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neitzens

"O wad some Power the gift tae gie us, to see oursels as ithers see us!"
Robert Burns

I seem to recall a long long time ago attending a conference on business practice and being told by the expert we should all sentence ourselves to half an hour sitting in our waiting area. Well here is a consumer who has.

Not a pretty sight.
http://louisearmstrong58.blogspot.com/2008/09/happy-feet.html

toeslayer

 

Thats really scary!

 

I read this ladies blog bleary eyed with my morning cup of tea and thought Oh Dear! Then I realised she was a journalist who read peoples diaries without their permission. As anyone who has been misquoted by any in her profession know they are often economical with fact and generous with opinion.

 

It seems these days that blogs are the only way aspiring writers have any hope of getting noticed - and that's without any hope of publication. Some relevant yet random information: the writer of the film 'Juno' was 'discovered' via her blog on the sex work industry - and this film became her first piece placed in the public arena - a brilliant film it is too.

Sadly it seems to have inspired the likes of Ms Armstrong to follow suit. I read her 'happy feet?' blog & wondered what exactly she is hoping will be discovered via her entries?...the great british trait of complaining to those who listen but losing those all assertive skills when in the situations she liberally complains about on her blog? Once again I am astounded by people's inability to deal with 1-1 situations..i wonder if she's noticed a pattern to her behaviour??!:D

 

economical with fact...heh heh heh :good:

 

I suspect that her blog reflects the actual experience she had- how would she know how to make it up unless she had actually gone through the process?

If that is the case and I can quite see how it could be true, then it is a very poor reflection on the profession as a whole.

I know that most of us posting on here are probably fine podiatrists and not guilty of the blogged offences- however , there are many many Pods who are oblivious to standards, do not interact with other colleagues, and run a business to suit themselves, and not the regulations! They have probably avoided the audit this time round and are taking their chances for the next one in 2010!

In my area I know some of these conditions exist- nothing I can do about it - it is down to the individual to complain.

Cornmerchant

 

Writers of fiction do not have to actually go through a specific process to write a convincing story. It may be the intention of her blog to inform, or it may be trying to initiate collective guilt. If the intention is the latter then it has failed.

 

As I understand it a blog is a biographical log. It is therefore much more likely to be a report from life-experience rather than fiction.

I, too, recognise some of the characteristics portrayed from reports made to me by patients and colleagues about other workers in my locality. No doubt the clientelle that float between practices have expressed something to my colleagues of their experience of me!

It is a useful talent, to be able to see ourselves as others see us. That, in itself, is rare enough.

To take action to ensure that we are not seen in the wrong light takes greater effort - effort that not every practitioner is prepared to make. Some of us are challenged by our own character (in the wrong job) and will find it difficult to please at all.

However, human nature is just that. Certainly, nobody can please all of the people all of the time.

 

I can empathise with her. Over the last 20 or so years, I have come across every one of them.

 

Just a thought - How many were actually HPC registered chiropodists and how many were FHP's? And does she know the difference?

 

Throughout the blog she uses the term 'Chiropodist'.

And ..."Chiropodist number five who had an MA and a sparkly clean room, but she charged £25 and left my toenails all ragged."

Just a thought - is your question paticularly relevant to this discussion? Should we not focus on our occupation?