Bullying: Part II

There is a viral video of a bus monitor for a school in NY being verbally abused by a group of adolescent boys that she was watching during a bus ride home, and it is heart-breaking. This goes to show that bullying doesn't just happen to adolescents. There are also adults that bully other adults: I was bullied by my former boss while working at my first job out of pharmacy school.

Adults also may bully other children: I was bullied by my 5th-grade teacher.

As horrible as it is, bullying will always exist as long as there are crazy people in this world...

Field Stones: The Interview

I was eating lunch at Panera Bread where I sat near two guys: one was dressed-up, the other was in casual attire. The casual guy talked the whole time, mostly about himself. As I was listening to their conversation, it was apparent that it was a job interview, and the casual guy was the owner of a restaurant. He had what looked like the other guy's resume on the table. I thought to myself: What an odd place to have an interview, since it was in such a public and loud place. The casual guy, who kept talking the whole entire time, wouldn't let the other guy talk; and then, when the other guy tried to answer his questions, he kept interrupting him. I wanted to tell the other guy, "He is talking too much, and that's a red flag. Do not work for him."

Field Stones: The Homeless Woman

So, I am taking this 6-week writing class called The Write Motivation, and it has been one of the best things I have done. It is because of this class that I have finally found the motivation to start writing in my blog again (yay!).

Anyway, in the class they takes about "field stones," which are passages about things that get our attention and can be used in later work. Here is one that I shared with the class and was described by one of the teachers as "brilliant:"

Today (5/31/12), as I was on my way to work, I saw a lady with a formal dress on with pants, and she was pushing a cart full of stuff. Her dress was sleeveless and purple with sequins, and it came down past her knees to her shins. The pants were khaki-colored. She was obviously homeless. I though to myself: 'as ridiculous as she looks, at least she had clothes to wear...'

A Mean Doctor

Ok, so most of you know that I am a pharmacist, right? Well, because of my profession, I have to deal and interact with other healthcare professionals: doctors, nurses, CMAs, other pharmacists, etc. Most have been great to work with; others...not so much, especially some of the doctors I have dealt with. For example, during my Internal Medicine rotation while in pharmacy school I was on a team with one of the most arrogant residents that I have ever met. He made my rotation harder than it already was--and it was hard.

Well, at my job, there is a doctor there that I know that I am not going to get along with because she has the nastiest attitude and is very unapproachable. I have complained and bitched about her attitude so much that, finally, one of my techs told me what is really going on with her.

Apparently, she has worked there before, According to my techs who have been working there for ages, she was never rude or snippy (like she is now), and was very patient while she was there previously. Something very tragic had happened to her that has altered her mental state. She had even told my tech that she was no longer the same person that she was before.

Now that I know this about her, I really feel sorry for her. It is not her fault that she is the way that she is now, and I see her in a different light. Although I believe that no one should take their problems out on anyone, her situation is different. I will try my best to be nice to her, although she is very rude to me. it will take all of my might to accomplish this without saying anything mean to her, but I will try. That is all that I can do.

To be honest, I still do not think we will get along...