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The Health Care Professionals' Lounge: if you've had a bad day, are sick of your job and need to vent, the lounge is open!

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Jacksmama · 05/05/2009 16:12

On another thread, a few of us who work as health care providers (of any sort) were talking about having days at work that make a career as a waitress or grocery cashier sound very appealing... so, patterned on the One-Child Tea Room (which, btw, is open to anyone regardless of how many children you may have), here is The Health Care Professionals' Lounge.

Being something of a Room of Requirement, The Lounge has squashy sofas, a bar stocked with booze of all kinds, an Aga for tea, coffee or hot choc, and a pantry/ fridge for nibblies or full meals. Calories don't count here, neither does trans-fat, or food allergies, and there are no hangovers the next day.

Come on in and relax. There is only one rule here: no fisticuffs. We are here to vent and talk about the assorted difficulties of our jobs. If you're a patient, please remember that we give large amounts of our time and of ourselves to health care, and work within the limitations and the frustrations of the health care system (wherever we may live). Our jobs are rewarding but also exhausting, and we frequently question not only the system but also ourselves. If you've received bad care, please speak to the person responsible, or start another thread - this is not the place for it. We're here with our hair down (or up in curlers, or slathered in a masque) and our feet up. If necessary, we will borrow Mellors from the Tea Room to have trouble-makers firmly and politely ejected.

Cheers!

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treedelivery · 05/05/2009 20:26

StipeyK [can I call you that] sounds like a pressure boiler. You have my sympathies.

Lounge needs a massage service and possible a homeopathic room spray.

nevergoogledragonbutter · 05/05/2009 20:27

hello fellow physios.

tiredemma · 05/05/2009 20:29

jacksmama- Newly qualified nurse (mental health branch)

Jacksmama · 05/05/2009 20:32

[feeling sorry for self emoticon] I well remember how little I looked forward to going back to work after Jackbaby was born. I'm self-employed so no proper mat leave for me - only as much time off as I'd saved up money for. He was a week shy of 3 months when I went back. I hated it. Hated being away from him, hated my patients, hated my work (was still having lots of pain and probs though so that probably didn't help) and wanted nothing more than to be home with him. I remember bursting into tears and shouting at a patient who came over all judgey-pants - she was off on the typical year-long mat leave that you get here when you're an employee, and was giving me a hard time, implying that I was back at work because I was all career-minded and didn't really want to be a proper mum... the cow!! She simply couldn't fathom that it was an economic necessity for us, she had this idea that "you're a doctor, doctors are all rich".
She's never had the cheek stupidity nerve to make another personal comment to me again after that...

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BooRadders · 05/05/2009 20:32

I'm about to return and can't wait! Being re-banded so paid less for same knowledge....hmmmm.

Jacksmama · 05/05/2009 20:34
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Jacksmama · 05/05/2009 20:36
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Jacksmama · 05/05/2009 20:37

I'm having a lovely chilled glass of Naked Grape Chardonnay. How about you all?
Oh, and Two-Bite Cinnamon Rolls!! Possibly the most sinful bits of pastry ever invented.

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IwishIwasmoreorganised · 05/05/2009 20:40

Poor you Jacksmama. I'll have been off 14 months in total this time with holidays added on!

The waiters are doing a grand job with the wine, but nibbles are a little lacking!

nevergoogledragonbutter · 05/05/2009 20:40

i should've known lots of mumsnetters were physios.

MellorstheGardener · 05/05/2009 20:40

Ladies. I heard you were looking for a masseur. I can offer the ne plus ultra of back, neck and shoulder massages. As many satisfied cusyomers of the One Child Tea Room can testify.

Jacksmama · 05/05/2009 20:42

Oh, the nibbles? They were the eye-candy's job but I bollocksed that up, LOL.

Hmmm, hummus and pretzels? I'll have some of that!
Goes well with cinnamon rolls

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treedelivery · 05/05/2009 20:43

Sitting in bed holding onto dd2 whilst she battles colic. I apologise for the noise. She can't feed for belly ache bless her.

IwishIwasmoreorganised · 05/05/2009 20:43

ooooh! Yes please Mellors!

AnyFucker · 05/05/2009 20:43

rebanded, boo ?

what is that all about

Jacksmama · 05/05/2009 20:44

Oooohhh... look... Mellors!!
My feet could use a little something-something...

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BooRadders · 05/05/2009 20:51

AnyF,will get back to you

samestuffdifferentday · 05/05/2009 20:53

Can I just poke my head in occasionally? I'm not on MN much and when I am I tend to lurk. I'm a cytogeneticist, which may exclude me - I don't usually work directly with patients (only their various bodily fluids).
It looks quite nice in here. In all sorts of ways.

teafortwo · 05/05/2009 20:53

These were a present from my sister who liberated them from a hospital for me in her student days !!!

I wear them for fancy dress days, to watch Holby City in and tonight they came in handy to get past that security guard over there.....

By the way.... What is his name and does he always wear so little???

I have bought a gift of my own - it is a beautiful and trendy actual cocktail bar filled with all the ingredients JM needs to mix up some great drinks for you all (she is an amazing cocktail makin' girly)!!!!!!!!!

Hey - Good luck with the lounge and thanks for the wonderful work every single one of you do making such massive differences in so many peoples lives... Like most people I know I have many many reasons to be thankful to health care professionals....

samestuffdifferentday · 05/05/2009 20:56

Hey you... bring that glass back... hmmm. Guess she didn't hear me. Oh well. Do glasses magically reappear on their own in here, kind of like a boomerang?

AnyFucker · 05/05/2009 20:57

lol @ t42

Donk · 05/05/2009 21:03

Here is a bucket of carrots if anyone would like one!

Jacksmama · 05/05/2009 21:04

Tea, the guard/waiter hasn't revealed his name yet. By popular request, however, yes, it is anticipated that he will be wearing rather minimal clothing.

And yes, samestuff, glasses do find their way home. They also magically wash themselves.

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mogwai · 05/05/2009 21:07

oh this is cosy

Speech therapist here - on maternity leave also.

dunks hobnob<

Sometime soon, joe public will gatecrash with a big bag of ishooooos y'know

Jacksmama · 05/05/2009 21:11

Well, if that happens our half naked guard can escort them out again and politely point out that the opening post states that this is not a "bring your ishoos here" thread

Would you like some Bailey's and hot choc to dunk that hobnob in?

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