01 July 2005 @ 11:27 am
My schedule for today was written like this:

11-7 M
7-11 E

What that means, roughly translated, is that I work 11-7 in one part of the emergency room, and 7-11 in another.

What it clearly does not say, you note, is that the 11-7 is PM to AM.

Who the fuck writes in reverse chronological order? Who puts 7-11p AFTER 11p-7a?! Who the fuck thinks they're funny? Someone is getting an ANGRY, ANGRY e-mail about this.
Current Mood: angry
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[identity profile] hassanian.livejournal.com on July 1st, 2005 10:41 pm (UTC)
woah
so you accidentally signed up for nightshift? would you do it?
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[identity profile] dragonoflife.livejournal.com on July 2nd, 2005 03:16 am (UTC)
Re: woah
For one, there wasn't any accident about it; it was just written incredibly poorly. And I don't have any choice but to do it regardless of my feelings on the subject.
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[identity profile] shadibadoo.livejournal.com on July 2nd, 2005 03:18 am (UTC)
Re: woah
My first thought was- what would Irregardless mean if you'd used it?
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[identity profile] dragonoflife.livejournal.com on July 2nd, 2005 06:11 am (UTC)
Re: woah
An irrelevant question, as I would never use that word.
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[identity profile] shadibadoo.livejournal.com on July 2nd, 2005 06:13 am (UTC)
Re: woah
Be my valentine!!!
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[identity profile] pebele.livejournal.com on July 2nd, 2005 03:38 am (UTC)
well, it makes sense that it's written that way if you are working from 11pm to 7am first, and then working 7am to 11pm. it wouldn't make any sense to write 7am to 11pm if you worked that shift second, now would it?

of course, it would have been nice if they'd put am/pm down, but if you knew you were on night shift, then it's not their mistake.
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[identity profile] dragonoflife.livejournal.com on July 2nd, 2005 06:12 am (UTC)
Yeah, which is why everyone agrees reversing it like that made NO sense. (It's 7p-11p and 11p-7a, incidentally. You see how this is just confusing.)
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[identity profile] pebele.livejournal.com on July 2nd, 2005 07:13 am (UTC)
yeah, I think this is why most hospitals I've heard of use military time; it avoids silly incidents like this where am/pm really makes a difference. hope your day wasn't too horrid after all that crap.
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[identity profile] dragonoflife.livejournal.com on July 2nd, 2005 08:17 am (UTC)
I am soooo tired. I was not prepared for a late night today.
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