Ways to annoy your PTA.

[CassieQ]

A place to complain about work.  Cause why not?

Ways to annoy your PTA:  Interrupt her work to tell her to smile.  While leering at her with yellow teeth.  

[Valkyrie]

11 hours ago, CassieQ said:

A place to complain about work.  Cause why not?

Ways to annoy your PTA:  Interrupt her work to tell her to smile.  While leering at her with yellow teeth.  

I wasn't sure whether to react laugh or angry.  I think the appropriate one would be 🙄 Because we all know that women need to smile more 🙄  

[drpaladin]

13 hours ago, CassieQ said:

A place to complain about work.  Cause why not?

Ways to annoy your PTA:  Interrupt her work to tell her to smile.  While leering at her with yellow teeth.  

 One caveat here.

It shouldn't be encouraged if they scare folks when they smile.

[CassieQ]

1 hour ago, drpaladin said:

 One caveat here.

It shouldn't be encouraged if they scare folks when they smile.

I think I shouldn't be asked to smile unless I'm posing for a picture.  

[Zombie]

6 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

we all know that women need to smile more

yikes! 

  

[CassieQ]

Ways to annoy your PTA:  Ignore clearly communicated instructions to wear loose fitting clothing and show up in skin tight leggings.  Bonus points if you show up wearing Spanx.  

[wildone]

2 minutes ago, CassieQ said:

Ways to annoy your PTA:  Ignore clearly communicated instructions to wear loose fitting clothing and show up in skin tight leggings.  Bonus points if you show up wearing Spanx.  

Hand her another sheet but maybe rerun it with bold letters and arrows and highlighted  

May lose her as a patient, but it might make you smile  

[CassieQ]

Ways to annoy your PTA:   Late patient shows up late.  Asks me "Oh, are you waiting for me?"

[drpaladin]

1 hour ago, CassieQ said:

Ways to annoy your PTA:   Late patient shows up late.  Asks me "Oh, are you waiting for me?"

If they are a LATE parent, how did they show up at all?

[CassieQ]

2 minutes ago, drpaladin said:

If they are a LATE parent, how did they show up at all?

I don't think I'm qualified to address the "parent" part of this question, but patients show up late pretty often.  My boss will usually expect us to accommodate them, hence the annoyance.  

[drpaladin]

1 hour ago, CassieQ said:

I don't think I'm qualified to address the "parent" part of this question, but patients show up late pretty often.  My boss will usually expect us to accommodate them, hence the annoyance.  

Put the parent off to bad vision.

So, he expects you to bury them?

It is how the late are accomodated.

Edited January 1, 2025 by drpaladin

[CassieQ]

58 minutes ago, drpaladin said:

Put the parent off to bad vision.

So, he expects you to bury them?

I think there is something here I'm obviously not getting.

Late as in "tardy".  Not dead.  

Edited January 1, 2025 by CassieQ

[lawfulneutralmage]

Take it easy, HNY!

[Bill W]

On 11/15/2024 at 7:37 PM, CassieQ said:

A place to complain about work.  Cause why not?

Ways to annoy your PTA:  Interrupt her work to tell her to smile.  While leering at her with yellow teeth.  

I don't think your PTA would be interested in examining your teeth, although as a person it may disgust her/him.  

[CassieQ]

Ways to annoy your PTA:  Pull into the parking lot at 11 A.M. for your 11 A.M. appointment.   Come in, hang up your coat, your purse, fluff up your hair, sign in, go to the bathroom and then argue about the fact that you're "not really late".  

Edited February 4, 2025 by CassieQ

[Krista]

We work in the same field, tell me how many of those above are repeat offenders, or is it just me that gets them?

Right now, I am really close to leaving my job or being fired. The reason: I don't have social media and the three people at the front office cannot accept that they could not find me anywhere on the internet.  So, I actually have stopped being annoyed with how my patients decided to act, do, or say.

[Krista]

On 12/4/2024 at 11:23 PM, CassieQ said:

Ways to annoy your PTA:  Ignore clearly communicated instructions to wear loose fitting clothing and show up in skin tight leggings.  Bonus points if you show up wearing Spanx.  

Also, skinny or tight fitting jeans. I've also had people show up wearing heels, cowboy boots, and leather pants.

But, I bet the biggest lie that annoys me is their answer to: 'Are you doing the instructed self-exercises at home like we discussed?' Because damn it, I can tell you're not practically across the board, but can I say that? No, I can't say that, not outright anyway. 

[ReaderPaul]

On 1/1/2025 at 2:29 PM, lawfulneutralmage said:

Take it easy, HNY!

According to acronymfinder dot com, the top two meanings for HNY are:
HNY = Happy New Year.
HNY = Hot Nude Yoga.

I am guessing you probably meant the first, [posting on January 1].  But the second meaning sounds interesting.

Edited February 5, 2025 by ReaderPaul

[CassieQ]

10 hours ago, Krista said:

Also, skinny or tight fitting jeans. I've also had people show up wearing heels, cowboy boots, and leather pants.

But, I bet the biggest lie that annoys me is their answer to: 'Are you doing the instructed self-exercises at home like we discussed?' Because damn it, I can tell you're not practically across the board, but can I say that? No, I can't say that, not outright anyway. 

Oh, it's even better when I ask about their exercises and they cheerfully tell me that they're not doing them.  Then follow that up with "Well, at least I'm being honest" and smile at me like they're expecting a damn cookie or something for being  "honest" about the fact that they're wasting my time.  

[CassieQ]

10 hours ago, Krista said:

Right now, I am really close to leaving my job or being fired. The reason: I don't have social media and the three people at the front office cannot accept that they could not find me anywhere on the internet.  

That is so weird.

[Zombie]

4 hours ago, CassieQ said:

That is so weird.

what, not doing SM or the front office “threesome”  

 

 

 

 

Edited February 5, 2025 by Zombie

[CassieQ]

1 hour ago, Zombie said:

what, not doing SM or the front office “threesome”  

 

 

 

 

I barely have a social media presence, and I think that's better.  Avoid the awkwardness of patients trying to "friend" you.   

[Krista]

3 hours ago, CassieQ said:

I barely have a social media presence, and I think that's better.  Avoid the awkwardness of patients trying to "friend" you.   

Exactly, it is so strange to meet someone for maybe the second time and they know everything about you from your wedding anniversary right down to your dogs' names... Seeing it happen to other people told me that I just didn't want that.  It is so awkward when you're having them do an exercise and they're telling you about something their spouse did four years ago that they're still pissed off about. Although, you do get some gems from people, this one lady about had me in the floor when I asked her if she had a great trip, because she had rescheduled for that trip. She did not have a great trip... 

 

10 hours ago, CassieQ said:

Oh, it's even better when I ask about their exercises and they cheerfully tell me that they're not doing them.  Then follow that up with "Well, at least I'm being honest" and smile at me like they're expecting a damn cookie or something for being  "honest" about the fact that they're wasting my time.  

The ones that say that and then smile and giggle damn near send me right off the deep end... lol.

Edited February 5, 2025 by Krista

[CassieQ]

Ways to annoy your PTA:  Arrive 10 minutes after your appointment time.  Change your clothes in the bathroom, then carry them back out to your truck.  Talk on your phone a bit in the parking lot.  Come back in the clinic and then leave again because you realize you forgot your glasses in your truck. Talk on your phone in the parking lot again.  Stomp back into the clinic,  declaring that "this isn't my fault!"  Leave after doing two of your exercises.  

[wildone]

At least they didn't tell you that their session only began when they were ready  

Glass half full