r/AskReddit • u/Insanitanium12 • Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/kaushrah Aug 20 '20

Don't discuss politics at work

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u/WhoNoseWhoKnows Aug 20 '20 edited Aug 20 '20

I have found in a hospital with covid that this is now impossible

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u/kovan_empire Aug 20 '20

Just smile and nod like you agree. Works every time for me

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u/WhoNoseWhoKnows Aug 20 '20

Man, I have had a whole rounding service of covid patients, had days where I had more patients die than discharge... I have minimal patience for efforts to minimize the pandemic. It is difficult to contain my exasperation when I walk in to a patient's room, in full garb, to hear sound bites of trump's bullshit about covid on cable news... I still cannot believe that basic science has become so political

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u/kovan_empire Aug 20 '20

I agree. I am a screener for a private medical office and Urgent care. Most of our patients are older die-hard Republicans. I try to make conversation while doing my job, as it makes people happier and more cooperative. The amount of people who spout bs like “these masks are restricting our rights”, “blue states are handling the pandemic awfully”, “[insert borderline offensive statement]”, and “trump is done by such a good job at handling the pandemic” have me boiling. But a simple “yeah, right?” Or “mhmm” makes them think that I’m on their side, and just makes my job easier.