A doctor’s waiting room is full of curious objects.
Old, yellowing magazines containing celebrity gossip of yesteryear.
Quirky children’s toys, fake plants, interesting fellow patients for people-watching opportunities.
However, one woman’s discovery during her latest visit to her doctor tops the list by far.
It was a note detailing the reasons behind one of the doctor’s resignation. A fairly personal, and frankly bizarre reason at that.
The Illinois medical clinic had sticky-taped a notice to the glass that claimed the doctor had quit because “his wife would not allow him to work with a newly hired ‘female’ nurse”.
…Huh?
Susan Rolens, a shocked patient of the doctor in question, couldn’t believe her eyes on viewing the sign – sharing a photo of it on Facebook and describing it as “the most unprofessional thing” she’d ever seen.
But that wasn’t all:
“I went to see my doctor, Dr Lupardus a few minutes ago to find this sign. I told the receptionist that this was the most unprofessional thing I’ve ever seen and asked who did this,” she wrote on Facebook.
“The next thing I know, they are telling me I can’t see my doctor’s back up,” she continued, adding she was allegedly instructed to “leave”.
Rolen has since told Fox 2: “I thought it was unprofessional for a business to post something like that about a beloved doctor.”
“I told them it was unprofessional and they asked me to leave the premises. I told them I needed my medicine refilled,” she added.
The image has received hundreds of comments since her post, triggering a heated discussion between social media users surrounding who exactly is the unprofessional party in the situation.
Top Comments
Poor doctor. No matter what he decides to do, it's going to be a wrong decision. As always, always blame the man, right?!
No one gives a shit that a woman (his wife) put him into this position.
The only way that I can make the facts fit the sign display, is if the doctor or his wife tried to give the centre an 'It's her or me' ultimatum.
Otherwise, although this guy cedes more control of his life to his wife than is healthy, the business has no reason to publically shame him.