Warning: Major rant coming!
I was in a meeting with this doctor at my work the other day, and he quickly became a prime candidate for a throat punch. He talked to me like I was an imbecile just because I hadn’t go to medical school. The fact that he has “M.D.” after his name has led him to believe that he can be a total asshole to people because supposedly he’s smarter than all of us finance nerds. He even acted like he knew more about hospital finance that I did. Well, I have news for you doc: I may not have gone to medical school, but I spent eight years in college learning my craft too and I understand way more about the finances of a hospital and what keeps it running better than you ever will. I don’t tell you how to treat your patients so don’t tell me how to analyze the hospital’s finances. I wanted to throat punch him so bad, but I also like having a place to live, so I decided I needed to keep my job. I don’t even think a throat punch would have been sufficient in this situation. I wanted to punch him right in the kidney. From what I’ve heard, that’s one of the most painful spots to get punched.
Then a thought occurred to me. Why was I letting this doctor get to me so much? He was just a stupid jerk. When I find myself pondering these things, I often try to think about what Yoda would do. Yoda, the wisest Jedi in the universe, surely would not allow this doctor prick to get the best of him. I asked myself, “What would Yoda do?” The answer came quickly and so I hit the doctor on the head with a lightsaber. May the force be with you!
Stephanie Walters 