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Mrs SLVA is a medical lab assistant in a path. lab, and processes stuff so the bio-medical scientists can analyse it. A bit pointless really because the majority of samples are done automatically on very expensive machines that break down regularly.

One of the BMSs came over to her and the other girl (L) she works with and gave them an earful for not processing 'urgents'. Fair enough, but there's a dedicated box for the urgent stuff, and apparently a BMS brought a load through from the reception, and dumped them with the rest of the regular samples.

To top it off, as well as giving her and L a hard time over something that was clearly not their fault, it was done loudly in front of the lab by a BMS who has no right doing so.

She has mentioned to me many times about various BMSs who consistently fart higher than their arses, and Mrs SLVA has an internal "yeah whatever" filter when they get imperious and interfere. But that filter is failing and she's getting fed up of being made to feel stupid and small.

There was an incident yesterday where a BMS had asked her and L to make up some NaOH solution, and they'd not been shown how. An alarming amount of people didn't know how to either and in the end, a supervisor told them to just follow the instructions on the box.
So they worked it out in the end. But then a BMS whinged about it not been in the right bottle or something.

I said they should have refused as it's a nasty chemical and they'd not received any instruction on what to do.

Then today, a BMS was complaining about a backlog, but then rather than helping out to clear the work, she instead produced a form and began doing a H&S assessment, complaining about the location of the bins and such.

Eventually, Mrs SLVA had had enough and went on her break early and phoned me in tears, saying it's not one major thing, it's loads of petty little things and the way the MLAs are looked down upon by the BMSs.

I offered to come in and cunt them in the fuck, but she declined and said she'd go see her manager. I told her to take a notebook in and keep a log of it all, and not to bottle everything up. I told her to say something to the manager ages ago, but she doesn't like to cause any problems. She's shown a damn sight more restraint than I ever could. Maybe they're all jealous because she's a very nice person and they're all evil bitches and wankers.

I feel pretty helpless because I can't go in and play merry hell at everyone.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:35, 5 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Shouldn't this be on QOTW?
They sound cuntish enough to belong on there.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:37, Reply)

I thought about that
but it's not the boss, it's more like 'bastard colleagues' from 18months ago.
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:40, Reply)

IRIS the fuck out of the BMS's.
that should do it :D

but, like you said, she should log everything and take it to her manager.
good luck to her, i hope something the issue gets resolved soon and that it becomes a more pleasant place for her to work in.
i work for the nhs, too, so i know how shitty some people get.
( gypsy turnips, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 20:20, Reply)

She should note it down *while it's happening*
If they ask, say "Oh, I've been told to keep a record of incidents for the tribu- to keep a record of incidents."

Watch them become helpful, co-operative colleagues.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:11, Reply)

Superb

( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 23:20, Reply)