“But you’re ‘just a receptionist’ what do you know?”

16 gems from the life of a Receptionist…

  1. I eye-roll 3,496 times a day and Facepalm 1,569 times also.Ā facepalm
  2. I make frequent use of the ā€˜hold’ button.
  3. I get excited over new stationery. Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā LOL
  4. When you’re shouting down the phone at me, it doesn’t make me want to help you more.
  5. I’m an all-day grazer. My desk is covered in snacks.Ā cream-cake.jpg
  6. I’m more embarrassed by your ā€˜embarrassing story’ than you are.Ā smiley
  7. We’re not all 1 person. As much as I’d love to I can’t physically, emotionally, willingly- answer the phone, sit at the front desk, be the Dr’s secretary, filing and do admin.
  8. There are times when I release a string of profanity as soon as you hang up.
  9. I don’t have a magic wand, and no one is more gutted about that than I am. I can’t magic appointments out of thin air. Ā  Ā IMG_0209
  10. It’s exhausting being smiley and upbeat all day long. Most days I manage to leave my shit at the door. Most days…
  11. This is my job, my career. I am a professional receptionist. This isn’t a stop-gap while I’m home at uni.
  12. Saying the words: ā€œJust-a-receptionistā€ is a sure-fire way of pissing me off and it will earn you either an eye-roll or ā€œWTFā€ face.
  13. A sense of humour is VITAL in this job.Ā bow
  14. It will be very tense prior to the annual CQC visit.Ā IMG_0291
  15. Nothing makes me feel more like I’m exactly in the right place more than hearing a ā€œThank-you for you helpā€ or seeing someone’s bad day ease just by providing a caring, compassionate response to a person’s bad time.Ā IMG_0150
  16. TGIF Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā img_0218.jpg
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