king/queen.
• Drizella and Anastasia Tremaine (Cinderella). Two scrub techs I
worked with 10 years ago were the wicked stepsisters incarnate. After
working with them for a month, Drizella came to me and told me she
had decided to trust me. I'm sure there was a huge question mark on
my face. She continued to tell me that she and Anastasia had made up
some gossip when I first came to see if I would pass it along. Even
though I didn't care about the gossip and had no idea who they were
talking about, I had proved myself worthy of their trust and they would
make sure all the cases I did with them went smoothly.
• Jafar (Aladdin). I had a young nurse's dream job — manager of a
surgery center. From groundbreaking to knowing which company had
the best Adson-Brown forceps, I did it all. I worked 12-hour days and
loved it. Then in walks a consultant, Jafar.
Every experienced OR nurse knows when your facility hires a con-
sultant, things will change drastically. Heads will roll. Thus Jafar want-
ed to have me replaced as well as a few key people. Soon he had the
Sultan's (surgeon's) ear. Actually, 16 Sultans. Owners of the business. I
decided to gracefully bow out than to be asked to leave. I gave a
month's notice and proceeded to work with the Sultans on how things
were done, where things were kept and everything I had on my
computer. I loved the Sultans. They were good to me. And
because they were, before I left, I met with the head
Sultan and told him what Jafar was doing with records
and money along with dates, times and names. I walked out
with dignity and my ethics. Jafar? Well, let's just say he left in
the black wicked lamp he arrived in.
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Contact Ms. Watkins at pwatkins12@comcast.net.
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