Just.......Why? (Girlie Medical Stuff)

[TelephoneAngel]

I needed ear bleach after this delightful call today.

Call went perfectly, there was no inkling of the horror to follow, when this happened -

me "ok, so we have established that you are entitled to an authorisation payment of £10.62, and if you would like you can collect it today in cash, or I can credit it to your account?

customer - "ooh I had better had the cash today because I'm having my period and I'm bleeding very heavily and I don't have any tampons"

me *tries to change subject* ok well i can arrange a payment for in one hour?

customer "only I'm sure you know what it's like when you get big clots coming out and you're flooding everywhere"

me "ok I've arranged it for you thank you for calling*puts phone down without checking if customer needs any other help from company x today*

Just.........why would you say such a thing to a total stranger? I feel so embarrassed and more embarrassed that my call will be quality checked with THAT on it.

[EvilEmpryss]

BWAAAHHHAAAHAHAHAHA!!!

I'm sorry, but I find it hilarious when people do this stuff. Gross, yes, but hilarious!

At least if your call is QC'ed your total control will be a plus for you. If you have a man doing the QC you may actually get a bonus or something.

[fireheart]

It reminds me of the Mr. Creosote sketch from The Meaning Of Life.

[ExRetailDrone]

"Please don't take out your lack of female friends on me. I. Am. Not. Your. Friend."

[Tama]

Yeah, yeah....

[EvilEmpryss]

Oh, TAMA!!! You went there too!

Tama needs to change her ID to TMI!

[Seraph]

Sounds like this lady is probably a fan of period clothing. D:

[Can I Help Your A$$?]

Yeah, it's gross. But if you could only see what's coming out of MY body...

[JustaCashier]

Please allow me to post the typical Male reaction to the subject at hand:



Thank you for your time.



Mike

[KellyHabersham]

That caller sounds a lot like the way my mom used to be before she had a hysterectomy, except that it was friends and family members with whom she went into "TMI mode" when it came to bodily functions.

[hinakiba777]

WOW TMI. And without a purpose. I mean, if you were face to face with the person, and the person was stopping you from getting somewhere it's a nice little jewel to pull out.

I often had to announce-in less graphic detail- that predicament to teachers and bosses who wouldn't let me go to the washroom. Jeans are expensive dammit >.<

Aww, but Angel that was just Thrusted at you and that's not cool. Poor Angel.

[EvilEmpryss]

Hubby had a coworker once who had horrible monthlies. Their boss got tired of her calling in sick every month and finally demanded to know what was so terrible that she couldn't come into work.

She then proceeded to tell him in graphic detail about the size and consistency of her clots, the heaviness of her flow, and the intensity of the pain the cramps were giving her.

He never... EVER... questioned one of her sick days again.

[Peppergirl]

He never... EVER... questioned one of her sick days again.

When I was in my 20s and had a shitty work ethic, I regularly used this excuse with a laid-back male boss in order to leave early.

I couldn't even get out the word 'cramps' and he'd just hold his hand up (in a 'stop' motion) and quietly and defeatedly say 'just go'.

But looking back I'm a little of this now.

[Sleepwalker]

Man, and I've never used it for more than a quick grocery store run. More fool I.

[Plaidman]

....?

I guess I can see why others are grossed out.

Just a normal function of a normal being.

(Most have been the several videos I got to see about reproductive systems)

Granted, i also got to help dissect stuff, see a child skull ( I swear, that teeth deal is the coolest thing EVER! I mean, I never knew that the adult teeth were there, waiting to pop out... and some people have a third or even a forth set!)

It's just a normal thing. Seriously. Everyone gets to deal with it. Yes, even guys, though their interaction is likely in order of sister/mother/wife/daughter/possibly granddaughter.

It just happens. Not a big deal.