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Does anyone else HATE their lab partner??
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Get a couple of your friends and do a good old prison shank with the scalpel handle. You stab, pass it off, pass it off, discard. Aim for the left ninth intercostal space on her back and you'll hit the spleen AND lung. Now that's some anatomy.
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nona1 said:
You could always take her out on a drinking binge and convince her to get an embarrassing tattoo (anatomy related or not) in an embarrassing place. Not very nice, but better than shanking her.
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lmfaoSitraAchra said:
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Then instead of 5 more weeks, you will have her involved in your life the rest of your (kid's) life. 😱
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everytime she is condescending say, "mimimimi mi mi mi" like beeker form the muppets. Than she'll get annoyed and stopped talking to you.
never underestimate acting childish.
Why is it called childish anyway, some people act that way their whole lives.
never underestimate acting childish.
Why is it called childish anyway, some people act that way their whole lives.
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Is she hot? Take pictures of her and post them on here. We could use that kind of fodder.
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I hate my lab partner!! She's loud and rude as well, people were actually pointing and looking at her! And she's mean to me.. *crying*
Lol!
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Lol!
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Hi
LOL
though I learned that Medics shouldnt hate anybody no matter what .. 😉
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though I learned that Medics shouldnt hate anybody no matter what .. 😉
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I had a special treat for my first anatomy lab partner. I actually got to meet a descendant of an important historical figure. It was none other than the long-lost great-granddaughter of Hitler.
I did not know that Hitler had progeny, but it is the only reasonable explanation for this woman's "personality." She had the same charm, the same willingness to share, the same reasonable attitude.
Needless to say, I quickly transferred to a new tank.
I did not know that Hitler had progeny, but it is the only reasonable explanation for this woman's "personality." She had the same charm, the same willingness to share, the same reasonable attitude.
Needless to say, I quickly transferred to a new tank.
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Pinkertinkle said:
I usually go with the tactful communication approach, but I've heard good things about this "murder" technique. How has it worked for you in the past?
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nona1 said:I normally get along with everyone (at least for the most part) but this chick is obnoxious on an hourly basis. Rude comments, loudness, elbowing (!), no manners (seriously talks over people, never says excuse me or please etc etc), is unnecessarily competitive with me... the list goes on and on. I try and ignore it but I sometimes have to stop myself from 'slipping' the scalpel in her direction...Anyone have any good suggestions about how to ignore her, or better yet, ways (ie practical jokes) to make her life miserable (so that I can at least be amused by the whole thing)??
Really, I'll just end up sucking it up but I CAN'T BELIEVE I'm in this situation with someone who is supposed to be an adult. I guess I can take comfort in knowing that it must suck to be her.
Thanks for letting me vent. 5 more weeks...
Hi there,
Now that you have vented, get busy and get the highest grade in the class. "Living well is always the best revenge". She will be so miserable and you will be sitting there with Honors. 😎
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In my experience, the folks who say this haven't actually tried all the other revenge options.😎
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Hi there,
Trying other revenge options takes energy that I would rather put into something that furthers me. I can't be bothered with wasting my time on anything that is not a.) fun or b.) does not further my career. Trying to get revenge on an idiot lab partner doesn't make for either option.
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It's not Hitler but my Dad's best friend really is married to the great niece of Eva Braun, I'm not making this up either!
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I enjoy the honest and blunt approach to people like that.
Her: "Yak, yak, yak"
Me: "Do you ever shut up?"
Her: *interupts* "yak yak yak"
Me: "Shut up a second"
If she's as annoying as you say, others have noticed and will most likely laugh or at least snicker. Then she can't say jack.
Her: "Yak, yak, yak"
Me: "Do you ever shut up?"
Her: *interupts* "yak yak yak"
Me: "Shut up a second"
If she's as annoying as you say, others have noticed and will most likely laugh or at least snicker. Then she can't say jack.
Funny, the high-$ and lifestyle specialties (plastics, derm, rad-onc, ophtho, etc) are full of gunners.
Unfortunately, the competition doesn't end with the MCAT and all those lame pre-meds we had to put up with as undergrads. As med students, you have an even more select pool of competition vying for coveted residency positions ... as residents you're competing for fellowships or jobs ... as attendings you're competing for better jobs, academic positions, the exclusive contract for your group, etc.
It never ends, the gunners always have the advantage, and they usually "win" ...
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Nah -- while they're gunning away in the work world, their kids are doping up and their trophy wives are home cheating on them and spending their income. Folks that don't get their priorities straight never "win". But they probably will drive a nicer car than you.
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Well you are right, but not gunning in the first 2 years as I understand it. Looking up miniscule details to feel smart around peers or answering lecturers questions, those I don't think are worthwhile. Impressing attendings is another story, I believe. I think there's stupid gunning and smart gunning. Also a lot of gunners probably end up as surgeons, not so much the lifestyle specialties. Bc gunners are the ones most gungho about medicine. The type who start med school wanting to be neuro or CT surgeons and such
Wow, SDN made some real changes this time looks like. Pretty good.
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I try and ignore it but I sometimes have to stop myself from 'slipping' the scalpel in her direction...
LMFAO!!!!!!
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I like your Jerry Jeff reference!
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I normally get along with everyone (at least for the most part) but this chick is obnoxious on an hourly basis. Rude comments, loudness, elbowing (!), no manners (seriously talks over people, never says excuse me or please etc etc), is unnecessarily competitive with me... the list goes on and on. I try and ignore it but I sometimes have to stop myself from 'slipping' the scalpel in her direction...
Really, I'll just end up sucking it up but I CAN'T BELIEVE I'm in this situation with someone who is supposed to be an adult. I guess I can take comfort in knowing that it must suck to be her.
Thanks for letting me vent. 5 more weeks...
There's (at least) one in every class.
She sounds like a classic bully. People like that mistake politeness for spinelessness, and often times all you have to do is push back on some issue and hold your ground, and all of a sudden you have their respect, and they become much more considerate.
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Samoa's right, sometimes I have just quietly said things like "that's enough, Jane" when someone's being too overbearing or whatever. I think there is a tendancy to sort of shut down when people bully us (I do at first), but the thing is that they are being weird and when we sort of point that out to them - or let the rest of the world point that out to them - then often they are brought up short. It's like they are not really aware of their own behavior, which is sort of sad.
I would just say something simple to the lab partner like: Jane, when you take the whole table and not let me get in here too, that makes it hard for me to learn. Or whatever. Just state the facts simply and openly. If she disagrees with you then you can just ask: are you saying you don't want me to learn from this cadaver? or whatever. Keep pointing out the obvious. Stuff like that. Bullies aren't that bright in many ways, and while they might not understand what you are saying exactly, they usually are aware that they are not winning the argument with you and that you are proving to be too big of an obstacle to simply just run over. Sometimes that's enough to make them cut it out.
I would just say something simple to the lab partner like: Jane, when you take the whole table and not let me get in here too, that makes it hard for me to learn. Or whatever. Just state the facts simply and openly. If she disagrees with you then you can just ask: are you saying you don't want me to learn from this cadaver? or whatever. Keep pointing out the obvious. Stuff like that. Bullies aren't that bright in many ways, and while they might not understand what you are saying exactly, they usually are aware that they are not winning the argument with you and that you are proving to be too big of an obstacle to simply just run over. Sometimes that's enough to make them cut it out.
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agreed 👍 you will deal with colleagues much worse than this, and it is good to learn how to treat with them early.
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IT seems that every job at every place you do has at least one person like the op describes. Everyone is happy and works well together, but their is one person who makes every one else's life a living hell.
There was a time where you took a person like that out back and beat them with a rubber hose, but you got your damn unions.
There was a time where you took a person like that out back and beat them with a rubber hose, but you got your damn unions.
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Own her rock style...
You: "so -insert anonymous annoying lab partner here- what do you think about -insert anatomy topic here-"
Her: "well.. blah--"
You *INTERRUPT*: "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK SO GET BACK TO WORK"
Her: " 🙁 "
Everyone else:
You: "so -insert anonymous annoying lab partner here- what do you think about -insert anatomy topic here-"
Her: "well.. blah--"
You *INTERRUPT*: "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK SO GET BACK TO WORK"
Her: " 🙁 "
Everyone else:
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I've had to deal with people like this before. Best thing to do is not let her control you or how you feel. If you let her bother you, you've already lost. Then once you have control over yourself, you can start calling her on her bs, for instance if she jabs you or oushes you out of the way and leans over the cadaver, grab her shoulder (not aggressively) and push her back and say, "Excuse me, you need to wait your turn." Chances are she'll be shocked and feel really stupid and she'll sit back quietly. On the other hand she may flip out, which will just make her look stupid, and then you can laugh about it. Win win situation all around.
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Instead of commenting on the above posts, I'd like to take an opportunity to complain about my lab partners - a hatred that has been growing gradually but has finally reached its peak.
I would rather chew glass than spend one more second with one of my lab partners. For starters, she just stands there smacking her gum and talking like a valley girl, while flirting with our two guy partners. She never does any dissecting and, when she actually picks up a scalpel, she slices through something important!
She says "like" after every word and giggles and does that whole catty thing of trying to make me look bad in front of the guys - who, by the way, I would not be attracted to in a million years.
And she actually tries to correct me on stuff - like when I say that a muscle will be tough to reflect, she says "No it won't. All you have to do is cut right here" - like she would know since she hasn't done jack **** the whole time. And when I tell her to go ahead and do it, she says she's holding something up for one of the guys or helping them out or some **** like that.
I've even told her and one of the guys (who flirt ad nauseum) to get a room, but that didn't shut them up!
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!
Okay, thanks for letting me vent!
I would rather chew glass than spend one more second with one of my lab partners. For starters, she just stands there smacking her gum and talking like a valley girl, while flirting with our two guy partners. She never does any dissecting and, when she actually picks up a scalpel, she slices through something important!
She says "like" after every word and giggles and does that whole catty thing of trying to make me look bad in front of the guys - who, by the way, I would not be attracted to in a million years.
And she actually tries to correct me on stuff - like when I say that a muscle will be tough to reflect, she says "No it won't. All you have to do is cut right here" - like she would know since she hasn't done jack **** the whole time. And when I tell her to go ahead and do it, she says she's holding something up for one of the guys or helping them out or some **** like that.
I've even told her and one of the guys (who flirt ad nauseum) to get a room, but that didn't shut them up!
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!
Okay, thanks for letting me vent!
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I agree. Also these bastard covered bastards with bastard filling know exactly what they are doing and it is pointless to engage in some obvious argument. Next time she elbows you, look her straight in the eye and tell her that if she does it again you are going to smack her. Then next time she does it smack her without warning. You probably wont have to smack her, but if you do get to I am sure you will have no more problems with her. And don't get all bent out of shape saying "oh, but then I'll be kicked out of med school." Because you wont. Remember she elbowed you first, and on many occations. You even warned her. Anyway, you both will be told to "get along" and there will be no more problems. Good times.😎
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