So, the night is hectic and all. I borrowed a nurse's keys to get into the room where the copier was and later that nurse couldn't find them. So, she says, "oh please tell me I didn't lose the keys, please let them be on you..."
then all of a sudden plunges her hand into one of the pockets of my scrub top and starts grabbing around.
It may seem weird but I value my personal space and probably out of shock and reflex more than anything I immediately grabbed her hand and threw it out of my pocket, and I'm sure the look on my face wasn't too pleasant, either. The CNAs laughed and one of them said, "hmm, must be something else in there!" This offended me more than having my personal space molested (maybe it's a hang up but I do not like to be touched or have people get too close to me, unless I am providing care.) After such a reaction I felt like I over-reacted and tried to laugh it off. It's bad because I really like this nurse as a person and would not want to hurt her feelings.
But now I am really bothered about how that looked. Now I think, maybe it did look incriminating. They probably really do think I stole something, or was carrying something I shouldn't have been (though my pockets were stuffed, it was just a bunch of candy wrappers and notes I had scribbled throughout the shift.)
But this really bothers me. I'm not a druggie or thief, but I know how suspicious people can be. I make every effort to do the right things and I'm not a criminal...but now I will lose sleep over this.
Coworkers have done that to me on occasion, looking for mints or gum. It always gets me pi$$ed, altho I don't show it, its an invasion of privacy, like if someone went into my pocketbook, I don't even let my husband in their and I have never had anything to hide from him, its just MY SPACE
Yeh, my husband will hand me my purse and ask "is the checkbook in there (the forbidden zone)....
Yep you didn't overreact, if someone did this to me I'd be a bit shocked and probably do the same thing. I am not a touchy feely person, I hate giving hugs to anyone who isn't a family member or close friend.
There's someone at my work who has the best intentions but she will come up behind you and start giving you a neck or hand massage. I don't really like it to be honest, it makes me feel a bit strange. I guess I put up with it because she's a really nice person who does this to everyone and would probably feel hurt if i asked her to stop it.
That's along the same lines as someone giving me an unwanted back rub while I'm charting or worse, taking my hair out of it's pony tail to "fix" it. HATE THAT.
That nurse has probably posted here saying how stupid she feels for invading her favorite nurse's space!
chadash
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Yeh, my husband will hand me my purse and ask "is the checkbook in there (the forbidden zone)....