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It has been a while since I last wrote and told you all of the new job I have been so blessed with. The picture of the pretzel guy up there is a pretty good visual of what I feel like at the end of my four hours of being a courier for LabCorp. The route I have is only about 8 to 10 miles total in length, but it is driven in circles around and around the lab. I am fortunate that I do not have the long rural routes that some of the people who have been with the company a long time have. Rural areas have rural clinics.. which have the necessity to draw blood, and all that other stuff that is found in the human body, that needs tested to find the reason for an illness in a patient. So ... they must be picked up and in a time sensitive awareness that never leaves your brain, and taken back to the lab to begin the second portion of the work day as quickly and safely as possible.
Upon arrival... you get all your garb on and sit at the computer to double and triple check to assure correct sample with patient, this is called assention. This means that a sample maybe have as many as thirteen tests that need to be run on it and so it must be measured and then placed into the test tubes for transporting to the large lab in Dallas..
This requires many safety guards for myself as I am dealing with infectious materials some of the time, and must have the lab coat, the face guard, the gloves, and in some instances.. even more protective clothing must be worn.
Sounds kind of like I am out of my element huh?...
I am really not ... and it surprises me greatly!
So even though Jamie has not been employed there for a while now, he rode with me and showed me the ropes and introduced me to all the people in all the clinics as ... "Hi this is my Mom, she is taking over my route, so if you need anything just ask Mom, for the first week."
My nerves were so stretched out that I did not notice he had not told them my name was Terri also. I am having the devil of a time correcting the use of the term "Mom" as my name when I go in to pickup now. It was never my intentions when I was of child bearing years to have more than two.. at the most .. and now I have at least twenty people calling me "Mom". I am just going with it, what the heck, I have been called worse, and very recently as a fact.
My son is what is termed a "Hottie" by the female population under the age of 40, and in one instance.. this lady is my age at least and still drools.. To watch my son work a room of women is a thing of pure brilliance and beauty. He has them following him around, and I swear if they had a spoon, big enough, they would eat him up!
He has had this ability all of his life... and has always been able to get the females in a room to gravitate to him within a very few minutes of an arrival at a place he has never been before. All of the jobs he has landed with some really great companies, were all headed up in the HR department by .. women.. He is not a hound ... but he is not exactly a hamster either.. lol
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lockerridge
Sounds pretty cool Terri and I'm glad you are liking it! I think it's funny they all call you mom though! LOL And I'm beginning to understand some of the charges that come with running bloodwork now.
ReplyDeleteOh Lockie you sound happy once again. I am SO glad that your new job is working out so well for you. How wonderful that your are on a team that has no 'I' in it; that makes the job so much more enjoyable. I wish the very best for you and in the future. You Go Girl! *Big Hugs*
ReplyDeleteFANTASTIC TERRI YOU HAVE A GREAT JOB TO BE HAPPY WITH. TEAM WORK IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING, I'M SO HAPPY AND PROUD OF YOUR GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SO SWEET OF YOUR SON TO HELP SHOW YOU AROUND, HE SOUNDS LIKE A CHARMING GUY, IF I WAS YOUNGER AND AROUND THERE I FOLLOW HIM TOO, LOL HEEE HEEE HEEEE
ReplyDeleteWAY TO GO TERRI, GREAT POSTING, LOVE YOU SWEET FRIEND, ((HUGS)) XOXO
I like this really well Crystal. I was scared the first day I had to do the route solo, but I got on the computer the night before and googled a map to each location with the main Lab as the home point and did fairly well. Now I do not need the maps, except when a call in happens at a place I have never been to before.. and then I just use the computer at work and google another map! lol.. I know what you mean about the high cost of testing, and until now I could not understand it either.. but there is a whole lot of things go into making sure your test is kept secure and the divisions are precise so there are less room for mistakes happening.
ReplyDeleteThe job part of life is great right now ... personal life is still a bit .. hell why am I lying to you guys.. you know me better than I do myself.. my personal life is a mess still yet.. but soon I hope to have that under control as well. I have reached my maximum wimp rating and have decided I am not going to stand for more bullsh*t from a cheater.
ReplyDeleteHi Tam! Glad you came over!
ReplyDeleteIt's always nice when you like what you are doing. I'm glad you shared this. I like that you sound happier and it's nice to have da bunny back.
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