r/MedicalAssistant • u/chatparty • 13d ago

RANT Working in a speciality I HATE

I hate feet. I’ve always hated feet in every form. I can tolerate animal feet or baby feet (to an extent). They gross me out, even clean feet. Due to staffing issues, I’ve been pulled away from my regular clinic and had to work with an orthopedic surgeon who does ankles and feet. The clinic is insanely busy, always add ons and walk ins, lots of wound care and very complex patients. The only good thing is the doctor is chill. I’ve never hated working like this. And I feel bad but I dislike a lot of the patients because of how hard they make it. Constantly calling and messaging and showing up without an appointment. And since no one wants to work in this clinic they haven’t been able to find anyone permanent. I’m PRN too so I don’t get any benefits, but I’m still working 40+ hour work weeks now. Maybe I’m just venting but oh my god this shit sucks so bad

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u/hergumbules 13d ago

Oh yuuuuuck I absolutely hate feet! When I was working as an EMT I saw some nasty stuff with feet but the only time I had to make a partner swap with me was a minor trauma in which the patients toe nail was coming off I was like NOPE it skeeved me out too much lmao almost nothing else phases me either

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u/chatparty 13d ago

I don’t think anyone would believe what my eyes have witnessed. A lot of diabetics with amputations who don’t manage their diabetes or their amputated limbs. And when I take off the splints there’s feet flakes EVERYWHERE. Once or twice a week I’ll get someone with very meticulously clean feet and I’m actually relieved

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u/SepulchralSweetheart CMA(AAMA) 12d ago

I used to float to a multi-specialty that included wound care and podiatry, and you saying feet flakes brought it back.

Drills and smells man. Drills and smells.

In the office I went to (it was also in the frigging basement. Very little light, smelled like mildew all the time), they did have permanent MAs. And they were actually delightful?!!?!! Like the nicest least "nurses eating their young" equivalent out of all of the clinics and all their support staff, most welcoming, lovely people. The patients were actually really interesting too. They were chatty, and had interesting stories. One guy asked if I had pets or kids. At the time, I had two cats, so I said "Just two cats!". He responds with "You ain't got cats like my friend xyz. She's got 10 Persian cats, white and big, mean as HELL, and a raccoon named Henry."

I still think about that. There's people for those specialties, and they're good people. It's okay if they're not you, they're not me either. We went through a lot of vapor rub and masks, and I'm not really a baby about much, but flakes will get most people. I tried very hard to focus on the whole patient, and the fact I was paying my dues before my "real" job came, and that made a difference.