No Progress
So this morning, I had the misfortune of once again finding the beetle upon my skin. How it got there (especially after just showering) I don't know, and whether it really is the same one is impossible to tell... but relying on the fact that my home usually isn't penetrated by beetles, I was almost sure that this one was the same one as last night.
So at that point, I froze and with one quick sweep, I swatted it off my chest. Then I'm a wimp so my mother killed it for me. So puts that ordeal to sleep for good...
In other news, there really isn't any news because NOTHING changed at work. Apparently, I think another instructor did talk to my instructor about it, but she's still letting her son do as he wishes. Her attitude hasn't changed either. Today she decided to switch the schedule around and demanded that we set up for a Bacterial Transformation Lab instead, which wouldn't be a problem if she told us the day before since this lab you know... requires bacteria, which grows OVERNIGHT. Plus, I already spent two days preparing liquid bacteria cultures that she should have used today, and now it goes to waste because they have to be fresh each time you do the lab. Luckily for her , my partner just happened to streak extra plates [of bacteria] on Monday, and even though they're a day old they were usable (although personally I hoped there would be nothing she could use... hah).
She still didn't miss the opportunity to tell us off though. In fact, I was highly offended that she had the nerve to ask me if I've ever set up for a BT before. Apparently, she was upset that she didn't have beakers, ice, or these snap cap tubes they use, which I feel she didn't have the right to do because she told us herself that she didn't need anything at the time we asked her. Plus, the only thing I feel I could actually be accountable for was the beakers, which we took out of the cubbies to wash because they were filthy. Other than that though, the teacher usually gets the ice herself, and there were plenty of snap caps under the teacher's bench so I don't know what she was complaining for other than the purpose of just finding things to complain about. She even complained to another instructor that nothing was set up, but of course that instructor understood that it wasn't our fault because the class wasn't supposed to do the BT until tomorrow anyway, and she can't expect the interns to set up for a lab they weren't expecting to set up for.
She was also pestering my partner about aliquots (tubes of specific liquids they use) the entire time, and my partner kept having to show her that they were right in the fridge, which she could see for herself if she weren't so lazy to actually check it herself. She also gave a new intern an attitude when he was trying to fulfill the request of another instructor. Apparently he asked if the other instructor could borrow a Bunsen burner. She then said something along the lines of, "Yeah, I guess. Just bring it back by the afternoon." The the new intern then responded, "Oh, she only needs it for a little bit. I'll bring it back in 5-10 minutes." And then she said, "NO. Bring it back to me by the afternoon," which of course doesn't make sense. What bothers me though is that she doesn't have the right to the Bunsen burners anyway since she switched her schedule around without asking the other teachers about the possibility of her switch interfering with their schedules. Plus, the kids have to be supervised, so we could only have a maximum of three burners running anyway...
As for her son, he did seem a bit calmer today but he's still using up lab materials. I'm pissed off though because he still thinks he can do whatever he wants. I mean, I wouldn't normally rag on the personal lives of others, but she's a shitty parent if she can't say no to her kid. In fact, I think that's why he's so hyperactive all the time, just because his parents for whatever reason never taught him any discipline or restraint.
"Can I use a microscope?" "No." He still moves towards them. "But... But... my mom usually let's me." "No. Ask your mother then." He starts climbing the chair to get one and whines, "But my mom usually let's me." At this point I think that the other instructor talked to his mother about this already and thinking that she'd tell him off, I respond "Then it shouldn't be a problem if you ask your mother."
She walks in, and he immediately asks, "Mom, can I use a microscope?" She hesitates and responds, "No no, not right now."
Victory is mine!
"Please?" he begs.
"Well, okay."
WTF. I shoot a horrified stare at my partner and she gives me her own look.
I couldn't believe his mother just did that. Even so, I think I've got him because the two of us hid the microscope slides the day before, but no, when he realized they were no longer on the counter, he tells his mother and she tells him to go downstairs and ask for more. When she leaves the room, I telephone down to tell the other interns to pretend there's no more, but another intern has already given him a box of slides. Attempting to foil him again, I tell my partner to hide the methylene blue, and again we think we're successful when his friend goes, "It's okay. We can use the ink packets I brought."
At which point I just wanted to take the microscope and smash it on the ground... not that it would have helped since we've got so many anyway. It didn't help that I didn't get the chance to take away the box of slides either, and at the end of the day I discovered that the entire box was gone.
I'm hoping that another intern took them away, but if not then that's another thing the kid has stolen thus far. At this point though, I'm just waiting for the week to finally be over...
Ending on a brighter note, the building had a "surprise" party for my supervisor, who's getting married in a couple of weeks and is leaving the lab to start her life elsewhere. We're all really happy for her... except we're quite worried about the new intern manager, but that's a story for another time.
So at that point, I froze and with one quick sweep, I swatted it off my chest. Then I'm a wimp so my mother killed it for me. So puts that ordeal to sleep for good...
In other news, there really isn't any news because NOTHING changed at work. Apparently, I think another instructor did talk to my instructor about it, but she's still letting her son do as he wishes. Her attitude hasn't changed either. Today she decided to switch the schedule around and demanded that we set up for a Bacterial Transformation Lab instead, which wouldn't be a problem if she told us the day before since this lab you know... requires bacteria, which grows OVERNIGHT. Plus, I already spent two days preparing liquid bacteria cultures that she should have used today, and now it goes to waste because they have to be fresh each time you do the lab. Luckily for her , my partner just happened to streak extra plates [of bacteria] on Monday, and even though they're a day old they were usable (although personally I hoped there would be nothing she could use... hah).
She still didn't miss the opportunity to tell us off though. In fact, I was highly offended that she had the nerve to ask me if I've ever set up for a BT before. Apparently, she was upset that she didn't have beakers, ice, or these snap cap tubes they use, which I feel she didn't have the right to do because she told us herself that she didn't need anything at the time we asked her. Plus, the only thing I feel I could actually be accountable for was the beakers, which we took out of the cubbies to wash because they were filthy. Other than that though, the teacher usually gets the ice herself, and there were plenty of snap caps under the teacher's bench so I don't know what she was complaining for other than the purpose of just finding things to complain about. She even complained to another instructor that nothing was set up, but of course that instructor understood that it wasn't our fault because the class wasn't supposed to do the BT until tomorrow anyway, and she can't expect the interns to set up for a lab they weren't expecting to set up for.
She was also pestering my partner about aliquots (tubes of specific liquids they use) the entire time, and my partner kept having to show her that they were right in the fridge, which she could see for herself if she weren't so lazy to actually check it herself. She also gave a new intern an attitude when he was trying to fulfill the request of another instructor. Apparently he asked if the other instructor could borrow a Bunsen burner. She then said something along the lines of, "Yeah, I guess. Just bring it back by the afternoon." The the new intern then responded, "Oh, she only needs it for a little bit. I'll bring it back in 5-10 minutes." And then she said, "NO. Bring it back to me by the afternoon," which of course doesn't make sense. What bothers me though is that she doesn't have the right to the Bunsen burners anyway since she switched her schedule around without asking the other teachers about the possibility of her switch interfering with their schedules. Plus, the kids have to be supervised, so we could only have a maximum of three burners running anyway...
As for her son, he did seem a bit calmer today but he's still using up lab materials. I'm pissed off though because he still thinks he can do whatever he wants. I mean, I wouldn't normally rag on the personal lives of others, but she's a shitty parent if she can't say no to her kid. In fact, I think that's why he's so hyperactive all the time, just because his parents for whatever reason never taught him any discipline or restraint.
"Can I use a microscope?" "No." He still moves towards them. "But... But... my mom usually let's me." "No. Ask your mother then." He starts climbing the chair to get one and whines, "But my mom usually let's me." At this point I think that the other instructor talked to his mother about this already and thinking that she'd tell him off, I respond "Then it shouldn't be a problem if you ask your mother."
She walks in, and he immediately asks, "Mom, can I use a microscope?" She hesitates and responds, "No no, not right now."
Victory is mine!
"Please?" he begs.
"Well, okay."
WTF. I shoot a horrified stare at my partner and she gives me her own look.
I couldn't believe his mother just did that. Even so, I think I've got him because the two of us hid the microscope slides the day before, but no, when he realized they were no longer on the counter, he tells his mother and she tells him to go downstairs and ask for more. When she leaves the room, I telephone down to tell the other interns to pretend there's no more, but another intern has already given him a box of slides. Attempting to foil him again, I tell my partner to hide the methylene blue, and again we think we're successful when his friend goes, "It's okay. We can use the ink packets I brought."
At which point I just wanted to take the microscope and smash it on the ground... not that it would have helped since we've got so many anyway. It didn't help that I didn't get the chance to take away the box of slides either, and at the end of the day I discovered that the entire box was gone.
I'm hoping that another intern took them away, but if not then that's another thing the kid has stolen thus far. At this point though, I'm just waiting for the week to finally be over...
Ending on a brighter note, the building had a "surprise" party for my supervisor, who's getting married in a couple of weeks and is leaving the lab to start her life elsewhere. We're all really happy for her... except we're quite worried about the new intern manager, but that's a story for another time.
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