Dear Nurses--

[silverthorne]

Yes, yes, I know. Being a receiving clerk and part of central supply makes me, techinally, still part of the 'service' force. I know that. I'm supposed to be cheerful, helpful, and able to read your mind with a brainless smile plastered on my face while I do it.

However.

It is Wednesday. I have eight pallets of supplies that need to be dsitributed by 10 am (hopefully) so that I can then deal with UPS, FedEX, DHL, The two pallets of Very Expensive and Must be Refridgerated lab supplies, and so on and so forth.

You'll excuse me if I have less than sterling patience, less than sterling attention and less than sterling sympathy when you show up wanting, '..a small white connector thing...'.

And that's your description. That's it...nothing else. No actual termnology I might recognize..no IMMS number so that I can look it up in the computer...not even a catalogue number off the package.

And now you're staring at me like I can and should pop the mystery supply out of my ass.

Sorry, but my talents lie elsewhere.

I am however certian that you're asking for a special order item. So why are you arguing with me? It isn't here. And if you're that desperate for connectors to make longer tubing then take my suggestion to take a few of the longer oxygen tubes we have in stock instead of having a little hissy fit qand then marching off with the 'threat' of coming back with better information (IE: 'I'm gonna complain to your boss')...

Grrrrrr.

Comments

[inglenook.livejournal.com]

And now you're staring at me like I can and should pop the mystery supply out of my ass.


~dies~

Now that doesn't sound very sterile, does it?

[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

No, it doesn't, but I'm sure the nurse also expects me to scrub said orifice out with Avagard or a similar sterilization product on a regular basis, thus, somehow making the product safe for use...

Somehow, though, I doubt it would smell like roses, regardless...

[inglenook.livejournal.com]

That'd depend a lot on what you'd been eating. ~snerk~

[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

heh...don't make me go there...^^;