On being politically correct
Despite all the recent political “change”, I certainly don’t think that our society is rushing to become “nicer” people, nor does it appear that we have any urgency to do so in the near future. As I recall, President Obama had even commented on stamping out evil in his acceptance speech. We are actually on our way to be bullies. In any case, I think it’s hilarious how euphemistic we are at assigning titles to jobs, especially in the hospital.
Janitor = Environmental Services.
Chief Resident: We have to lock up the Keurig coffee packets, because environmental services (ES) has been using ours.
Me: ES? (What? Health Inspectors stealing our coffee? How often does that happen?)
…[pause]…
Me: Oh, the janitors are stealing our stuff.
K-cup coffee pods...the ones the hospital janitors are stealing
Janitors should be janitors, just like the Janitor on Scrubs. I get the derogatory connotations, but hell, apparently interns aren’t considered residents to some people (prior article).