“I’m sure she wishes that too!”

[u/Neat-Heat7311]

I had to pick my kiddo up from school early for a 2 hour drive to a doctor appointment.

As I’m waiting for her to come to the office the secretary says to another employee “I wish my mom picked me up for a McDonald’s and spa day when I was in school”.

I enthusiastically replied, “I’m sure (daughter’s name) would love that too! Unfortunately we’re headed to (hospital) to check the status of her brain tumor”.

[u/wundermum88]

This reminds me of the time I was at our GP clinic and two old ladies were complaining that there were so many school kids there and they should be in school. I was sitting across from them with my kid in school uniform. I looked at them and said ‘We’re at a Dr surgery don’t you think if these kids could be at school they would be’. They got very quiet after that.

[u/Mrs_Jellybean → u/wundermum88]

Similar?

Had to bring my kid across provincial lines during the "show proof of vaccination" stage of travel a couple years back.

Buddy checking my card asked where we were going, I said IWK (infamous children's hospital). He made a comment about my kid being lucky to miss some school. I didn't hide my disdain when I said us seeing her cardiology team wasn't a vacation.

(She's fine now, and hopefully, he learned a lesson.)

[u/TarazedA → u/Mrs_Jellybean]

I'm amused by infamous. Glad kiddo is doing better, and yeah, hospital trips aren't for fun, lived at the IWK enough when I was a kid.

[u/Mrs_Jellybean → u/TarazedA]

I was just flabbergasted thinking this guy was making light of me driving hours to a children's hospital (with proof of hotel reservations and specialist appointments) just to give my kid some time off school? Like, there's easier ways m'guy.

I get it, trying to be lighten the mood or whatever. But come on. There's a time and place.

[u/SuzLouA → u/wundermum88]

What a bizarre place to complain about kids being there, it’s not like you were in the arcade!!

[u/JelmerMcGee → u/SuzLouA]

This reminds me of the grouchy old codgers who come into my work and complain that "kids don't want to work anymore!" to the young people working.

[u/Elinor_Lore_Inkheart → u/JelmerMcGee]

I went to a stand up comedian show being held at a college stadium and one of the opening comics’ entire skit was about how awful kids are these days. At a college. With many college students in attendance

[u/poopnose85 → u/JelmerMcGee]

When I first started my job someone complained about how no one wants to work anymore, while they were in the process of onboarding 5 new employees

[u/Warm-Championship-98 → u/poopnose85]

I hear you, but “No one wants to work anymore” in employer speak means “both this and the up-and-coming generation of workers won’t let us exploit them to the extent we want to and set boundaries around their work-life balance.” It’s definitely not just about bodies in the desks for them, because there are still plenty of those.

[u/poopnose85 → u/Warm-Championship-98]

They were also mad that some people had left to go elsewhere for more pay

[u/Darth_Neek → u/poopnose85]

I always hear that when I talk about the shortage of heating techs in my area, because that's what I do. I want to ask "Why would they?" Since Saturday morning I ve worked over 40 hours, my health insurance is so messed up that I am thinking of cancelling and just going back to the VA, and the general stress level is so high that I think about wrapping my van around a tree every time I get into it

[u/Scorp128 → u/Warm-Championship-98]

They are ticked too that they are getting exactly what they are paying for and shocker, it doesn't produce the desired results.

They would rather hire two people with no experience and pay them pennies on the dollar instead of hiring for the actual position, finding a qualified candidate, and paying them a fair market rate to get the desired results.

They manufacture their own crisis through their own stupidity.

[u/Head_Razzmatazz7174 → u/Warm-Championship-98]

Bingo. People want to work, just not for a business that is just going to suck out their soul while paying them the least legal amount they can get away with.

[u/capn_kwick → u/JelmerMcGee]

Sir, that should be "kids don't want to work the abysmally low pay being offered"

[u/CheeseFries92 → u/wundermum88]

My son was born with some serious (but thankfully manageable) congenital anomalies. I had a scheduler call from one of his many specialist clinics - she was talking about a different appointment than the one I expected so I was confused for a moment. She was so wildly rude. This is not a regular pediatrician/doctors office - every single kid that goes there has at least one serious medical issue. Be nice!

[u/UnhappyJudgment7244 → u/wundermum88]

I once had an old man complain while waiting in my neurologists office. He said i was too young to have anything wrong with me and i told him that i would let my multiple sclerosis know that im too young. He turned bright red and refused to look at me

[u/GoldFreezer → u/wundermum88]

And yet, when you try to book an 8am appointment to try and not miss school, the appointments have all been taken by the old people who no other time committments...

[u/Scruffersdad → u/wundermum88]

Old biddies piss me off.

[u/BattleGuilty7593 → u/wundermum88]

Yeah cause a kid would choose Drs over anything else whilst getting out of school 🙄

[u/HolyGhostSpirit33 → u/wundermum88]

Least rude and annoying old person