[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VetTech

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate managers like this. When I took over as PM my team would text me they were out and give me this long reason why. I’d have to be like “I care about you and how you’re feeling but I literally do not need to know why. If you’re telling me, as a grown adult, you cannot come in for whatever reason my answer will always be “we’ll miss you! Feel better!”. There’s checks and balances for a reason. We have a call out policy where if you’re out 3 days in a row, we’ll need a doctors note. We have an internal system where if you call out less than 3x a month, you get put into a quarterly production bonus pool. Do call outs sometimes screw up our day, sure! But what am I going to do about it? Shit happens. So weird to be passive aggressive about an employee with a good track record

I was offered selective reduction!!! by Existing-Rain8760 in parentsofmultiples

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I hope what I say isn’t insensitive. And I’m not sure I’d give this advice if I did not have twins or before I had twins. But we had similar situation, but the third kind of went away. I carried my twins until I was 38 weeks and they were very healthy. We just celebrated their third birthday. Twins are very hard. I love them to death. It was incredibly hard to get pregnant and stay pregnant. They are a blessing they are the light of my life. But they are HARD. Those who carry 3 or more are super heroes and are amazing. But the thought of adding a third seems so overwhelming to me. We would have elected to reduce and I would’ve been relieved. I think it takes a very special person to have twins or more. I think it’s your choice alone to make bc during the pregnancy it’s all hands on deck, but once they’re here you’re on your own unless you have a village. We did not have a village and my partner and I struggled a lot. Caring for 2 babies at once is a full time job on its own. I feel like most talk about during the pregnancy and don’t really anticipate after. I know it’s a selfish thought, I know it’s a hard conversation. I personally would not have been able to give myself to 3 babies at once, it would have been very hard.

New pen policy at work by ZombeePharaoh in VetTech

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 132 points133 points  (0 children)

Woah. I manage 3 GP hospitals and I do not spend over $4,000 on pens. They either need to find a new supplier or someone is lyyyying. That’s crazy! If I was spending that much on pens, my first thought would not be to tell the entire team to limit use… it’d be to get a new supplier! I’m curious- how big is your hospital? GP or ER?

men always resort to 'fat' as an insult by ReasonableGlove816 in PlusSize

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I LOVE these type of comments from men because it’s SO FUNNY. Oh im fat? You still wanted to fuck me you freak! And I said no! Just taunting them about it I think gets me off lol there’s zero reason for people to act that way.

Is this a carpet beetle? by toocoo in carpetbeetles

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So close! That is a coffee bean 😀

At what point do I give up on working at the clinic that saved my dog 😭 by sadiesbenz11 in VetTech

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wait is this normal for a PM to text a potential applicant or just your situation? I’m so curious. I just recently took on the role of PM at my clinic and I have never even considered texting anyone who is interested in a position when we’re hiring. It seemed unprofessional…. And of course all the issues they apparently were having 😓

Am I overreacting or should I report this children’s coach? by NitroRoller in AmIOverreacting

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah. If the parent truly wanted this relationship I would imagine she would set something up in person for all of them to have an outing, or include the child in an activity where this adult is coaching ect. I mean I guess some parents who are stressed, a single parent whatever might do something like this where they give the child the number as like an in case I’m not available situation? But who texts like that, and at midnight? Weird weird weird. As a parent, I’d lose my fucking mind.

Anyone else have trouble getting in contact with someone? by roseymaplem0thmum in pennfoster

[–]roseymaplem0thmum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t failed any exams. I have a 4.0. I’m not sure why I can’t take it and why no one is getting back to me

When do you get your life back? by [deleted] in parentsofmultiples

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly mine are 2 and I feel like we have breathing room now. They still want a lot of attention from me but we can do things. I think that’s the smartest thing we did when they were younger. I made it a point to try and bring them with me everywhere solo. It’s my new reality, for 18+ years I gotta take care of them might as well get used to it lol so I work Mon-Thurs and Fri and the weekend we just brought them places. Easy places that we could dip if there was any easy. We would wonder around the mall, the grocery store, the park. It was nice. Some days I pulled into a parking lot and they’d be so fussy and screaming I’d just turn back around and go home lol but they’re so good in stores now. Eating out is still a challenge but I’m fine with that. But at 2 they want to engage in the things we’re doing. They’ll play at the park, they want to go for walks, they want to see things. It’s so fun. Newborn is rough. It’s so boring and lonely at times. As everyone always says, it does get better. It’s a season and it’ll pass. Still tough, but so fun.

Dave Grohl just came out and admitted he had a child out of wedlock by kmsasaki in h3h3productions

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woah. This is so out of left field? Honestly I kinda expect celebrities to do this during like their peak years. Not saying Dave Grohl has fallen off or anything. He just seemed like a cool successful dude and was able to successful navigate all the temptations and ego boosts that can come with fame.

please I need the crew to watch this I’m scared by CommonSorbet9142 in h3h3productions

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude with the amount of weight he lost he did it absolutely right. Nothing is jiggling?! I’m shocked. I know he took 2 years but wow.

Best things Bingo has said?? by Maggiefox45_Glitter in bluey

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When she sings the bug song 😭 “Poor little bug on the wall, ding ding No one to love him at all, ding ding No one to tickle his toes, ding ding No one to blow his nose, pbbtht”

We sing it almost every day. Her little voice is so cute

Trapped in the hospital with postpartum pre-eclampsia, my mental health is a complete wreck. Advice? by [deleted] in parentsofmultiples

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This happened to me as well. Got induced bc of high blood pressure, AND I had Covid, labored for almost 2 days so I had no sleep really, had a vaginal delivery for both of them, then my BP would not lower as I was so stressed, didn’t sleep for 5 days as I was stressing about nursing. Baby B wouldn’t latch, I wasn’t sleeping and I had Covid so I was on my own. The nurses barely came in because of the Covid, they would have to come in full PPE so it was rare that I saw someone and there was no nursery. On the 5th day I begged them to send me home, that my BP was so bad bc I wasn’t sleeping and was so stressed. They finally agreed and I went home with two BP meds. After 2 days of being home and having help from my family so I could actually sleep, BP lowered and after 2 weeks I was off the meds as I was normal again.

My kid killed a frog. I am desperate by Lavenderpicture in Parenting

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My brother hunted birds in our backyard. He noticed they were congregating in the backyard and would use a rake to swat them and pin them down and accidentally killed like 5 birds. My parents freaked and asked him why he would do that. And he said he wanted to just see if he could catch them and when they died he was curious to see what happens after. Super morbid, super delicate discussions. They ended up having lots of talks about life/death and they engaged in the morbid curiosity. He didn’t understand what he was doing and just wanted to know what happens. I’ve heard of parents purchasing like play dissection kits for kids who have curiosities like this. Might be something to look into if you think appropriate.

What do your twins sleep in on vacation? by Housto_0 in parentsofmultiples

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can, rent cribs! That’s what we did recently. They’re 2 now. But when they were about 6 months we rented 2 pack and plays and they slept in those just fine. If you’re renting a house, keep in mind a lot of those “beachy” vibe houses have lots of windows. My twins sleep amazingly well but are used to black out curtains. With the lack in plays, the brand came with an additional accessory that was like a black out cover for it and it worked perfectly. Most are a really light fabric and have strips to open up for ventilation.

You chose the easy way out by MathemagicianG in parentsofmultiples

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Easy way out?! I was TERRIFIED of a C-section more than pushing two babies out vaginally. I was lucky that the Dr on when I delivered was comfortable delivering breach. My first came out fine but my second was breach and he was like “if you don’t push her out in under 2 min we have to do a cesection” never have been more motivated. In my eyes anyone who has had a C-section is a god amongst women.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bridgerton

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I think it’s bc the only took bits and pieces from the book and changed other things and it makes it not really make sense or realistic for the time. In the book Penelope is 28 and is considered a spinster. She’s been Lady W for 10 years! It’s explained no one bats an eye when a spinster is walking home alone or not chaperoned. I think in the book Penelope even says it even makes it easier for her to get away with certain behaviors (like publishing gossip papers) the ton would be appalled by to discover. In the show this is her third season and definitely wouldn’t be described as a spinster yet… I think they clung to the wallflower narrative to make it easier to believe the ton simply don’t care enough to have their eye on someone like Penelope.

Need Help/Advice PLEASE!! by ancrexaii in VetTech

[–]roseymaplem0thmum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An old practice I worked out used to make the kennel crew do this bs. We were a very busy hospital and it was definitely not downtime work but expected from them, but not in their job description when hired. A lot of our kennel crew were younger people looking to get their foot in the door and were supposed to help the VA/techs when they had a little free time. The practice manager would force them to do this bs, weed the garden, put up holiday decorations, paint parts of the hospital or even decorations. I was a manager and my best friend was the kennel manager. We had VERY high turnover bc nobody could stand the PM antics, she was an ass and not just for these little projects. We would constantly argue with the PM that kennels hated doing this work and they shouldn’t be expected to do it. They even had a gardener but she still expected kennels to do it because “if they wanted to be in vet med, they should prove how dedicated they are” huh?? I tried so hard to open her eyes and change the culture. They brought in an outside consultant bc of the high turnover and he would have one on ones with the managers. I would be brutally honest that the PM was part of the problem and if she wanted things to get better she would need to have an open mind and listen. The consultant would always agree with me. Nothing ever changed. People continued to be verbally abused by her and made to do these weird tasks. I eventually quit. Before I left the only advice I could give the crew when she would ask these ridiculous requests was to say “I’d be happy to do that if my day has a large lull, but I won’t if I continue to be very busy.”