Letter writer asks if it is fine for staff to swear in front of visitors to the workplace.
I have been watching programs that chronicle the real lives of people working and receiving care in the emergency room. The staff often use vulgar language with one another, sometimes in front of patients who may or may not be conscious enough to hear them. I am not a fan of such raw language, but I do not try to control the speech of others.If I were the patient, I would feel jarred by hearing these unpleasantries from those caring for me at my bedside.
I guess I am just more sensitive than most because I felt guilty the rest of the day. I could not figure out why I got such a response. I avoided her the rest of that day and the next. How can I handle that situation better or differently if it happens again?for supplying incorrect information? That would explain your colleague’s behavior, though Miss Manners does not believe it would excuse it any more than your mistake not being fatal would excuse your omitting the apology.
He texted the next day, saying he and his girlfriend “would like to enjoy the meal at the wedding” and therefore want me to request fish for them, either salmon or whitefish. While I know that they eat a lot of fish, I am not aware of this being anything more than a preference, and a recent one in my dad’s case, since I have seen him eat just about everything my whole life. I am stunned and unsure how to respond.reaction to your father’s relatively minor, albeit misguided, request.
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