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Man, what a hella week. As usual when we get a new clinic manager, our new guy wants to make a name for himself by increasing the productivity of his clinics.
No manager has ever figured out how to to that in an effective way short of magically making everyone in the community sick.
I heard he's actually going out on the streets and buttonholing people to tell them aobut the clinic. "They get you whatever you need!"
Which makes us sound like a pill-mill.
Asshole.
I should probably give him a list of the names of the clinic managers I've outlasted in nine years of practice. I wouldn't give him long odds for a lengthy tenure as manager.
Anyway, I need a fucking drink...
I love you all...
Yonnie3
(17,376 posts)What is the Red Wine you are drinking?
We had a series of managers of very questionable competence. We had a saying, "there is no manager so bad we can't out wait them." The average stay for a manager was less than a year while the senior folks in the engineering office had between 15 and 8 years. I drank a lot in those days.
Cheers!
Aristus
(66,096 posts)I don't drink Merlot much anymore. Shiraz is a lot spicer. And their Cabernet has more body and a better finish.
But I thought I'd give it a try after several years without. It's okay. Probably back to the Cab on the next bottle...
applegrove
(118,022 posts)for the memory.
underpants
(182,279 posts)Asking for a friend.
Aristus
(66,096 posts)n/t
Aristus
(66,096 posts)You're going to die. Sorry about that...
underpants
(182,279 posts)Can I use your post to skip work on Monday? Oh crap, the budget meeting....can't miss it.
Aristus
(66,096 posts)So give it a shot.
panader0
(25,816 posts)The laughter helps me digest my dinner.
And yes, it does.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Short-term, anyway.
Good luck putting up with the new dumbass.
Aristus
(66,096 posts)The clinic manager thinks he's the coach of the team.
I need to tell him he's not the coach; he's the equipment manager. His job is to give us what we need and then stay out of our way.
rusty quoin
(6,133 posts)Aristus
(66,096 posts)But he thinks he's the CO.
But my team is the one with the firepower. I just wish I could fire him...
rusty quoin
(6,133 posts)Aristus
(66,096 posts)Puerto Rican.
He's a former cop, so he really thinks he's the shit. He's decided to take a disliking to my assistant. He's making life so hard for her, she had to file a grievance with the union. If she quits because of his jackholing, then I'm quitting too. And he can explain to upper management how he managed to lose one of his most productive providers.
backtoblue
(11,323 posts)Ok, my question is A or B?
Okay. What do I get?
backtoblue
(11,323 posts)B is the blue solo cup for my glass of wine tonight.
A would've been a measuring cup.
We both win!
I'm drinking (not from a box) Gallo Family cafe zinfandel.
Aristus
(66,096 posts)I feel like I hardly know you...
You know, a lot of vintners are coming around to the idea of wine in a box. There's less oxidation, and it's more environmently friendly. So, no shame. Get wine in a box, if you want to...
backtoblue
(11,323 posts)My son loaded the dish washer last week and put three of them in it.
I didn't realize it until the cycle was over, but they didn't melt!
And they fit so much better than wine glasses...lol
Winglasses can't be bent and smushed and twisted into the upper rack like Solo cups.
sprinkleeninow
(20,136 posts)SweetWater 'Blue' brew. Essence of blueberry. It pairs well with PANCAKES!
Ended up giving the 6 pack to our priest who helped me roll out the gigantic trash cans for collection the next day.
I need a pivo drinking pahdner.
No, not him!!
Na z'drovje y'all. 🍻
Oh, and, I 💚 you also Ari...
Aristus
(66,096 posts)Only one other DU-er (long gone now...) ever called me 'Ari'. I like it.
sprinkleeninow
(20,136 posts)😉
Aristus
(66,096 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,356 posts)So sorry.
Aristus
(66,096 posts)A swaggering, self-important asshole.
He's great at making sure the clinic gets re-painted, and that the windows have blinds. But he's terrible at managing people...
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)What's the best pickup line to use for the tall redhead I saw at the bar the other night?
Who knows? It might work.
It worked for me numerous times, back in the day...
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Like "Haaaiiisshhhslllsjliooooooo!"
Aristus
(66,096 posts)Probably the only save for that is: "I'm sorry. That sounded better when it was still in my head. Anyway, I'd like to buy you a drink."
Try that if occasion arises.
juxtaposed
(2,778 posts)x-rays.
Aristus
(66,096 posts)We get some mainstream patients sometimes; spillover from our mainstream clinic a couple of blocks away.
Our clinic system is a private not-for-profit, but most of the people in upper administration get pretty tasty salaries. They're always pushing us to see more, more, more patients.
I'm not a fan of large numbers of patient encounters. The more patients on the schedule, the less time I have to spend with each one. That's not how to do good quality clinical medicine.
cilla4progress
(24,589 posts)How's it hangin', Aristus?
Good to see you here tonight with a buzz on! ❤
Aristus
(66,096 posts)emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)Thanks for being here. And Salut.
Aristus
(66,096 posts)Insomnia sucks.
I've had insomnia for decades...