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Laffy Kat

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Tue Feb 3, 2026, 09:21 PM 14 hrs ago

Last night, here at work, a patient came in for an x-ray. [View all]

She actually said, in a normal voice, no discretion, no shame, "I only want a non-Asian tech." I thought I'd mis-heard her, so I said, "I'm sorry. What did you say?" She repeated it loudly and obviously annoyed. I told her that I would be happy to arrive her for her x-ray, but I was NOT going to request a non-Asian technologist. Then I asked her if she still wanted the x-ray and she said, "No, I'll pass." and she left.

What the eff is wrong with people? I've worked here for twelve years and nothing like that has happened before.

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I think DJT has given these cretins permission to show their true MIButterfly 13 hrs ago #1
Yes, I believe you're right. Laffy Kat 13 hrs ago #5
I have the same theory. yellow dahlia 13 hrs ago #6
Your theory is correct - I heard it straight from the MAGA horse's mouth: "Trump speaks for me." chia 12 hrs ago #15
It was carefully cultivated assholery Roy Rolling 11 hrs ago #34
You are right on. appleannie1 12 hrs ago #20
yes Skittles 8 hrs ago #43
Wow MustLoveBeagles 13 hrs ago #2
i was witness to an incident Tetrachloride 13 hrs ago #3
Wow BlueWaveNeverEnd 13 hrs ago #4
Oh no. That was dreadful. Diamond_Dog 13 hrs ago #7
We can't. These assholes have always been around Wifes husband 13 hrs ago #9
They've always been here they've just been pretty good at concealing themselves and there just simply unmasking. cstanleytech 11 hrs ago #32
I would have been tempted to say, "No problem, Sally can do your X-Ray", and then Bluetus 13 hrs ago #8
Just sit her in the waiting room dickthegrouch 13 hrs ago #10
Hope the pain is excruciating. johnp3907 12 hrs ago #11
What if . . . AverageOldGuy 12 hrs ago #12
I know someone who used to schedule appts for a large med system progressoid 12 hrs ago #13
I'm a retired EMT AverageOldGuy 12 hrs ago #14
Pleasantly surprised to hear that he was arrested and fined. nt ecstatic 12 hrs ago #22
This was in a small rural county . . . AverageOldGuy 11 hrs ago #33
I used to be an EMT, too. Laffy Kat 9 hrs ago #37
I sincerely hope... Chellee 12 hrs ago #16
An asshole being an asshole. hamsterjill 12 hrs ago #17
I had a similar event in the car business, client asked to be called via email Shellback Squid 12 hrs ago #18
Jeezus. Horrible person. Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #28
When I was having surgery, they asked me if I was allergic to anything. Turbineguy 12 hrs ago #19
I'm curious about which insurer she has ecstatic 12 hrs ago #21
It's Kaiser. Laffy Kat 9 hrs ago #38
Wow - - - just Wow. Talitha 12 hrs ago #23
The hospital markodochartaigh 12 hrs ago #24
Haha. Crazy. Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #29
We do not accommodate such requests in the facility AllyCat 12 hrs ago #25
Good riddance, I say. Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #26
Social media makes everything real. eom SalamanderSleeps 12 hrs ago #27
I just spent a little less than a week in the Hospital Botany 11 hrs ago #30
How Rude OC375 11 hrs ago #31
I have said multiple times KentuckyWoman 11 hrs ago #35
Remove these idiots from the rest of the risk pool fujiyamasan 8 hrs ago #41
I thought I had heard everything. Boy..I put those people (We're talking about)... chouchou 10 hrs ago #36
It makes one wonder what would happen if they ever needed a blood transfusion. Totally Tunsie 9 hrs ago #39
"Those types" tend to be authoritarian in proclivity misanthrope 9 hrs ago #40
when I contracted for a major telephone company Skittles 8 hrs ago #42
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