tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740538823923443635.post5098426865648162784..comments2023-11-03T01:28:44.624-07:00Comments on My Masonic Apron: Oh, The HumanityMr. Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00176310548094283074noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740538823923443635.post-49323155329051164942010-09-18T03:57:19.064-07:002010-09-18T03:57:19.064-07:00I know it sounds terrible to say this, but maybe i...I know it sounds terrible to say this, but maybe it's a good thing you got this job. You can make these people's lives better. They finally have someone that can help them, that doesn't think the abuse is right. Report it, write about it, tell anyone who will listen, tell anyone who won't listen! I know it's a horrible position for you to be in but because of it you can make a difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740538823923443635.post-21726795331652631132010-09-17T15:48:59.287-07:002010-09-17T15:48:59.287-07:00Oh wow. That disgusts me. I actually ran into a ...Oh wow. That disgusts me. I actually ran into a similar situation today. I work with autistic students and I was out for a CPI training today. My assistant called me to tell me that the substitute yelled at my students and made fun of them today while I was out. And it wasn't that my student was acting out, she is a slow processor and she was processing the directions. I never have any problems with her. There's no excuse. It takes a certain kind of person to work with people with disabilities, children, animals, or people with mental issues and if you're not that kind of person - get out. It's better for you and everyone else involved!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740538823923443635.post-92036629770622662212010-09-17T11:03:28.186-07:002010-09-17T11:03:28.186-07:00This made me so sad. My heart aches when I hear ab...This made me so sad. My heart aches when I hear about people in positions of authority or people in whom great trust in placed (i.e. Doctors, Policemen, Priests, etc.) abusing their power. The young and naive, the old and infirmed, the mentally ill- these are the people that should be given the most care. Yet some breakdown occurs inside certain people, that allows them to be cruel. A person needs to recognize when they’ve had enough of a situation, and remove themselves from it when the stress becomes too much, before they lose their humanity. I applaud your rejection of this environment and treatment and wish you luck in reporting it. I hope things change for the better, there. Thank you for being a good person!-A.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303554944396939546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740538823923443635.post-78063168265503267942010-09-17T10:50:21.691-07:002010-09-17T10:50:21.691-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.-A.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303554944396939546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740538823923443635.post-69391025951229076852010-09-17T10:19:53.260-07:002010-09-17T10:19:53.260-07:00I had a similar experience, however I was just vol...I had a similar experience, however I was just volunteering at a facility. I wrote a very detailed letter of what I saw to the board that oversaw facility, the state and to my local congressmen. I wrote to the last one b/c much of the funding for this facility was from government grants. I did write one more letter to our local news station. <br /><br />It's a sucky position, but I couldn't in good conscience not let people know. The treatment of the patients was absolutely disgusting. so good luck dealing with it all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07550449129649993179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740538823923443635.post-53506600083031494652010-09-17T06:41:54.367-07:002010-09-17T06:41:54.367-07:00I'm sorry your new job sucks, buddy. I wish y...I'm sorry your new job sucks, buddy. I wish you were actually an undercover journalist doing an expose, instead of a regular guy trying to earn a paycheck. The word expose is so sexy!Mrs. Apronhttp://slipsofthetongue.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740538823923443635.post-77280700760265861862010-09-17T05:05:04.948-07:002010-09-17T05:05:04.948-07:00Sadly, it seems like this kind of behavior happens...Sadly, it seems like this kind of behavior happens far too often. Working long hours for years in a place like that would take a toll on anyone, but that's what these people signed up for when they took the job. It's sad that so few people seem to care about what they do anymore and instead just care about the money.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04049576077318921105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740538823923443635.post-43865181464187053022010-09-17T04:34:17.963-07:002010-09-17T04:34:17.963-07:00That is shocking and awful. The facility should b...That is shocking and awful. The facility should be shut down and the staff prosecuted -- the patients (or clients or whatever they are called) need help, but how they are ever going to get better when the staff are abusing them?<br /><br />Good for you for planning on reporting it to the Department of Health and Department of Public Welfare. This job has actually given you an incredible opportunity, just in an expected way -- you can help the patients by exposing the abuse they are putting up with. Make sure you get evidence to support your reports, we don't want these people getting away with it.Come Back Brighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265267087716795746noreply@blogger.com