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Another Call (Out)

"No problem, we'll work on it"
....getting your shift covered, that is.
(**snark**)

Yet another sick call,
we have no staff.

We close the ER at one site,
because there's just no warm bodies
for overnight shift.

And you have a headache
and can't work--
I worked full time
while on chemo and radiation.
Take a f-kn aspirin
and get your f-kn ass in here!

There's never been such a hoarde
of pansy, boo-boo whiners
as of late.

I hate my phone .
I hate being on-call.
How the F-  am I supposed to find coverage
when you call out sick
an hour before your shift
because of a sniffle?

Wipe it
and suck it up.

Your co-workers hate you for it.
You hate them when they do it, too
We all hate each other
when someone pulls that sh!t,
because one of us gets mandated
to work your shift.

I hate my phone.
I can't wait to retire.
Written by MadameLavender
Published
Author's Note
Written for Robert's "Phone Rings" comp
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
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