The Girl Who Cried Wolf

You are all aware of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” life lesson, but what happens if I accidentally cried wolf? 

The staff at the long term care facility for older adults need to wear these “badges.” They have red, yellow and green buttons. In the case of an emergency, these buttons should be pressed. Pretty self-explanatory right?

I usually clip this device on my pants or at the bottom of my shirt, but today I was feeling adventurous.  I wore a lanyard around my neck with my name tag, the badge and a cute little pin that states “I heart TR“.

It was a very hectic Monday morning and I had just returned from a 10 day vacation. Paper work was high and spirits were low.

I was running around (not literally because that would be dangerous) between the charting rooms and the office. It was approximately 10:30am when I noticed quite a bit of commotion occurring outside of the office. The staff were repeatedly walking up and down the hallways while their eyes scanned the premises. We had limited staff so I just assumed everyone was a little on edge.

All of a sudden a Food Services Assistant burst into the office and said, “is your last name Foster?” I shook my head, but before I could elaborate, she vanished.

Moments later, a Resident Assistant entered the office.

“Rachelle! Rachelle?!” She asked as she held up her pager with my name flashing across the screen.

It seems as though I accidentally hit the red button while I was shuffling around, which caused the hullaballoo. It took all of my strength not to laugh, but a few giggles did escape me. No one else seemed to be amused, so I apologized and everyone went on their way.

I decided to eat my lunch in the office to catch up on paperwork since I was such a dedicated individual (or behind).  Around 12:30pm my sweet tooth kicked in. Before I could get my hands on the chocolatey goodness, the Food Services Assistant approached me once again and said “Rachelle, you did it again!”

Initially I thought she was referring to me breaking my ‘no sweets at work rule’, but then it dawned on me. While I was sitting in my office, surrounded  by zero harm, I hit the button, AGAIN!

I mean, I do like to keep things interesting, but if I am ever in danger no one is going to believe this girl who cried wolf. 

The lanyard has forever been removed.

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