So today, I was volunteering at the University Hospital, working basically at the Nurse's station and while I was just taking calls and doing some paperwork, I saw my PI, whose lab I left back in May to focus on MCATs (we left on good terms). Well obviously the area was slightly hectic, but I wasn't really busy at the moment and made eye contact with him and waved hi to him but he didn't respond *aka ignored.....* (at which inside I went T_______T). Of course, I didn't like say "Hi" really loud or go out of my way to get his attention, but I know I made eye contact and he was like 5.5 feet away from me. He wasn't actually busy because he wasn't discussing about any certain cases with anyone like the other attendings and residents, he seemed like he was just wandering around. So yeah this is just a curiosity question, but is this behavior normal?
I thought about it and thought perhaps from his point of view, maybe he'd feel awkward if he said hi to a volunteer he knows in front of all his colleagues, nurses, and others thus drawing attention to himself and me? So yeah, just wanted to know what other people's thoughts on this are. I'm not really concerned or anything just curious.
I thought about it and thought perhaps from his point of view, maybe he'd feel awkward if he said hi to a volunteer he knows in front of all his colleagues, nurses, and others thus drawing attention to himself and me? So yeah, just wanted to know what other people's thoughts on this are. I'm not really concerned or anything just curious.
