Posted on 05/14/2021 2:39:00 AM PDT by LukeL
I just started a job working as a medical scribe and am shocked at the language that is tolerated in the workplace. I assumed that working with doctors, PAs, and RNs that there would be a higher level of professionalism than compared to when I worked at Wal-Mart or KFC. It seems though that it is the exact opposite and that no one can express their frustration without dropping an F-bomb or taking Christ's name in vain. As I am currently an at will employee and on the very bottom the totem pole I feel like I just have to take it. What makes this even worse is that this is a Catholic Hospital and I would have assumed there would be a higher level of conduct.
Part of what makes you the salt of the earth is a refusal to adopt vulgarity. Your presence and example will serve to raise the level of civil discourse. At the same time, coarse words have steadily increased to the extent you may even hear a preacher lose control over verbiage on occasion. Blasphemy is different from vulgarity. I suspect the latter is more common, but both, alas, stick to this dying world.
A couple next door have raging verbal fights.
He uses the f-bomb 3:1 to hers, but the casual evolution to females is particularly troublesome to me.
Wasn’t vulgarity jump-started by Ilhan Omar?
Goes back to ancient times, with fits and starts. In my time I’ve considered Edward Kennedy to be a significant stimulant in lowering public discourse to the extent we now drown in name-calling.
Very surprising. I worked for 25 years at a large hospital and never heard what I’d call foul language from the professional staff. But then I left some time ago so maybe I’d find different today.
You will get fired down here for using vulgar language in the workplace.
Name calling when people don’t believe exactly like you do has been the norm for a while everywhere. Differing opinions are not allowed.
It’s up to the religious person to not let these things bother them.
I work with a fair number of non-observant Jews. From my perspective, they commit heresy all day long. It’s none of my business.
Same with you.
As an aside, you are misconstruing the commandment of the use of (to you) Holy Names. It’s not about cussing. It’s things like “I prayed and HaShem told me that you need to give me $10000000 for my TV evangelical show.” Or creating false doctrines. Or, yes, using a Holy name to curse someone (not, cuss), but curse like He’s a genie or spirit you command.
It’s part of the descending cultural rot. You can’t see a new film or listen to modern music without profanity.
Take a walk anywhere in downtown urban America and just stop and listen. It’s prevalent in all society except among the Pennsylvania Amish communities. And when I say “Amish” I mean the real Amish, not the other “Amish”.
Edward Kennedy:
“The American people should learn...”
Sure - suburban America is little better (in terms of vulgarity).
The America of the 1950s is gone - and it was done by design.
Think again.
Are their comments different when the patient are present?
The state of Roman Catholicism is a cult, not Christianity. Expect anything and everything in the nature of fallen humankind. Very few Catholics today, including the priestly class are born agains.
This happens back in the doctor’s room where they do their charting.
You would have never made it in the Army.
I routinely heard 0-5 and above use the F word as a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, and expletive in various forms. Including a baptist chaplain.
And, interestingly, people who routinely curse are found to be much more honest and reliable than the pursed lip crowd.
wear earplugs. Not everybody is a holy roller.
I would expect that in the army or in a factory but when it is a doctor complaining about f-ing patients, how they get no f-ing sleep because of their kids and how every other doctor is an f-ing a-hole it gets old.
At the time of Jesus, angry discourse was apparently more “normal,”for as we see, Jesus Himself engages in a lot of it, even calling people names like “hypocrites,” “brood of vipers,” “liars,” and “wicked.” Yet the same Scriptures that record these facts about Jesus also teach that He never sinned. Hence at that time, the utterance of such terms was not considered sinful.
I don't know the context in which you're hearing these utterances. And yes, what's bad for a Christian may not be bad for a non-Christian and folks in the Northeast may be more caustic than elsewhere. Your mileage may vary.
But it seems, ultimately, that righteous anger is perfectly fine (in fact it may be in order) in certain cases. The key is 1) discernment and 2) picking your approach.
I recall watching a tennis match between McEnroe and Borg. John was having one of his usual tantrums, then they returned to play, In the next series volleys, Borg served and ultimately knocked one back toward McEnroe; it was called out, but Borg thought it was in and shot a nasty look at the line judge. For the next 2-3 mins, Borg took his sweet old time getting ready to serve...he checked out a few balls to serve and didn't like them, hitting them back to the ball boy, he checked out his racket, etc. The crowd gave him a standing ovation.
It wasn't that Borg never got angry, it was how he dispensed that anger that made the crowd stand and applaud. I don't recall if that line judge was more intimidated by Borg or McEnroe that match, but something tells me he was more willing to give Borg the benefit of the doubt after the slow burn.
Same thing here. Anger is perfectly legit in some cases. So is your silent evangelization. You may be down in the pecking order, but we are all called to be witnesses. Maybe the Borg approach would be best in this case. Good luck.
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