They want someone who will be a subservient little worker bee, not a living, breathing person with problems and a story that you have to treat like a human being. Oh he got upset once? Get rid of him, we'll get someone else.
Hang in there Doc. I hope for the best.
I've literally never got upset; I've been
distant on occasion, when I'm feeling sick, not having the chipperest smile on my face, maybe just a nod of a head instead of "hi how are you, how can I help?" type stuff... but that's it. The worst I've done is interrupt her a few times, like "I'm not sure I understand you." I mean, once, she was telling a story, and I was like "let me guess..." and maybe that annoyed her? I don't know. As far as I can tell, she just doesn't like me talking about personal life stuff, so "hey, you need to be happier right now!" shouldn't have been met with "sorry, I'm feeling really ill because I haven't eaten in two days," which is where I was at before I got on food stamps.
For the people telling me to keep my head up: a doctor once told me that other, less sick patients than me had given up well before I had, and that my choosing to fight through my illness was admirable. I think she said it 'cause she knew I sure felt like giving up.
I feel like giving up all the time. I do push through it, though, in part because people like ya'll are encouraging as heck.
