Medical staff being rude/arrogant

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Honestly, even if I could see what Casey Cook10 actually wrote... if he was trying to come at me personally, he’d be asking for trouble... 😁

Richard Thompson33 said:I mean, if I could even see what Doc Holliday wrote—if he was actually trying to insult me by saying I should go drink myself to death... 😁

not 😉

Anthony Kim18 said:medical professionals are vastly overpaid and far too privileged!

🙄

I’ve gotta brag for a second. 😁
So, I went to see this incredibly cute doctor today, and honestly, even the nurses were great. Everyone was super nice. 😁

No joke.

Anthony Kim18 said:medical workers are way too overpaid

Oh, sure. Because someone performing heart surgery, or patching up a car crash victim at 3 AM, or operating on a newborn, or dealing with cancer patients definitely deserves a measly $50 salary. 👏

If you think they're overpaid, why didn't you just go to med school yourself? 🙄

What goes through your mind when a gynecologist tells you that if you weren't having sex with your boyfriend, he could perform a regular exam instead of going through the colon? I was only 19 at the time. I honestly couldn't believe it. I had an appointment at a clinic over on Zaičev way back then, run by some guy with a German surname. Instead of helping ease my anxiety—especially since I was dealing with ovarian cysts—he just hits me with that comment. The poor nurse just stood there shrugging her shoulders. I wanted to tear him apart right then and there, but obviously, nothing ever came of a formal complaint. Apparently, the doctor was just "mentally unstable" due to stress. Well, nobody cared about how much he mentally unsettled me for the next hundred years.

Edward Green said:I mean, you can't really complain about the pay when you're talking about surgeons pulling 3 AM shifts fixing heart patients, trauma docs patching up car wreck victims, or specialists dealing with newborn care and oncology—those folks definitely deserve their cut. 👏

If you honestly think they're getting overpaid, maybe you should've just gone to med school yourself instead of complaining from the sidelines. 🙄

And besides, where on earth are you getting that salary figure from?
None of the professionals we were just talking about are making less than $5,000 a month. Honestly, those numbers only ever move in one direction—up, never down.

Justin Fox said:So, it’s your typical escalation. You basically figure out her sister's name, or if she won't budge, you just nail down the time, date, and location of her job. Then you take it straight to the big sister—who happens to be her boss—and let her have it with threats of taking things even higher. Honestly, it's always way easier for people to play by the rules when they're being lectured from below rather than being told what to do by someone above them. Sure, they'll probably hate your guts after that, but hey, at least they'll think twice before messing with you again.

And don't forget about the therapeutic benefits for your own sanity. It's like a little release valve for all that built-up stress; you vent your frustration exactly where it needs to go instead of just swallowing that disrespect and letting it eat you alive later on...

Scott Allen10 said:Where on earth are you getting $5,000 for a salary?
Nobody listed above makes less than $15,000 a month. Those numbers only go up, they don't go down.

Well, if they're overpaid, then we should just cut their pay. 👏
And if they're massively overpaid, then we definitely need to slash those salaries. 👏
Like that $5,000 figure mentioned earlier. 🙂

In my humble opinion, it's pretty hard to overpay someone whose entire job is saving lives. But hey, that's just me.

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Wait, hold on... maybe you should take another look at what I actually wrote. I wasn't insulting anyone here; I was just talking about a hypothetical patient mentioned in the post, I guess.

Edward Green said:well, if they're getting overpaid, then we should just cut their salaries. 👏
and if they're massively overpaid, then we really need to slash those paychecks big time. 👏
I'm talking about that five and a half thousand mentioned earlier. 🙂

Personally, I think it’s pretty tough to say someone is overpaid when their entire job is literally saving lives, but hey, that’s just my two cents.

All five of them... look, I wasn't trying to imply that doctors are overpaid. Not at all. And I definitely don't think they're underpaid given how things stand in America today and looking at current US public sector averages.

Scott Allen10 said:So where on earth are you getting a $500 salary from?
None of the people listed above make less than $1,500 a month. That number only goes up from here, not down.

+ blue envelopes, obviously. We can't forget those. 🙂

I suppose I should share a rare positive experience. The urology department at Mayo Clinic was top-tier—everyone from the nurses to the doctors was exceptional. They were kind and professional, even while managing a constant stream of elderly, frail patients who required round-the-clock attention. Hats off to them. Plus, there was one young doctor who was... well, incredibly easy on the eyes. Made the whole ordeal a little less painful.🙂

Look, I’m not trying to paint everyone with the same brush here. I totally agree that there are some nightmare patients out there, but let’s be real—there’s also staff who act like they were born with a thorn in their side. You ask a simple question and they either lose their minds or just straight-up ignore you. You only get one life, and obviously, you have to fight for your health, but it’s absolutely pathetic when your well-being depends on rude, obnoxious people who are just waiting for a chance to brush you off—or until you slide them a massive blue envelope (which, in the US, would land them in jail for bribery) just to get them to actually look at you properly. Then there’s the issue of misdiagnoses and surgical errors (stuff that carries massive lawsuits in the West). I get it, they’re human beings too and they can make mistakes just like the rest of us, but lives are literally hanging in the balance because of those blunders.
Who is going to pay for what happened to my mother? During her neck tumor removal, they severed a nerve, leaving her disabled and unable to lift her arm more than thirty degrees. I don't even want to get into how "heavy" those envelopes had to be... and that is just one single case.
And then there's the fact that you're stuck waiting months for ultrasounds, MRIs, and all that stuff, while doctors in private practice are busy using equipment straight from the public hospitals...
So you end up ranting about the whole mess, only to receive a wrong diagnosis (like being told you have cancer when it's actually a benign tumor), getting treated with the wrong meds (which do more harm than good), paying an absolute fortune (people are literally taking out loans just to survive), and to top it all off, someone tells you "don't screw with me" for no reason at all when you get referred to the maxillofacial surgery department.
Again, I am not generalizing, but I know you'll all agree that you've dealt with a situation like this at least once in your lives.

I'm not.

I’ve gotta mention this too—back when my dad was battling cancer and nearing the end, we asked if he could stay at the hospital. This nurse actually laughed in my dad's face. She basically goes, "Oh, you want to stay here? Do you have any idea how many beds we actually have?" 😲

Honestly, I think they’re all just burnt out because they’re constantly running errands for doctors, so instead, they take it out on the patients to make themselves feel superior. It’s pathetic, really.

Mark Lewis22 said:+ and those blue envelopes, obviously... we can't forget about those either. 🙂

And let's not overlook the fact that the patients are the ones handing out the cash. It's always, "Here, take this $500 so you look after my kid a little better than the next one."
The doctors take whatever they're offered, but honestly... people are just animals.

Honestly, you're better off just seeing a private physician. At least then people are actually polite, they focus on your specific issues, and you don't have to deal with this kind of sheer stupidity.

Bradley Thompson9 said:Honestly, you're better off just seeing a private specialist. They actually care about you, they're way more attentive, and you don't have to deal with this kind of nonsense.

I'm gonna have to disagree with you there. Just because a doctor is private doesn't mean the care is actually any better. If anything, I think people need to be super careful with those types of clinics—mostly because of how much they drain your bank account, but also because you can't always trust the quality of care.

Melissa Cruz2 said:And let’s not forget that the patients are usually the ones handing over the envelopes. It's always, "Here’s $500 to make sure you look after my kid a little better than the next one."
Doctors take whatever they can get, but honestly, people are just greedy.

I agree, though a decent doctor should just say, "Keep your money, I'm going to take great care of your child regardless." Instead, they just slide that cash straight into their pocket.
The reason people hand out envelopes is because sometimes it's the only way to actually get the care they’re legally entitled to. I saw this firsthand when a doctor told a family member of mine exactly how much it would cost to skip a year-long waiting list.