follow-up appointment next week. She thanked them and repeated, “Have a nice year.” And left.
That was some of MY Friday.
