Sometimes People Forget Things — Like How To Be Nice
CHILE, EMPLOYEES, JERK, PHARMACY, SANTIAGO | WORKING | MAY 15, 2020
I’m at the pharmacy of an organization that sells medications for specific conditions at a slightly lower price than regular pharmacies. Most of the employees are friendly, or at least polite, but this day is a little different.
Employee: “How can I help you?”
Me: “I need to buy some medications. My ID number is [number].”
Employee: “[My Name]?”
Me: “Yep!”
Employee: “Okay, so, you need [Medication
#1 ], right? That’s the only one on here.”
Me: *Thinking* “Oh, no… I forgot again!”
Employee: “Because the prescription for [Medication
#2 ] is expired—”
I’m about to say, “Oops, I forgot.”
Employee: “—so did you remember or did you not even do anything about it?”
He does not say this in a friendly tone. He isn’t joking or anything. It seems pretty harsh.
Me: “Umm… Okay, I’ll come back later.”
I left and texted my doctor to get another script. She wrote it up quickly and I was able to get the medication the same day, luckily from a different employee. It wasn’t like he yelled at me or anything; I was just really surprised at how judgemental he seemed, especially considering the issues that my medications are usually used to treat. Sigh.