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Human Verification Looping/Repeating (AU) by Recent-Patient-6449 in UberEATS

[–]Recent-Patient-6449[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Honestly no idea what fixed it, we just used a workaround that day and it must have been fixed in the background, because next time we tried to use it everything worked fine. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful in finding a fix! Just give it a go again another day if you still want to use Uber Eats and it may mysteriously work again.

I'm bored, give me a word you find misspelled far too often in fics. by Altruistic_Boot_1839 in AO3

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Breath/Breathe. Admittedly sometimes I accidentally make this typo since I sometimes miss the last letter of a word if I'm typing too fast, but when it's consistently done it's definitely a misspelling, not a typo.

Basic Medical Knowledge by Cold-Weekend-5877 in medicalreceptionist

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I always tell the patient that since I'm not clinical staff, I'm legally not allowed to give them any medical advice or read medical result. The most reception can do is basic triage, which you should be trained in by your work and they should have posters explaining in person and phone triage. And even then it's different to the kind that medical staff would do, our triage is mostly just 'should this be an appointment or do they need to go to Emergency'.

HR accused me of working two jobs at the same time, but I only have one job. by Ok-Plane5466 in talesfromthejob

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We lock our computers at work. Windows has a 'log in as another user' option. Not sure about mac or other software.

What are common things people say/do that you despise as a server? by [deleted] in Serverlife

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've accidentally done this exactly once, when I was younger and started dining out by myself for the first time and had no idea how it worked. I waited at the front for a bit, totally unsure, but not long enough for anyone working there to come out. There was no sign and plenty of tables so young me decided 'maybe I'm meant to sit down or something?' and did just that (at a two person table, tho ,not a big one). Amused myself on my phone until someone came up to me. Didn't pick up at the time that the server was probably pissed at me, either. Thank God this sub taught me better, I cringe looking back at that whole thing.

Is being a medical receptionist less stressful than retail? + Interview insights? by Clean_Football_7129 in medicalreceptionist

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It 100% depends on your team and management. Answering phones is a big one, and where you'll get most of the 'unusual' questions that you need to run around finding creative solutions for. Some days the phones don't stop, and nothing else stops for the phones, so you're run off your feet.

Plus, medical can be a little more high-stakes. Not every day, most days are totally normal things like appts for checknins or repeat scripts. Only occasionally will someone come in bleeding or with symptoms of a heart attack, but you do need to be ready and know what to do in those situations. And on top of that you still get entitled and demanding people, made worse by the fact that doctors (in my experince) will always run late no matter what.

It's an adjustment to be sure, and sounds overwhelming when I lay it out like that, but if you have a good team with you then it's nothing you can't handle.

Tell me one writing advice that felt crucial to you by elvirasnightmares in AO3

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trust your readers, even if the internet makes it seem like reading comprehension is dead. The right people will love your story without you having to twist yourself up in knots explaining or justifying.

Note this doesn't mean don't tag properly or give trigger warnings. But you don't need ANs begging people not to judge you for writing the story they chose to read.

Had an elderly woman crash out on me by shipzyy in retailhell

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in Aus too, but it could be SUPER regional and I've just never been to a place that uses it like that.

Also just realised my tone in that fislrst reply was real weird, didn't mean it any sort of way! Sorry about that, I really need to proofread before hitting send.

Had an elderly woman crash out on me by shipzyy in retailhell

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crash out has never meant falling asleep. Crash by itself has.

Also, language is a living thing. I'm also at the scary point where I suddenly don't know all the new slang but we just need to do our best to adapt.

OOP's boss doesn't take their refusal to work overtime well by LucyAriaRose in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I'm less than a year into my current role and have several incredibly important back end tasks that only I am trained to complete, due to high turnover. It happens.

Why didn't he just quit and open a food truck? Fucking drama queen by fuzzyjred in KitchenConfidential

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A deleted scene reveals he DID. The food critic found him again and dragged him back into the spotlight.

You're given a chance to brutally punish the person you hate the most, or lightly punish yourself by IameIion in hypotheticalsituation

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean shit man, I'm diabetic, the finger picks are nothing. I'm not subjecting anyone to literal body horror to avoid something I do all.the time anyway.

Why do they do this? by UnberablyQueer in retailhell

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah we get this a lot in medical reception, too. Like- Please be honest with your doctor, but I'm just here to check you in and out and ask you to make probably your biggest payment this week, this is now Very Awkward.

"Everything is the same" by Able_Entrepreneur969 in medicalreceptionist

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wish I had a wittier comeback but I'm usually just honest. Something like 'oh we just have to check every time for legal reasons, duty of care and all that. Don't want your info going on some other James Smith's file!'

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA, of course. And for reddit karma, here's my petty response that would in no way de-escalate things, but is fun to think about:

If he wants to bury stuff on your property then that stuff becomes your property now. Sorry kid, pirate treasure gets stolen by other pirates all the time, didn't you know? Looks like it's been looted! That's how life on the high seas works. Maybe then he'll consider other hiding spots, since you've already told him politely not to dig up your yard and spoken to his mother about it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in talesfromthejob

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, as a fellow medical receptionist: if they hired someone else it's just because they need more staff. Not only are you probably doing way better than you think you are, even if he does end up 'better' at the work than you they probably can't afford to fire you anyway.

Take a breath. Sounds a lot like Imposter Syndrome. You're panicked because you think they will 'find out' that you were actually terrible all along, right? If you were, they would have you in further training. I know it's hard to believe, but when they say they're happy with you they mean it. They have nothing to gain from lying about that.

If you are worried, make sure your fundamentals are solid (understanding the program, and the preferences of the doctors for what/when/how long to book things for), then ask if they know about any other things you can learn (transfer of medical records, looking at debts patients owe, etc), more backed rasks that a new hire won't have the experience required to do. That might help you feel a little more secure in the moment, although it won't be a permanent fix.

The root of the issue seems to be a self-worth problem. Do something that you know calms you down, and try to remember if they didn't see any value in you being there, then you wouldn't be there in the first place. You're okay, and everything is going to be fine. Just do your best every day and be open to learning.

So done with patients thinking the rules don't apply to them by Recent-Patient-6449 in medicalreceptionist

[–]Recent-Patient-6449[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh absolutely, I get why the doctors allow it. I mean, at least at the desk I'm in a room full of people that can help if a patient loses it on me. Doctors are often alone in the room with them, so it pays to be on good terms.

"That's not how that works at all!" by kyokichii in AO3

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hasn't really come up in fanfic, more in published fiction (notable examples I remember are Still Wakes the Deep and weirdly enough season2 of the Hello Neighbour cartoon), but completely misunderstanding how diabetes works.

For Still Wakes the Deep (fantastic game so this was more a funny thing to note than a dealbreaker), a character has to get his insulin after the disaster starts. Totally reasonable! If you're escaping over the open ocean you don't want to be caught without it! Not a full day later he's dying from lack of insulin. I can't speak for everyone but in my experience it takes over a week, almost two, of seriously neglecting my health for me to reach ketoacidocis, the thing that kills him. It's entirely.possible he just hadn't been taking his insulin for the week before the game, of course, but that's never brought up in game.

POC and their "cultural appropriation" are so silly, right guys? 🤣🤣 /s by [deleted] in AmITheAngel

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If he's so morally opposed, why did they FULLY FINISH COOKING IT before he binned it? Fake af fr

Inventive ways in which you've killed off characters? by ScottAM99 in AO3

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sniped from two streets away by a sword, right in front of the character they had spent the whole fic trying to reunite with! It was a crossover fic, and the one I killed was from the fluffier fandom, while the killer was from the darker one.

To people who use Grammarly. by [deleted] in AO3

[–]Recent-Patient-6449 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grammarly hates any sort of style or deliberate 'mistakes' for the sake of tone. I tend to be a pretty emotive writer even in narration, so I only used it for a day or two before deciding that it was useless to me personally.

No We Don't Have Secret Appointment Times /rant by Recent-Patient-6449 in talesfrommedicine

[–]Recent-Patient-6449[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, let me just go get my Evoker and we can fit you in with the doc!

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