Item 5 seems to somewhat justify item 3.....
Paul Caldwell wrote:
> 1. once went for an interview for a practice. i discovered that the
> partners had it stipulated that they would get freshly percolated
> coffee in bone china cups plus luxury assorted biscuits 3x daily; the
> staff had the meanest cost-cutter instant coffee only, biscuits they
> had to buy themselves. i delcined the job.
>
> 2. a know a GP who got a drug firm to substantialy sponser his son's
> wedding. practically all the guests were medical. beat that for
> cynicism. BTW the marriage lasted 9 mths only.
>
> 3. a practice with all but 1 partner a muslim refused to pay for any
> alcohol at the xmas party (fair enough), which they didnt attend but
> paid for, and made it clear that any reports of the slighest
> inibriation would be deemed possible misconduct.
>
> 4. another rather strict christian senior partner for some
> inexplicable reason took it upon himself to upbraid at the xmas party
> the shortness of the new junior partners skirt length (actually v
> short but she /was /a real stunner and great fun) and duely got his
> face slapped.
>
> 5. at the barts JHD xmas party, a v well known academic got v v drunk
> and got into a cat-fight on the dance floor with a JHD who was having
> a torrid affair with her husband ("keep your painted nails out the bum
> of my husband you fucking little slut" was one of the politer
> phrases), also a v prominent medic. it's not often u see a v senior
> member of a royal college frog-marched out of a restaurant by the
> boy's in blue!
>
> er, the JHD and junior partner in 4+5 were the same. later dumped the
> academic for something much better- a hedge fund operator who she met
> on the wards at barts.
>
> > Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:42:16 +0000
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Is this the meanest practice in the UK?
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > The front-runner so far:
> >
> > Their planned Christmas party for the staff starts at 2pm on a Monday
> > afternoon. There will be soft drinks and sandwiches, but no alcohol
> because
> > staff will be expected to return to work afterwards. And the whole thing
> > will be paid for by a drug rep who will do their spiel during the party!
> >
> > Anyone beat that?
> >
> > Robert
>
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