Posted by shrinking violet on April 21, 2005, at 20:26:39
In reply to Re: ....she forgot about me.... » Tamar, posted by pinkeye on April 21, 2005, at 19:11:25
geez, i feel like a jerk now....
It just isn't like her to be late....In almost 2 years of working with her, she's never been late or not in her office for longer than a few minutes. It's weird though, b/c going to a medical doc or dentist, it's rather "normal" to wait for 30, 40, sometimes 60+ minutes past our appt times, and think nothing of it (although it's irksome, it's tolerated). I guess my negative thoughts feed on themselves, and when any chance they get to say "AHA, SEE I TOLD YOU" rears its head, my mind grabs it.
Besides, I did see her walking (and talking) liesurely. If I had waited, it would have been a good fifteen+ minutes more. And she works for students, at a Uni, who have classes, etc, and often must fit appts in between class times or work times. So, maybe the expectancy there is a bit more than if she had a private practice or worked in a hospital.
Now I feel like I should apologize to her, for some reason.....
And I still haven't heard from her....
> I am amazed at how people in the US are intolerant of even little lateness and carelessness.
>
> It is totally differnt in my country. I have had several days where I had to wait for almost an hour to see my therapist. And I had to travel two hours to even get to my Ts place. And I never thought bad about it. It was a pretty normal thing. Here people cannot take even 10 mins lateness and forgetting. It always surprises me how much people value being on time and doing everything correctly here.
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