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| 61. Talk about profit over people, this takes the cake |
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I'm stunned that any supervisor would be so insensitive and just plain stupid.
Yes, the collective corporate thoughts may be with the family, but they probably are speaking to them on the advice of an attorney.
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| -Boss orders worker to stop giving CPR to co-worker and get back to work,co-worker dies.. |
HipChick |
Oct-15-11 08:32 AM |
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OMG |
proud2BlibKansan |
Oct-15-11 08:33 AM |
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I wonder if that supervisor could be held criminally liable... |
hlthe2b |
Oct-15-11 08:35 AM |
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They should be sued. |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-15-11 09:19 AM |
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Of course the co-worker should not be held liable... |
hlthe2b |
Oct-15-11 09:33 AM |
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Legally, the employee is probably liable |
ArcticFox |
Oct-15-11 10:47 AM |
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The article says otherwise, so what are you basing that on? (nt) |
idiotgardener |
Oct-15-11 12:11 PM |
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Sorry. Not liable. |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-15-11 03:12 PM |
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If they carry a current First Aid certificate then unfortunately they... |
TheMadMonk |
Oct-16-11 05:49 AM |
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True. |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-16-11 11:19 AM |
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The CPR card doesn't remove Good Samaritan protections |
Saving Hawaii |
Oct-17-11 02:47 AM |
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It may well be different in the US, but here in Australia, once a certificated... |
TheMadMonk |
Oct-17-11 09:33 AM |
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I was agreeing with you. Sorry if I didn't phrase it better. N/t |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-15-11 03:09 PM |
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Until relieved, or exhausted, or it is obviously futile. |
Ilsa |
Oct-15-11 11:35 AM |
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Not criminally, but the estate has a great shot at a wrongful death |
COLGATE4 |
Oct-15-11 09:22 AM |
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If someone were to forcibly halt a EMT's rescucitation efforts |
hlthe2b |
Oct-15-11 09:31 AM |
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I hope so, the employee who stopped the CPR will have to live with this the rest of her life |
NotThisTime |
Oct-15-11 11:50 AM |
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Had some dickwad supervisor for FedEx yell at me to stop helping a seizure patient once |
Saving Hawaii |
Oct-15-11 03:26 PM |
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Fedex is a nonunion hellhole |
cyglet |
Oct-15-11 03:54 PM |
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Agreed! As a former employee for both UPS and FedEx, I would never ship a package with FedEx |
Saving Hawaii |
Oct-15-11 08:02 PM |
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Everyone throws packages |
cyglet |
Oct-15-11 09:38 PM |
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Not like FedEx |
Saving Hawaii |
Oct-17-11 02:37 AM |
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FedEx was probably the worst job I've ever had. They treated the workers like absolute crap. |
Saving Hawaii |
Oct-17-11 02:39 AM |
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Where were working for fedex? |
blackbart99 |
Oct-16-11 06:26 AM |
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PNW |
Saving Hawaii |
Oct-17-11 02:38 AM |
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Absolutely. This is criminal negligence. |
Initech |
Oct-15-11 02:33 PM |
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It shows a lot about how so many people have lost the ability to think for themselves because they |
Brickbat |
Oct-15-11 08:35 AM |
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No - the woman was doing the right thing. The idiot supervisor is the one who lives with it. |
Initech |
Oct-16-11 07:37 PM |
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WOW!.... If there were no better example of corporate greed vs a person's life. n/t |
Exilednight |
Oct-15-11 08:36 AM |
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geez |
nebenaube |
Oct-15-11 08:36 AM |
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Me too... |
HipChick |
Oct-15-11 08:39 AM |
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Yea, me too. |
SammyWinstonJack |
Oct-15-11 08:40 AM |
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Yes, me too--and this is what OWS is really all about... |
Raksha |
Oct-15-11 12:37 PM |
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I'd have told the supervisor to |
MineralMan |
Oct-15-11 08:41 AM |
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I second THAT |
luckyleftyme2 |
Oct-15-11 08:45 AM |
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Did you see the part where they said the defibrillator was kept behind a locked door, and the only |
HipChick |
Oct-15-11 08:57 AM |
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I didn't see that. Amazing! |
MineralMan |
Oct-15-11 09:07 AM |
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They're supposed to be easily accessible |
XanaDUer |
Oct-15-11 10:00 AM |
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I can give you one more reason... |
cui bono |
Oct-15-11 11:56 PM |
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Oh shit...if THAT isn't the icing on the cake: |
Raksha |
Oct-15-11 12:48 PM |
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wow |
fishwax |
Oct-15-11 02:49 PM |
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I bet they had a fire axe. So much for the locked door. |
saras |
Oct-17-11 09:58 AM |
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I'm sure a corporation is "saddened" |
CanonRay |
Oct-15-11 08:43 AM |
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No, not yet, not until Texas |
liberalhistorian |
Oct-15-11 08:48 AM |
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Wonder if the company had a life insurance policy on Ms. Nelson? |
classof56 |
Oct-15-11 08:46 AM |
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That was my first thought |
RandiFan1290 |
Oct-15-11 09:12 AM |
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I wondered if the supervisor was next in line for a promotion to her job. |
Fuddnik |
Oct-15-11 10:35 PM |
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What evil bastards, especially that supervisor! |
sakabatou |
Oct-15-11 08:51 AM |
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That is one sick supervisor |
malaise |
Oct-15-11 08:52 AM |
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What an awful person. |
Glimmer of Hope |
Oct-15-11 08:54 AM |
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That's awful. |
Quantess |
Oct-15-11 08:57 AM |
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i'd like to think that the supe will be haunted by that act -- |
xchrom |
Oct-15-11 08:57 AM |
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Sociopaths cannot feel guilt or remorse. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-15-11 09:04 AM |
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Sociopaths run things n ow. UGH! |
Odin2005 |
Oct-15-11 09:02 AM |
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Ain't no accident..... |
blindpig |
Oct-15-11 10:56 AM |
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"Our company has procedures in place to respond to emergencies" |
NutmegYankee |
Oct-15-11 09:11 AM |
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"The Book" has largely replaced "The Brain" in many large corporations. |
Buns_of_Fire |
Oct-15-11 02:40 PM |
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Yes, and apparently "the Heart" |
varelse |
Oct-15-11 09:26 PM |
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I hope the rest of the "employees" take him to the alley to "show him something" nt |
Arctic Dave |
Oct-15-11 09:17 AM |
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That's just sick. |
Renew Deal |
Oct-15-11 09:28 AM |
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not sure about ohio's good samaritan law, but abandoning a patient is a major no-no |
unblock |
Oct-15-11 10:33 AM |
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Or maybe the supervisor was also afraid of losing his/her job. |
Gormy Cuss |
Oct-15-11 10:48 AM |
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true, although i very much doubt that the company policies address |
unblock |
Oct-15-11 11:10 AM |
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Again though, if the policy is hands off and dial 911, the supervisor was doing as expected. |
Gormy Cuss |
Oct-15-11 11:27 AM |
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I suspect you're right about there being an inflexible ... |
surrealAmerican |
Oct-15-11 11:42 AM |
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i don't think most workplaces require medically trained personnel and defibrillators on site. |
unblock |
Oct-15-11 02:58 PM |
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Perhaps not, but why did they have one if it was not required? |
surrealAmerican |
Oct-15-11 05:22 PM |
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If there's an AED on site |
cyglet |
Oct-15-11 12:12 PM |
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That's right. |
JVS |
Oct-15-11 02:45 PM |
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The presence of the AED, locked, may have been an intentionally way of limiting access |
Gormy Cuss |
Oct-15-11 02:49 PM |
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What 'qualifications' does one need |
cyglet |
Oct-15-11 03:47 PM |
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First aid or first responder training? |
Gormy Cuss |
Oct-15-11 04:09 PM |
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Have you ever used an AED? The only qualification required is "speak English". |
Saving Hawaii |
Oct-15-11 08:10 PM |
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That's exactly right. |
polly7 |
Oct-15-11 09:55 PM |
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Yes, I've not used one |
cyglet |
Oct-15-11 10:05 PM |
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Exactly. It tells you in very plain English what you need to do. |
Saving Hawaii |
Oct-17-11 02:52 AM |
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That's not the point. How did Time Warner view their exposure? |
Gormy Cuss |
Oct-15-11 10:49 PM |
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The new method is 'push hard and push fast'. |
Saving Hawaii |
Oct-17-11 02:54 AM |
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Could be, but there's probably a tendency toward callousness below the surface |
Populist_Prole |
Oct-15-11 12:18 PM |
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I'm not surprised, this is another example of corporate fascism-Arbeit Macht Frei!/Wisconsin is open |
bobthedrummer |
Oct-15-11 11:07 AM |
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"'Time Warner responded appropriately to a medical emergency'"?! |
BlueIris |
Oct-15-11 11:17 AM |
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Behold Thy Enemy !!!! |
RagAss |
Oct-15-11 11:19 AM |
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US Corporate practices: First they work you to death then they let you die and stop any life saving |
sce56 |
Oct-15-11 11:30 AM |
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Reminds me of September 11th. |
Manifestor_of_Light |
Oct-15-11 11:37 AM |
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Let the (asshole) bosses die. nt |
Ilsa |
Oct-15-11 11:58 AM |
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"They were told they would be fired"? |
greyl |
Oct-15-11 01:04 PM |
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Damn. |
Solly Mack |
Oct-15-11 12:20 PM |
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My brother is alive today because his receptionist knew CPR |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Oct-15-11 12:26 PM |
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Nobody on this earth has the right |
Aerows |
Oct-15-11 12:29 PM |
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I don't believe I could have complied with the supervisor's "request". |
Arkansas Granny |
Oct-15-11 12:58 PM |
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She was your FRIEND? You don't treat friends that way. Fuck, I wouldn't treat an enemy that way. |
stillwaiting |
Oct-15-11 01:00 PM |
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There would be an immediate conflict between me and that stupidvisor. |
hobbit709 |
Oct-15-11 01:17 PM |
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Sounds like the same mind-set that told WTC employees to remain where they were. |
WinkyDink |
Oct-15-11 01:18 PM |
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Yes--I'm surprised at how many people listen to supervisors against their own better judgment. |
TwilightGardener |
Oct-15-11 01:35 PM |
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The answer to the supervisor saying "You're fired!" is... |
Tesha |
Oct-15-11 04:21 PM |
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Remind you of another time in America? |
MadMaddie |
Oct-15-11 01:34 PM |
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Yes, the locked away defibrilator |
BuelahWitch |
Oct-15-11 04:16 PM |
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Talk about profit over people, this takes the cake |
Jack Rabbit |
Oct-15-11 02:28 PM |
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I don't see this as the fault of the co-worker or Time Warner, I think the supervisor is to blame |
JVS |
Oct-15-11 02:32 PM |
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If the supervisor's actions weren't criminal, they should be. If this doesn't dramatically mar the |
indepat |
Oct-15-11 02:34 PM |
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Both were wrong |
nadinbrzezinski |
Oct-15-11 02:40 PM |
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Be fired...or... |
cyglet |
Oct-15-11 02:41 PM |
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Do they have insurance policy on her? |
earcandle |
Oct-15-11 02:52 PM |
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+1 |
slay |
Oct-15-11 04:16 PM |
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I can't understand why the co-worker obeyed the boss. |
Dover |
Oct-15-11 03:15 PM |
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Because people are fucking scared |
Saving Hawaii |
Oct-15-11 07:19 PM |
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spot the fuck on! and welcome to DU |
stockholmer |
Oct-16-11 06:15 AM |
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Save this woman's life or feed your family. |
jeff47 |
Oct-15-11 10:44 PM |
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That was my initial thought too, but we don't know her overall circumstances... |
octothorpe |
Oct-16-11 06:29 AM |
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Time Warner just bought itself a lawsuit. |
McCamy Taylor |
Oct-15-11 08:04 PM |
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If I was Ms. Nelson's family, I'd sue the bejeesus out of Time-Wanker. n/t |
ProfessionalLeftist |
Oct-15-11 09:19 PM |
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Well fuck that vile putrid excuse of a motherfucking human! |
lonestarnot |
Oct-15-11 09:22 PM |
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The dead womans family should sue Time Warner |
Politicalboi |
Oct-15-11 09:47 PM |
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Holy shit, there's a call center that's still in the US? |
hughee99 |
Oct-15-11 10:14 PM |
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Having worked in a few.... |
cyglet |
Oct-15-11 10:47 PM |
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They are following the rules in Inda - human life is a disposable commodity for Wall Street -nt |
scentopine |
Oct-15-11 11:15 PM |
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It's the corporate culture these days |
cyglet |
Oct-15-11 11:37 PM |
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personnel dept -> human resources -> human capital department |
scentopine |
Oct-16-11 12:00 AM |
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What a horrific story - but I don't exactly let the worker who obeyed her boss's unreasonable order |
markpkessinger |
Oct-16-11 01:52 AM |
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Time Warner responded appropriately to a medical emergency. Our company has procedures in place to r |
rpannier |
Oct-16-11 04:01 AM |
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"Our thoughts are with the family during this difficult time." |
TomClash |
Oct-16-11 04:45 AM |
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What a disgusting work environment and supervisor. |
octothorpe |
Oct-16-11 06:22 AM |
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Prison for life for this asshole supervisor, please. nt |
Modern_Matthew |
Oct-16-11 11:22 AM |
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Up to three executions are necessary here. |
BreweryYardRat |
Oct-16-11 07:34 PM |
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I agree completely with the first one. That was premeditated murder for profit. |
saras |
Oct-17-11 10:00 AM |
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At the last HOSPITAL that I worked in as a NURSE |
Horse with no Name |
Oct-17-11 02:46 AM |
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They may have been doing you a favor! |
Saving Hawaii |
Oct-17-11 03:12 AM |
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We were 20 yards away from the cardiac intensive care unit |
Horse with no Name |
Oct-17-11 10:01 AM |
#127 |
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