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In reply to the discussion: For anyone who wants to know how shitty late-stage capitalism is: [View all]LT Barclay
(3,163 posts)9. I'm a Physical Therapist and I see how there are psychopaths among us who would drain the life of another human to keep
their crappy ass-kissing job or for some of them just the feel of control and to make that next bonus. I see the bodies that have been over used, and abused.
My supervisor keeps telling me that if I don't meet certain performance criteria, they'll "say something to me". I'm a bit stressed so I till her to put them on the phone, I'm not taking that from someone who is sitting on their butt drinking coffee and not seeing any patients.
I don't want to hear it when they are forcing me to take documentation work home (HIPAA anyone?) and double-booking Medicare and other federal payers (fraud). Which is taking time from me caring for my wife with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer and 2 adopted kids who are 10% sweet and 90% monster.
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I don't think that the anti-compassion rules have spread as thoroughly in other cultures
lostnfound
Apr 2025
#5
There are far too many employers in this country that would rather not have human employees?
ShazzieB
Apr 2025
#25
I'm a Physical Therapist and I see how there are psychopaths among us who would drain the life of another human to keep
LT Barclay
Apr 2025
#9
It's our country more than our species. "America doesn't have a culture -- it has an economy."
eppur_se_muova
Apr 2025
#24
But, hey, at least here in 'Merika we ain't nebber going to go SOSH-A-LIST! Why, we're FREE
PatrickforB
Apr 2025
#27