I work as a mid-level provider. I’ve been having issues billing Medicare but it isn’t my charting that is wrong , it’s the fact Medicare only covers Diabetes and CKD for nutrition therapy. Anyways, long story short, a lot of my claims are being denied. The coder emailed me this morning to go over 9 claims that were denied . After I reviewed them, 5 of them just don’t meet criteria for Medicare coverage. I went to talk with my manager about this. He said he will talk to the coder. I sent her an email to let her know to defer future inquiries to my manager (we both have different managers) So I go to lunch.

I come back from lunch, and this girl literally sends me 5 E-MAILS saying the exact same thing. One with me and her, one with me, her and my manager, one with me, her and my boss. The one to my boss said “I don’t think she is understanding coding.”

lol excuse me??? So I wrote back and tagged all the mangers with my boss. Anyways, she was in my office 10 minutes later PISSED AF! “I do not like your email and I will not respond to it.”

Well girl, the moment you decided to tag my boss in an email questioning whether I understand how to bill Medicare is the moment you get a hard handed verbal slap via email … a classy slap. 👋

My husband continues to encourage to stand up for myself and people are down right ridiculous. Now I have beef with the coding department … and I don’t know why.. all because she decided to tag my boss and try and go around my manager to resolve something … when my manager actually has not had the chance to talk to her yet.

If this continues with this is woman, I’m just going to look for another job. Like dude…

So my sister and I took our mom to a dentist. She's a senior citizen who struggled to take care of her teeth over the years, was in pain, and has high anxiety.

We were ONLY supposed to go in for a *free* consultation.

Prior to that they asked if it would be ok to put gloves on and feel around in her mouth.

How did she end up in the dental chair??

we thought nothing of it, we thought it was part of the free consultation. Just talking about options and maybe that were they were gonna do the mini exam with the gloved hands.

Next thing I know, a lady is coming in and wanting to do xrays.

my sis asks mom if she's sure. I thought she was asking because she was really anxious.

mom says ok, since she is already there and sitting down.

we had to leave the room so that they could do the x rays

we learned that they also did a peri test. (not part of the agreed upon consultation.)

Next thing I know we are getting a $4,000 bill in the mail.

WTF?!!

Aparrently her dental insurance is out of network (sure, our fault for not checking before the visit)

but wait a minute... It was supposed to be a free consultation with no work being done.

BUT they still shouldn't have done anything outside of the consultation.

It seemed forced and sneaky.

Mom is a senior and in pain, and was already sitting in the chair. She wasn't thinking about being charged for x rays when we came in only for a consultation.

I believe it was unprofessional of them to do so and should have warned her there would be a fee for the "additional work" since we only came in for a consultation which they still DID NOT DO!

I really think they should waive that bill.

TBH, It is a dentist where many affuent people go to anyway. They have the money. (we aren't rich by ANY means!)

Am I wrong?

This was just posted, and it is nuts. How can anyone think this is OK, and then do some dumbass showmanship moves after doing it all on film from multiple angles?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rhPF2MuJ9Y

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Hopefully something happens to these POS humans.

Even though I don't need to justify myself by writing this, I don't want people thinking I modified my car to be this loud. I lost my job a couple months ago and I literally have NO money to replace the catalytic. I'm still looking for a job and I'm waiting for unemployment checks and it's taking forever.

The nurses at this hospital keep shaving her legs against the grain. I already told them twice not to do that. When i spend the night here she keeps asking me to scratch her multiple times in the middle of the night. Not anymore. I'm sick of standing there for 10 minutes scratching her. Asked for a needle and pulled those bastards out. Every. Single. One. Took me an hour. I'll have to hold my anger back when i tell the doctor about this in the morning. Wife had a stroke and is half paralyzed, still has critical illness from being in bed for months. Poor thing can't even scratch her leg. No disrespect to nurses around the world, but please, learn to follow the direction of the hair and use minimum number of strokes.

It took me 3 days to figure out what was wrong with my computer and each time I had it on it was constantly beeping a high pitched tone. I found out that I needed to a new battery on the motherboard.

Anyway the next day I wake up to the charger cord being torn too shreds.😤😮‍💨

Meet the knockoff version of david goggins, "C_thetruth". This guy likes to motivate people by going to grocery stores and dumping food everywhere so that others can clean it up. When are these influencers gonna stop?

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Link to video: https://youtu.be/3gf4a6fah0s

Please call or email and file a complaint about each and every product that is not the quality you are used to. And please call or email and complain about any product that you purchase that is not the size that was printed on the label. It’s stealing and false advertising. I recently purchased a pint of half and half because we needed 2 cups for a recipe. A pint contains 2 cups and there are supposed to be weights and measurements divisions to control this. Imagine our surprise while in the middle of cooking we found our container to be labeled one pint and we measure out 1.5 cups, not 2. I get it, inflation, shrinkflation, greed etc. But if we keep letting them do it, products will continue to be degraded, shrunk and we will continue to be stolen from and lied to. Can anyone’s budget afford that? I think not. Let’s collectively bombard them with complaints until they stop! People will continue to do what you allow! That is all.

I'm sure you've all heard of the catastrophe that is the ATL USPS right now. I live in GA and ordered something from Alabama at the end of February. So far it's been to Atlanta, Louisville, Atlanta, Nashville, Atlanta, and now it's in Cincinnati.

I’m not one to share workplace frustrations and even less talk about others. But I am so frustrated and absolutely bewildered by this that I’d like to share. I apologize in advance because this might bounce around when it comes to times of when this stuff happened. This might be just word vomiting so i apologize in advance

❤️A little bit of an introduction to me and my work!

Im just about 19 I work in a daycare which I adore very much, I love working there and I’m so happy to work there, I look forward to work every single day! It makes me very very happy and I’m very passionate about it. Right now I’m working with a paid internship program which helps disabled individuals build a resume (my disability is autism although you’d never know when I’m working and I can mask it well) once my hours are up I will be moving to another more long term program and work at the same place until I’ve completed the right classes to work formally here. It can be a stressful job but i love these kiddos, my boss and my coworkers. It’s so rewarding to see these kids come out of their shells and grow. I love coming into work to smiling faces. Irs not always easy, I’ve been hit and bitten a couple times and a lot of accidental scratching, meltdowns hurt my ears but I stay calm and patient. I don’t mind changing diapers although I won’t lie, changing #2 still makes me gag. It’s not fun but I do it without complaint because it’s just part of the job

👩The Co-worker

❓introduction and Allergic to changing diapers??

Let’s call her X first off I want to start off by saying I don’t hate her and I feel bad talking about this but she’s clearly aware that she’s doing this. I hate to say she’s lazy but I’m Gonna use that word for the sake of clarity. X has been working here for a long time, long before me. Apparently this isn’t new, according to my co-workers she’s always been like this. She claims she’s allergic to changing dipars but I cannot understand how? Our diapers are free of anything that causes common allergies since we are a daycare and work with a broad spectrum of children. It’s not the gloves as we have latex and latex free gloves. She always avoids the question of what exactly her allergy is. Part of the job description is literally changing diapers. We have kids ranging from infant-school age but 90% of our kids are younger than 8. She mostly works with the same age group l work with which is about 2-preschool. This is a serious problem because these kids NEED diaper changes so unless another person is with her, diapers don’t get changed. This frustrates staff and ofc parents. We are pretty short staffed especially later in the day when I’m working. Usually earlier in the day it’s not as big of a deal because there’s usually at least one other person with her. I was out for a week because I was in the hospital and the room I normally manage, kids didn’t get changed unless other staff helped. One kid who’s mom I’m wonderful friends with got diaper rash. We talked about it and it was just ridiculous. That week my boss was on vacation and we had someone standing in for her and oh my GOD she was AMAZING. She stepped up, had conversation with X etc. unfortunately it didn’t change very much but god she was amazing for that. All staff agrees if we weren’t so understaffed she would be fired. The diaper thing is only the TIP of the ice Berge

💤Sleeping on the job

X has been caught MULTIPLE times sleeping on the job/on her break. On break would be ok except she doesn’t set alarms and either sleeps like 30 minutes past the end of her lunch break or other staff walk in and find her sleeping and have to wake her up. Yesterday I came into my shift and she was asleep in the room with the 2 year olds. 2 of whom were up. I had to say her name 5 Times to wake her up, it was clear she had been asleep for who knows how long. I talked to my co workers and they told me that again she’s done this before.

📱phone use and not watching kids with full attention, never enforces rules

Everyone agrees X is always on her phone. She sits in a chair at a kids little table and barely watches the kids. If the kids are doing something they aren’t supposed to do, she never does anything besides MAYBE quietly and half heartedly telling them to stop. She’s always very quiet and never is authoritative. This causes issue with confusion on rules and ruins the structure I build with the kids. Don’t get me wrong, I’m definitely a fun and nice teacher but I step in and enforce rules when needed and definitely use a teacher voice in order for them to listen and take what I’m saying seriously. More and more the kids have become defiant because “x never always do that” “x doesn’t tell us we can’t do that” etc It’s tiring. Usually I manage the preschool which has mixed ages around 2-6 but mostly 2-4 after nap time when we merge. I’ve found my rhythm and can handle the kiddos on my own unless everyone is having issues. When X is in the room “helping me” she’s literally not, she sits on her phone and doesn’t help whilst I’m changing diapers, checking kids out, managing problems, solving meltdowns and disagreements and trying to clean as the day comes to a close. Again I can manage but this is her job? I’m good at sensing when a kid is gonna make an unsafe or not smart choice and I have a quick reaction time which is handy. But when I’m changing diapers and a kid starts dancing on a table or climbing on the bed stack, it’s a bit more difficult. I have to tell them off from the changing table or if it’s a safety issues go and get them down. The kids always swarm me/want to be with me when I’m doing changing and follow me into the changing area which has drawers and some art supplies and stuff they shouldn’t be getting into. I’m gonna keep asking my boss to get a baby gate installed because if X isn’t helping or when it’s just me, I can’t keep moving them out of the area and finish changing the kiddo. This isn’t a rare occurrence of her not helping, this has been happening pretty much every day for almost her entire time here according to my co workers

🪑Not doing her duties or giving people their breaks

X is in charged cleaning certain rooms some times but she rarely does it/ does it poorly. She’s supposed to for the most part relive me for my 10 minute break. She doesn’t always do this. I actually don’t care about the breaks very much. I work a 4 hour shift as I’m also doing college I like the kiddos and honestly I could care less if I get the break or not. BUT it’s important to mention because it shows how much she doesn’t participate. She often doesn’t clean assigned rooms and will blame other people even when it was quite clear it was her duty. She shifts blame to people frequently and doesn’t take accountability. When she does clean she will take a ridiculous amount of time “cleaning” she’s been seen to be on her phone and procrastinating and practically taking a break. She never helps me Clean my room when she’s “helping” me and I have my hands full to the brim. I don’t mind cleaning, again it’s my job and sometimes I voluntarily stay at most 10 min late to make sure everything is tidy as I hate leaving a messy room. If X would assist me before the day ends I wouldn’t have a reason to but just to be clear I don’t mind staying a bit later I’ve never seen her pick up the broom or wipe down tables ever. My co workers also agree about her unwillingness to clean.

❓Why hasn’t she been fired

Now I don’t know everything about why but have my ideas as to why. First of all we are super short staffed, it sucks because I believe that’s the main reason she hasn’t been fired. Irs important to mention it’s not like our establishment is overly picky and turns people down. We are just a small chain in some pretty subtle locations so we aren’t on the common radar. Secondly for her allergy thing, nobody wants to risk the slight chance of there being an actual allergy and having her try and pull a discrimination card or something. It’s definitely stressful to tell someone their “allergy” is an excuse to not do the dirty work of the job. Thirdly she’s been here for a decent amount nt of time so had that element of seniority even though she’s never pulled her weight. Another potential reason is maybe it’s because on the surface she seems likable and sweet. She is nice but doesn’t have good work ethic. Maybe my boss just likes her. There are so many complex factors to why it could be. It’s s not just black and white

My plans for this

After asking on here about the legitimacy of an allergy to changing diapers I got a lot of advice of what me and my co workers can do to get this taken care of. I got a great suggestion of getting with my coworkers to gather everything we’ve seen and know and put it together maybe in a document or all talk to my boss together. I’m 19 and again an intern a so I’m too anxious to confront this issue alone as I don’t want anyone judging me or risk X trying to claim anything of me. Its super late at night so I’m gonna just leave this here for now and maybe add more tomorrow

TLDR. Co worker claims to be allergic to changing diapers despite nothing being used which might cause allergies and the job description having changing diapers. Never pulls her weight, never cleans, is on her phone and doesn’t watch the kids with her full attention, doesn’t routinely do people’s breaks, sleeps on the job, leaves early without saying so or permission, makes excuses, puts blame on others, doesn’t enforce rules, just everything she should do she doesn’t

A quick edit. Im sorry if this post breaks anu of the rules. I didnt see any that it would break, but im also extremely infuriated so i may have missed something.

Back to the original post...

Im so fucking mad. She posted a long sob story that twisted all events to make her look like the innocent victim, and me look like a cheating villain. Some of the things she claimed were...

1. We were financially stable.

2. That we were engaged.

3. That i dismissed all her feelings and emotions.

4. That i cheated with my current gf.

There was more that i cant remember right now. The truth to the claims above is...

1. She drained all the accounts constanty, leaving barely a few dollars by the end of the week.

2. We were NOT engaged. It had been on my mind as it was a 5 year relationship, and she knew this, but i had NOT proposed or even bought a ring!

3. I constantly listened to her feelings and her crying for 5 1/2 long years while being berated by her almost any time i had any tough time.

4. I was hanging out with a friend the times she claims i was cheating. I didnt even start dating mt current gf until almoat 2 months after the breakup. And i may as well mention here that my ex was telling me all about the "sex sessions" (her words) she was having a meer week or 2 after out break up.

It's just so infuriating how she has twisted the story so much, and left out every single reason i broke up with her (which i did try to tell her more than once) the reasons being...

1. In the 6 months of living with her, she did little to nothing around the house, despite almost never leaving the house for any reason. I was left to do all the cooking, dishes, washing, vacuuming, general tidying, and anything else that needed to get done.

2. She only ever paid for anything once my accounts were empty for money. She paid for weekly groceries and thats about it.

3. She gorged herself on uber eats mcdonalds and delivery pizza, despite having pleanty of food from the grocery shop. (She would leave any fresh veges and fruit to rot, and i was not able to use them all.)

4. She never actually listened to me. She kept claiming i never opened up and she felt like she barely knew me (5 years into the relationship) when all she had to do was actually listen to me trying to tell her things i found interesting or that i liked, which is something that i did constantly and she would then say "you're being really annoying".

5. She was super manipulative and would gaslight me constantly, something which she just could not see in herself despite having multiple friends ghost her, having her uni friends confront her about it, having a youth pastor confront her about it, and me telling her when i broke up with her.

6. She never paid any attention to me. Often when i came home from work she would be on her computer playing the sims 4, or still be sitting in bed having never gotten up that day. I would try to give her a hug and kiss to greet her and she would push me off and a few minutes later just ask me what was for dinner.

7. She would completepy tear into me in front of my friends. My ex and one of my work friends were in my car while i drove us to my work (ex needed the car that day) and she ripped into every single part of my personality for the whole 20 minutes it took to drive to work. Once at work and away from my ex, my work friend said to me "Bro does she always do that? She went Muhammad Ali on you!"

I know i'll likely never meet anyone that she has told these huge lies to, and that i shouldnt be letting this get to me as much as it is, but i just cant get it out of my mind that there are some people out there who now think im a huge villain because of her. Im just trying to be the best person i can in this life... i definitely wasnt perfect in the whole situation, but im far from the villain in that story...

Sorry for the long rant. Im feeling a little better now at least.

TLDR: Ex has posted multiple lies about me and the breakup. This is a long rant about why i left her and trying to correct the lies.

That’s it. That’s the post. Specifically the insurance side of things.

How do people do this??? Especially seriously and chronically ill people. How do they find the time to navigate this disaster of a system?

I finally got insurance after years of suffering psych issues. I was so happy with the anticipation of finally being evaluated and medicated. Until I called 60+ providers listed as “in network” on my insurance companies website. Out of those, 58 in fact did not take my insurance. And the 2 left over are too overwhelmed with patients that they cannot take any more.

The most frustrating part of the process was discovering that most places have been bought by national companies. So there is no way to actually call the doctors office. You have to call the operators wherever they are, and try to get information. Basically my whole town has been bought by a national company like this.

I’ve spoken with my doctors office, who initially referred me to several places that don’t accept my insurance. And I’ve spoken with my insurance company, who’s answer was to tell me “I’m going to read you from this list, and you tell me if you’ve called them” after telling him I’ve been calling every single office in my city and state.

At this point I’m guess I need to get better insurance. Which starts this whole process over and who knows if I’ll have the same results. Either way, it’ll mean misery for a few more weeks (months?)

I just want care. I want to feel better.

They didn't even know their lizard was a carnivore and couldn't eat bread.

I can totally see more than a quarter of the text