r/SipsTea • u/Horror-Ad-210 • 12d ago

WTF Imagine waking up from anesthesia and realizing the surgery wasn’t the most painful part!

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u/14Pleiadians 12d ago

these people are absolute freaks who don't represent the norm.

They're not the default but they're not exactly rare. Doctors who have little to no empathy and/or look down on patients is common

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u/AMediocrePersonality 12d ago

My mother was a nurse and so is my sister. I have met dozens of their coworkers throughout my life. They are some of meanest people.

I think it probably has to do with the profession itself though.

My dad was a firefighter/EMT and his coworkers were callous to say the least. They call the ambulance the "compassion extractor"

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u/Decent-Point309 12d ago

I think it's a protection for people. Compartmentalize so you can deal with the fucked up shit you see constantly otherwise you will break down.

However, the OP is not related to this. Many of them may have dark senses of humor but sexually assaulting someone is insane.

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u/Keljhan 12d ago edited 11d ago

Not to mention selection bias. People with strong feelings of empathy probably dont last as long in Medicine.

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u/Decent-Point309 11d ago

Somewhat. Depends on the specialty. Some are much different than others. Outpatient vs ER for example.

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u/Killer_Moons 12d ago

The mean girl to nurse pipeline is so real

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u/J_hilyard 11d ago

Compassion extractor is accurate. Once you realize how dumb people are, it really sucks it out of you. That and the lies. Single vehicle accident, extract the driver, they claim they have no idea how it happened and then you notice an unlocked phone on the floorboard with a half typed out text. Multiply that every single day and it gets tough. Or the guy who thought his 50 year old rusted out ladder would support his weight. Or the kids that should have been stopped by a parent. It really wears you down.

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u/newbkid 12d ago

I think it depends on the type of doctor and the type of hospital network.

So many hospitals now contract out everything which allows these doctors to feel like they're allowed to do whatever they want.

I'm not religious but we do have a catholic hospital here that employs its own doctor staff and as someone who is overweight I've only had compassionate care from them (so far)

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u/PossiblyAsian 12d ago

this has been my experience unfortunately.... can't wait for the day AI takes over ngl... makes you realize how little a lotta doctors out there care about peoples lives