As a healthcare worker I hear this joke a lot and I just don’t care for it. It’s insensitive, unprofessional and rude. Yes we all get that “it’s just a joke, bro” but making light of vulnerable patients getting hurt is rotten behavior.
I think it’s usually said in the context of pushing people to use safety equipment and be cautious while they work but in a way that attempts to be casual and put the responsibility on the person who’s working.
I’ve never heard that said to someone who has been injured.
I couldn’t put it better myself. If you don’t care about yourself enough to use your safety equipment, then will you please do it for me?
This seems like an overreaction on OPs part, maybe due to a misunderstanding.
This is the answer.
Levity can be a great tool for not being dramatically serious about everything such that encounters regarding safety engagement are less confrontational than they otherwise would be.
This, btw, is exemplary of the PNW low level anxiety stuff I refer to when referencing the increased hum anxiety draped over the region as a whole.
I’m not labelling it as good or bad. Just acknowledging that it exists.
OP is right, but so are you and I. Context and individuals involved matter.
Oh for sure It’s all the time in the hospital. Nurses saying that to elderly patients about how if they fall down it means a lot of paperwork for the nurse.
I can see why you wouldn’t like that, it is unprofessional to be saying it to the patients. I could see telling them to be careful because they don’t want to end up staying in the hospital longer but the paperwork thing should really only be said to employees.
They commented on my comment as well and it seems to do with their field of work. They provided a decent explanation
Is it said in a serious sense or in an attempt to be lighthearted about warning them of the dangers of falling without seeming depressing or patronizing?
…yeah i’d clarify that it’s being said to patients
You have to admit that the paperwork is a pain in the ass, though.
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Well shoot I’m sorry guys. I thought this community was a place for sharing unpopular opinions but I guess I misunderstood
Fiiiiine, have an upvote
Well, but they are right… what’s more relevant to upvote than a fitting post to the contextual sub?
