I assumed that was just me - that I'd somehow done something wrong to offend them.

Fortunately, the one working in my surgery is the mam of someone who I went to school with.

I grew up in the sticks so she also knows my mam and gran, most of my immediate family pretty much

Wait until you meet school receptionists.

Mine aren't too bad for the most part but theres a lot of 'computer says no'.

I'd also appreciate it if they didn't bullshit me about blood tests 'not being in yet' when I know the lab workflows and TATs. The GP not having filed the results yet is not the same as not having recieved the results from the lab...

Is the receptionist Mrs Raven?

Every one I've met has been pretty friendly.

Wow. Yeah they're the same way across the pond.

It's wild to think about the intensity surgeons face daily. Imagine the pressure! Makes my palms sweat just picturing it. Kinda reminds me of the Snake Game, one wrong move and it's game over, but with much higher stakes. Surgical precision is key, unlike my frantic button mashing trying to beat my high score on that old Nokia.