CO-irker vent...(long)

JakesBride07 · February 2010

I work in a hospital...my insurance requires that to avoid a huge oop that I use the lab on site...SO @ 7am this morning I am checking in for my lab...

And this is what happens:

Co-irker #1- So why exactly do you need to do a 2hr fasting glucose? Are you pregnant? (said co-irker nows about IF.)

Me- Um, no...

Co-irker #1- Are you sure? I mean why else would you need to do one..seriously are you?

Me- Yes I am sure...it's part of the screening process. I AM NOT PREGNANT!

(Meanwhile I want to throat punch her in to next week and tell her "STFU')

2.5 hours later...I am in the chair getting the last vial of blood drawn...

Lab Tech- Are you JakesBride?

Me- Yes....

Lab Tech- Ok someone is on the phone, wanted to know if you were still here, I'll let them know you are here.

Me- Must be my boss making sure I am ok.

Lab Tech- Um, Co-irker #1 said call her in _____Center as soon as you are finished...

(Sound I mention Co-irker #1 is sooooo not my boss...not that I feel that is appropriate either but, she is a worrier...)

And when I call Co-irker #1 she needed to ask me how to log in to one of the systems...(Um 1. I am not on the clock right now. 2. You have a half dozen others that you could have called. 3. Seriously??? Who calls the lab looking for someone???? GRRRRR... 4. Oh I could go on and on.)

LuvWIfootball · February 2010

Wow, so much for confidentiality. I think she's crossing the line and if I were you, I'd say something about it. You were off the clock and there were other people she could have asked, so callling you was unacceptable. Also, not that it really matters now, but I was NOT pregnant and had a 3 hr glucose test. It was to test my blood sugar levels due to hypoglycemia. Pregnancy is not the only reason for that test.

cocojack10 · February 2010

STRANGE!

Dragonfly1226 · February 2010

Wow. That's not just annoying. She stepped over the line by asking you such personal questions about the test you were having done.

I'm so sorry.

chickaboo1974 · February 2010

yeah I think someone needs a lesson on confidentiality and HIPAA- while being told to mind her own business.

When I worked in reproductive health, I coud get my exams and birth control for free by using the clinic that I worked for. I have this HUGE issue with keeping my professional and personal lives separate. So no I never took advantage of this free service.

JakesBride07 · February 2010

chickaboo1974:

yeah I think someone needs a lesson on confidentiality and HIPAA- while being told to mind her own business.

When I worked in reproductive health, I coud get my exams and birth control for free by using the clinic that I worked for. I have this HUGE issue with keeping my professional and personal lives separate. So no I never took advantage of this free service.

Strangely enough it is sad to say that it is the trend...I've worked for another office also where a co-irker had the NERVE to tell another co-worker my test results BEFORE I even knew (not that it makes a difference.) ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASION!

AND THE KICKER??? The Office Manager said that the co-worker should have never told me that my results were disclosed...she should have just approached her...I wrote a formal complaint for each occasion...the co-irker was never disiplined and about a year after she finally quit, they hired her back! (After which I had already left.) WTF????

k-mart · February 2010

I'd go with - strange!

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