[FRIAM] Weird observation

[Marcus Daniels]

Yeah, I try not do that until I've observed a person for a while.   Some people are more sensitive or inflexible, but not necessarily for reasons they can control.   I don't see that vendor and customer really makes a difference in the extreme cases.  What matters is getting to the truth, using the available resources.   It doesn't matter who is in charge.    I lot of medical situations aren't very serious though, and a lot of doctors could do the job.   I'm thinking of when one has sought out an elite specialist, and that specialist is a bit of an asshole.  

On 7/13/18, 9:48 AM, "Friam on behalf of ∄ uǝʃƃ" <friam-bounces at redfish.com on behalf of gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:

    I disagree completely.  If we consider you and your Dr colleagues who share the same objective, then when a colleague of mine interrupts me, I tend to have enough respect for them to assume they're interrupting me because they think I should be interrupted.  Similarly, if they seize control of the conversation, I assume it's because they've judged they should seize control.  And I'm saying this as a person who *hates* being interrupted.
    
    Now, if a colleague abuses that privilege often enough, they get demoted and will no longer be a colleague.
    
    Such interruptions from colleagues are not only helpful, but *necessary* for efficient and effective teamwork.
    
    But to be honest, this is not a collegial relationship.  Your Dr is the vendor and you are the customer.  I still try to treat my vendors as if they're colleagues.  But under full reduction, they're not.
    
    On 07/13/2018 08:34 AM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
    > Glen writes:
    > 
    > "That interaction successfully grabbed his attention."
    > 
    > My observation is that it is not necessarily helpful to others' concentration to interrupt them and to try to control the conversation.    I don't see doctors as any different from any other specialist, in spite of the fact they try to raise themselves above others through authoritarian signals like wearing lab coats and having nurses on a humiliatingly-short leash.   As a result, people have too high of expectations of them, and thus malpractice insurance contributes to the high cost of medical care.   
    
    
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    ∄ uǝʃƃ
    
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