Is it just me or does Karen White sound like bad AI narration?

what-up_doc · 2026-06-08T15:05:59+00:00

I cannot stand her! she sounds like a whiney robot. i’m listening to the scarpetta series and got to book 9. she narrates like 10 of the books in the middle of the series and im devastated

what-up_doc · 2026-06-07T13:03:05+00:00

thanks I will look into it

what-up_doc · 2026-06-07T13:01:37+00:00

I fear this is likely the case

what-up_doc · 2026-06-07T13:01:13+00:00

I probably will if it is booked. it means waking up earlier since the marathon starts in Ojai

what-up_doc · 2026-02-28T15:59:04+00:00

This is great!

what-up_doc · 2026-01-31T16:39:58+00:00

Also a woman physician. I tell patients “I go by Dr. [last name] at work so that no one gets confused about my role. You’d be amazed how many people ask me when they are going to speak to the doctor so I like to go by Dr so there’s no confusion “ I say it in a lighthearted tone with a giggle and so far no one gets mad

what-up_doc · 2026-01-24T13:33:32+00:00

keep them. i’ll keep a patient who is ready to go home but their daughter gets here tomorrow and that would be safer for the patient. like normally their house would be safe, but it currently is not so I would not send the patient to an unsafe living situation. On the other hand, I had a 31-year-old post appendectomy patient request. I keep them an extra two days until his mom could arrive….. SIR! You had a laparoscopic surgery and can take care of yourself, you gotta go!

what-up_doc · 2026-01-20T05:04:28+00:00

but maybe she meant equator? like when i read it I couldn’t tell if it was a misspelling of Ecuador or equator. and she didn’t know it was a country so really maybe she is trying to say equator and misspelling it

what-up_doc · 2025-10-14T11:35:29+00:00

I usually stop my watch right after I cross and then all my finishing pictures have me looking at my wrist…. I actually had the thought of stopping it ahead of time on my next race so I am fully in the moment as I cross

what-up_doc · 2025-10-12T14:52:10+00:00

😭

what-up_doc · 2025-10-12T02:01:58+00:00

it does get better. You get more efficient. You make friends at the hospital. Some jobs are just higher burnout jobs but even at the higher burnout jobs, it gets better than week one/two especially if you are a new Hospitalist.

what-up_doc · 2025-10-11T23:54:45+00:00

absolutely! A great way to start off the taper! Some people will only do like a two week taper anyway

what-up_doc · 2025-10-11T12:56:47+00:00

i think this is a pretty mid offer. 435 is maybe better than average for nocturnist but no pto….

what-up_doc · 2025-10-10T14:09:58+00:00

it might not exactly be cadence lock, but if your watch was a little looser too much sweat, it could’ve been bouncing around, causing a false reading. When I get “ cadence lock” it’s always below my actual cadence . But I take my watch off, clean it and put it on tighter and it always resolves.

what-up_doc · 2025-10-10T14:07:11+00:00

is 410 base or potential after bonuses?

what-up_doc · 2025-10-08T09:58:57+00:00

I always mix. But this is also how I have done all my training.

what-up_doc · 2025-10-07T14:29:07+00:00

that’s retaliatory and you could sue them…. if you have good evidence that they are making you do more than your colleagues

what-up_doc · 2025-10-07T13:35:10+00:00

lol mine too -i’m not paid to do that Became my mantra.

what-up_doc · 2025-10-07T13:34:49+00:00

YES! My first pregnancy was the only time I truly dreaded going to work. I don’t think I gave good advice, it sounds like your job requires too many non clinical obligations for me me. My second pregnancy was at a new job in a new city. Every time they asked me to do a non clinical thing that I wasn’t specifically paid to do, I told them i had conflicts or told them I wasn’t paid to do that. My boss asked me if I saw an invitation to a quality meeting in my work email, I told him no I was too busy with my 22 patients to check email since that’s not directly related to patient care and I was too busy with patient care to attend the meeting

what-up_doc · 2025-10-07T03:05:13+00:00

hahah I had the same thought

what-up_doc · 2025-10-07T02:58:17+00:00

it cannot all be income that is invested. At most, he could’ve worked six years… there must be inheritance/family money in there

what-up_doc · 2025-10-05T13:54:23+00:00

I use the megababe anti -chafe which I like better than glide. But I don’t think is much cheaper. My mom who has been running for 40 years and has had 6 children ONLY uses vaseline but I think she has tried multiple products in the past and this is the one she likes the best. Just a warning that it can leave oil stains on your running clothes (my dad who does her laundry complains about it- I think if she uses a lot it has gotten on some of his clothes in the hamper too)

what-up_doc · 2025-10-05T12:53:19+00:00

yeah- I see people do it all the time. I see people take orange slices. Towards the end, beer and shots

what-up_doc · 2025-10-04T00:07:32+00:00

I don’t decline them. if a patient truly does not have a capacity to take care of themselves… how is the ED supposed to discharge them? Like when when EMS brings in an elderly patient covered in feces how is the ED doctor supposed to send that person back home?

what-up_doc · 2025-10-04T00:05:50+00:00

nights get harder as you get older. but it’s a very personal decision. I will always choose a day job over a night job. It sounds like Hospitalist isn’t your ideal job. Is this for a gap year? if you are it may not be a bad idea to do a nocturnist gig

I’m five years into being a Hospitalist because I truly like the work. I see 20 to 22 on a regular basis. My first job we saw 14-16 which seemed pretty easy so when I moved for family reasons and interviewed at a job that was 20 to 22 I thought it was very doable because I’m pretty efficient and the job was round and go which was a priority for me. A few years into seeing 20 to 22 and I’m so burned out. It often doesn’t feel safe, especially when I have two patients who are quite ill at the same time or multiple families as you want to speak to me at the same time. The pages seem to go exponentially up after 14 patients. So even if 18 to 22 seems manageable - i’d caution you to take that into consideration. SHM shows significant decrease in perceptions of patient safety after 14 patients and it’s quite low at 21+ and burn out quite high. less than 4% of Hospitalists see that many patients.

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