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MargeSimpson00 · 2022-01-07T19:09:45+00:00

Would you mind someone at your table having an injection whilst sitting there? 1. Person being injected is not in your party 2. Not insulin or anything immediately life saving, a vaccination YANBU- wouldn't mind YABU- it's gross

maddy68 · 07/01/2022 20:46

Yea that's gross

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MargeSimpson00 · 07/01/2022 20:48

@loopylindi

do you know anything about diabetes and the insulin regime that diabetics use? I have a pen which requires me to inject 15mins before I eat. So by the time I've found a table, sat down, consulted a menu and ordered I've got enough of a time frame to whip out the pen, set it up and inject before the food comes. I do it discretely and have only ever had one comment about it.

Which would make sense if we were talking about a diabetic injecting insulin

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Bellie710 · 07/01/2022 20:52

If they were taking blood I would have an issue but an injection - get a grip! My DH is type 1 diabetic and injects everywhere, it is no different to that and actually the smell of insulin stinks so i would rather a flu jab!

Pixxie7 · 07/01/2022 20:54

It wouldn’t actually bother me but then after 40 years as a nurse I have seen a lot worse. However I can see why it would put others off.
However you say it is a cafe attached to some flats and don’t know what it was for. It sounds almost like a cafeteria where people know each other so it puts a slightly different perspective on things.

TitsInAbsentia · 07/01/2022 20:56

I think the OP is getting some harsh comments here. We aren't talking a life saving injection like insulin or adrenaline, it's something that could completely have been done to one side/more discretely. I'm needle phobic, I'd have been face down in my viccy sponge if that'd happened next to me with no warning!

Wreath21 · 07/01/2022 20:56

It's the same level of 'gross'/possibly unhygienic whether it's insulin, epipen or a vaccination. Or indeed heroin (assuming the person is a high-functioning addict using a clean needle).
It's none of your business whether what someone is doing is 'essential' in your opinion or not.

MilduraS · 07/01/2022 20:59

It's odd but I wouldn't have cared enough to complain to you. The nurse suggesting you're a jobs worth was way out of line though. Customers complained to you, you did your job and suggested an appropriate alternative to keep everyone happy.

WonderfulYou · 07/01/2022 21:06

Other customers complained so I politely asked the nurse to use a side room

I think the customers complaining are being ridiculous, there’s hardly going to be blood spurting everywhere!

But as someone who works in a cafe it’s your job to make sure the customers are happy so I don’t think it’s fair you got the blame when it was then who were complaining.

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 07/01/2022 21:12

I think the customers complaining are being ridiculous, there’s hardly going to be blood spurting everywhere!

You do realise some people have a needle phobia? There's no way I'd be able to stay if someone was injecting themselves for any reason.

Hyppogriff · 07/01/2022 21:12

Wouldn’t mind

Dibbydoos · 07/01/2022 21:13

As a diabetic, I inject in front of people cos no way am I going into a dirty bathroom to do it. I normally tell them I need to inject beforehand though. Those of you who thinks it's gross, shame on you, grow up!

What I don't get OP is what we're they injecting, surely it was medicine, so what's the fuss about?

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 07/01/2022 21:16

Serious question @Dibbydoos, would you be offended if I had to leave? I couldn't physically sit there while someone injected and it's crossed my mind before how would I react if someone in the office injected or if I was with someone and they had to.

HunterGatherer · 07/01/2022 21:17

Did the nurse call you a jobsworth or did the patient?

There were almost 500 staff off with covid at my Trust today, the ones who show up are absolutely knackered. if she saved a few minutes then good for her, but if she did call you a jobsworth, that was not nice.

MojoJojo71 · 07/01/2022 21:17

As a customer it wouldn’t bother me but I’m a health care professional so it’s a normal sight for me. I do think it’s a bit unprofessional though, whatever happened to patient dignity? Surely they could have easily done it in private if he lives nearby. What if the patient had fainted or had an allergic reaction, a cafe is not really an appropriate place to be treating a patient

OutIsay · 07/01/2022 21:19

Unless it is insulin or an epipen, it's a bit weird. Totally justified asking them to move to a side room.

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BungleandGeorge · 07/01/2022 21:25

Is it some type of sheltered accommodation type set up? Why was a random nurse there doing a vaccination? The patient was in a cage so not housebound so why would a nurse visit to do thh he e jab.
It wouldn’t bother me

lightisnotwhite · 07/01/2022 21:26

It’s a cafe, so eating food and being sociable.

Needles, baby changing, domestic arguments, putting on makeup - out of sight.

Cuck00soup · 07/01/2022 21:27

I do community vaccinations for housebound patients. Housebound being the relevant criteria. If someone can get to a chemist, they can get to a chemist or a GP.

AliveAndSleeping · 07/01/2022 21:27

It wouldn't bother me and I don't understand why people would make a fuss about someone having a medical procedure..I'm sure nurses are very busy and possibly don't have time to reschedule a vaccination or move somewhere else just because some people are squeamish.

Having said that I think it was quite mean of her to call you a jobsworth. Your customers complained of I understood correctly so you asked politely (I assume) if she could use a side room. She could have just politely declined or quickly explained why she wanted to do it at the table

XenoBitch · 07/01/2022 21:28

@AliveAndSleeping

It wouldn't bother me and I don't understand why people would make a fuss about someone having a medical procedure..I'm sure nurses are very busy and possibly don't have time to reschedule a vaccination or move somewhere else just because some people are squeamish.

Having said that I think it was quite mean of her to call you a jobsworth. Your customers complained of I understood correctly so you asked politely (I assume) if she could use a side room. She could have just politely declined or quickly explained why she wanted to do it at the table

Would you be ok if someone had dressings changed in the middle of a cafe?

RoastedTurnip · 07/01/2022 21:37

Another diabetic here. To those saying you'd find it gross to see, ut probably have and not known. It is such a teeny tiny needle (because we're doing those injections 4+times per day) you'd need to be right next to me (and STARING) to see anything worth seeing.
If I'm with 'new' people I ask if they are ok with needles, but I still wouldn't go to the loo, I'd be even more discrete and assume they'd look away!

Lovelydovey · 07/01/2022 21:38

We’ve had flu vaccine clinics in our work canteen - but they’ve always taken a whole table and screened it off.

I can’t imagine it happening without a screen or divider at a minimum. Was this an organised vaccination event or a one off vaccination of a single person?

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 07/01/2022 21:40

It wouldn't bother me and I don't understand why people would make a fuss about someone having a medical procedure..I'm sure nurses are very busy and possibly don't have time to reschedule a vaccination or move somewhere else just because some people are squeamish.

There's a huge difference between being squeamish and having a needle phobia! There is no way I would be able to sit there while someone had an injection in front of me and why should I? Epipen or insulin aside no one should be having an injection in a bloody cafe!

I'd react the same if it was insulin or an epipen but I do realise they can be medical emergencies, although if it was a planned insulin injection I'd hope the person would say first so I had a chance to get out.