Today, I started a new job as a receptionist at a nursing home. When two men came in saying, "We're here for Mr. Christensen," I paged him to come to the front desk. Apparently, these men had come from the funeral home to pick up Mr. Christensen's body. I was completely unaware that anyone had died. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I called a guy who had requested a free marketing consultation for his funeral home through the internet a couple of days ago. When I got through, the receptionist seemed a little taken back by me wanting to talk to him. He had died and was buried yesterday. FML
Today, I work at a hospice center. At 3AM, a call just went out to a man's family to come because he was dying. I didn't realize that this man was my old friend's grandpa. When I saw her, I smiled really big and said, "Hey! Great to see you!" Her grandpa was ACTIVELY DYING. Stupid stupid stupid. FML
Today, at the funeral home where I work, I asked my boss if it was time to "bring out the stiff". I didn't realize the guy's family was not only in the building, but within earshot as well. FML
Today, it was my first day at my new job at a nursing home. Not only were we short staffed, two residents passed away, and I got beaten up by an old man. FML
Today, as a CNA, I had to go through the belongings of a patient. His phone rang and I answered - it was his boss. As I explained, he cut me off and said to "drop the act" and "he better be there now or he's fired". He was pronounced dead-on-arrival. FML
Today, I heard that one of our customers had passed away. Saddened, I told everyone who came into our shop about his death. Understandably, some customers got very upset and one even fainted. Suddenly, the "dead" man walked into the shop. Turns out I got the name wrong. FML
Today, at my job as a hotel housekeeper, I accidentally entered the room of someone who hadn't left yet. To my horror, the man inside was having a massive heart attack. I just found out he passed away, despite immediate medical intervention. FML
Today, it was my first day as a mailman. One of the houses got a bunch of cards, and the owner coincidentally opened the door as I arrived. So I said to the owner that someone in the house must really be popular. He replied, "She died this Tuesday." FML
Today, the really hot guy that works in the same building as me came to work after being away for the past two days. I said, "Look who finally decided to come to work!" His response was, "I had a death in the family, thanks." FML
Today, an elderly man came into my place of work wearing a nice suit. I commented, saying said he looked nice and asked what the special occasion was. He was going to a funeral. FML
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lex1459 38
I feel horrible for laughing this hard. My sincere condolences to friends and family of Mr Christensen, though.
may14th 26
I hate to laugh at this, but... You're a newbie and you were not informed. Don't feel too bad.
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Comments (31)
shelovesshoes 23
Awkward! Not your fault, though, you couldn't have known if nobody informed you.
ulissey_fml 22
There is a certain logic in being mortified in front of morticians.
peteto818 28
It's a honest mistake since you're new there. Don't give yourself a hard time.
Calingaladha 21
Look on the bright side, OP. At least Mr. Christensen didn't walk up to the desk after you paged him.
liane918 16
it sucks that happened to you. recently, i-a housekeeper at a high end nursing home- was asked to cover a 2nd shift receptionist over the weekend. i was given an hour of training and i figured out how to prevent these mistakes after having a similar issue the first day. My advice to share with you: if you dont recognize the name, check if there is a directory of residents. they also sometimes keep a list somewhere nearby of who has expired and even a day by day of who is leaving to go to an appt and such. when in doubt- ask the person if they are looking for a resident or employee and ask what for and then contact the supervisor or nurse and pass the message on. it's an awkward situation, op, but you arent the first to make that mistake nor will you be the last. dont be discouraged, happens to a lot of us and it is common in a lot of nursing homes.
missoops 21
Where I live there's retirement village next to retirement village and retirement villages on the other side of the road. It's such a shame it won't be the last time what OP had to experience happens.
Tomryan279 10
You're new to the position there is it going to be some hiccups. People may be upset depending on the mistake but they should be understanding.
RageWolf16 31
Jeez that's not a great first day experience. Hope they understood the confusion and it turned out ok
SwagBasket 10
That sounds pretty threatening if he was alive. Like he's gonna be assassinated or something
samurai1833 16
That's hilarious
missoops 21
As a receptionist your institution doesn't sound very professional. You should have never been left out of the loop. I'm very sorry you had to experience that. They are the worst days.