Today, I was working at the hospital and it was very busy. Unthinking, I told a patient in a wheelchair to "sit tight" while I checked on something. He mocked me for the rest of his stay. FML
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Today, it was a normal day working as a medical receptionist, until I told a wheelchair-bound patient to “take a seat” out of habit. She responded with, “I brought my own!” I have never felt more embarrassed. FML
Today, a patient, who is normally pretty chill, was being quite difficult for my workmates. They were whinging about him and I defended him, he's normally a sweet guy so something must be upsetting him. I went to chat with him, he punched me and called a useless a**hole. FML
Today, while working at a nursing home, I was alone in the station and figured I could sneak one out. It wound up being very loud, and I could hear the faint snickering of a patient in the next room. Every time he saw me for the rest of the day he would burst out laughing. FML
Today, I was waiting in line to use the bathroom. I complained to the guy next to me about how long the lady was taking. I kept making jokes about it, but he never seemed to laugh. Finally, the door opened and out came a lady in a wheelchair. The guy next to me was her husband. FML
Today, on my way to school, I was shouted at by an obnoxious businessman for sitting down on the train when a "full fare paying passenger" was standing. I would normally have given him the seat straight away, except I have a broken leg. I showed him my leg and crutches. He still made me get up. FML
Today, an old guy with a cane got up in my face for "mocking" the way he walked. In retrospect, I guess it is pretty offensive for me to have had knee surgery and still be recovering from it. My apologies. FML
Today, at work where I'm a physiotherapist, I was helping a patient with lower back pain. While I was massaging him, he shat himself. FML
Today, while at work, I was asked if I wanted to leave early. I said no and let my coworker go instead. Two hours later, I was punched in the face by one of my patients, with absolutely no warning or provocation. FML
Today, I once again had to tell one of my elderly patients not to grope me. He responded by throwing his bedpan at me. It was full. FML
Today, I rushed onto the metro to get to work. I found there were no seats left and asked a perfectly healthy guy to let me sit in the handicap spot. He refused to because "being tired" was a handicap characteristic. I have one leg. FML
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Top comments
zaidthunder1 27
Your patient has a good sense of humour.
Tripartita 45
So you told somebody to sit tight who was sitting in a chair with wheels on either side that he could use to move around? That… actually sounds more appropriate than telling somebody in a standard chair to sit tight. It's not exactly like they're going to hold onto the bottom of the chair and hop around in it.
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Comments (39)
MikuandKaito 24
bet you couldn't stand that.
Lalala579121 28
He really took that one sitting down.
stretch101 14
At least no one can accuse you of treating him different because he is in a wheelchair
mockeryofreason 12
this reminds me of a guy I act or otherwise work as a stage hand with frequently, who's wheelchair bound. in our last musical, we had some really rigorous dance routines. for us on legs, it was insane; he gave our dance instructor a hard time any time she made a mention of using legs. total joker, loved him to death. these kinds of people are always great to interact with, imo.
LyricaSilvan 30
I love those experiences. I love it when people who have a physical disability can find humor and fun in what they live with. It proves that despite how hard it can make things for them, they haven't given up on being able to live fully and be happy.
tragik313 3
one time at work I came up to a guy and said hi sir can I give you hand finding anything? I say it all the time. dude turns around. he's only got one hand. happens to the best of us op
ThunderLightTSV 31
Hey the guy has a sense of humour, all the more for him right? You too, at least he didn't get offended and try to make your life harder while he was there.
zezili 18
He sounds like an asshole
Lizzy500 16
Someone is so butthurt he can't even feel it.
TenChubbyPandas 7
was he cool about it while he mocked you? or just an ass mocking you?
heheitscece 16
That reminds me of a blind girl I know. She usually has to be guided everywhere. One time she accidentally bumped into a chair, and without thinking, the person guiding her told her to "Watch where she was going" And then another time the blind girl accidentally bumped into a trash can and said "I should've seen that coming." At least he had a sense of humor about, he didn't sound too upset, right? (: