I often see myself as an impartial Martian on a mission to observe humans and their strange rituals and habits. I find it so much easier to deal with things because they are so much more predictable. I guess it is a combination of being extremely introverted with more than a touch of autism.
This whole idea that promises are made to be broken and appointment times are mere recommendations makes life so exhausting and unpredictable. The job was at least 6 weeks behind schedule. The office booked in the job to start on Tuesday 24th August and sent me detailed confirmation along with the small print explaining the penalties if I cancelled. But then on the day they simply did not show up. They were supposed to arrive at 7.30am but 8am came and went and then 9 and every time I rang the office I got some BS about we will get back to you.
They eventually got back to me but were just full of excuses. They had a whole week's notice to make sure staff were rostered on for the job. I felt like such an idiot because I even rang the hospital to see if I was scheduled for my op because I did not want to book and then cancel.
Turned out that the left hand did not know what the right hand was doing. In the end, they did not actually start doing the drains and stuff until 15th September but not before sending the electrician out to move the power points but without bothering to tell me.
So it took Herculean effort to keep the inner snark on a leash. In fact, the only reason I did not call the whole thing off after endless repeat performances of such nonsense was that I could not bear the drama of trying to get my $3,000 deposit back.
I figured that following my sister's strategy offered the best chance of getting what I wanted.
It seems to be a universal problem. Not just the plumbers but the nursing home - that so many work places just wing it and have no procedures to make sure that information gets passed to the right people in a timely manner.
I do hope that will not be the case at the hospital.
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branchandroot
Vinegar vs Honey
Date: 2021-10-24 03:00 pm (UTC)This whole idea that promises are made to be broken and appointment times are mere recommendations makes life so exhausting and unpredictable.
The job was at least 6 weeks behind schedule. The office booked in the job to start on Tuesday 24th August and sent me detailed confirmation along with the small print explaining the penalties if I cancelled. But then on the day they simply did not show up. They were supposed to arrive at 7.30am but 8am came and went and then 9 and every time I rang the office I got some BS about we will get back to you.
They eventually got back to me but were just full of excuses. They had a whole week's notice to make sure staff were rostered on for the job. I felt like such an idiot because I even rang the hospital to see if I was scheduled for my op because I did not want to book and then cancel.
Turned out that the left hand did not know what the right hand was doing. In the end, they did not actually start doing the drains and stuff until 15th September but not before sending the electrician out to move the power points but without bothering to tell me.
So it took Herculean effort to keep the inner snark on a leash. In fact, the only reason I did not call the whole thing off after endless repeat performances of such nonsense was that I could not bear the drama of trying to get my $3,000 deposit back.
I figured that following my sister's strategy offered the best chance of getting what I wanted.
It seems to be a universal problem. Not just the plumbers but the nursing home - that so many work places just wing it and have no procedures to make sure that information gets passed to the right people in a timely manner.
I do hope that will not be the case at the hospital.