Why even bother to make an appointment?

Posted by Janice on July 17, 2009

One of the most annoying things about being a bus driver is the fact that the county requires us to all pass a physical during the summer before school starts up again in the fall. What’s annoying about it is that you have to go on your own time. I think that we should get paid for our time to go. So on top of having to go on our own time, when we get to the doctor’s office, even though an appointment was made for the physical that I always end up waiting in the exterior waiting room for over an hour. This office is also an “urgent care center” so anyone who brings in a child with a cold without an appointment gets seen before the appointments. So I have to wonder why we even bother to make the appointment? If we just “walk-in” we will probably be seen sooner!

So today was my appointment.  I went to the doctor’s where I spent over two hours, then went to the office to drop off the papers saying I’m cleared for employment.  Much to my dismay, the office doors were unlocked, but no one was there in the office!  I went into every single room (even the rest rooms) looking for ANYBODY and found NO ONE!  So I left, bringing my papers with me.  I’m not leaving the papers there on someone’s desk!  I used my cell phone to call them and leave a message, and then went home.  I hope I don’t get into trouble for not turning my papers in immediately!