I work in a medical laboratory at a hospital. I'm a lab aide and currently in school to become a medical lab scientist. I really like my job but I can't stand my managers or a lot of the MLTS/MLS because they talk down to people a lot. Despite the fact that I, “don't have a degree” (I do! Just not in laboratory science) the majority of them can't or don't know how to do my responsibilities (which is fine! That's why I'm there I suppose, it just wouldn't hurt if they remembered that and treated me human)
After my managers and higher paid coworkers were talking about how crazy it is that some people can't afford to get their car fixed. I stared at them like they had 15 heads because I finally realized they have literally zero idea what it means to be poor or to just live paycheck to paycheck.
My manager keeps telling us that it's not about the money, it's about the patients and if we're in it for the money then he doesn't want those kind of people working for him. So 19 people called off and now he's stressed because a bunch of people either walked out or turned in a notice. I guess the “hidden hero discount” doesn't work on bills in the real world?? 🤔
Dunno if this is relevant but it just feels good to share ~