1 /5 Gabby Thompson: I will always walk into a situation with kindness but when I called the ER to try to receive an update regarding a family member, I was met with unprofessionalism & rudeness. I am very familiar with the ER setting & know that an update is not alway feasible right away( and that’s okay). I was on hold for close to 20 minutes & called back to just make sure my call wasn’t forgotten (b/c sometimes I forget about people on hold, I get it). And once again, I tried to be very kind to the ER secretary who very rudely informed me that if I’m familiar with the ER then I should know that the doctors & nurses can’t just walk away. Yes, I know. And proceeded to ask in a condescending & belittling way if I’d like to continue to hold. I understand having people that call that yell & scream at you & not allowing it because I too wouldn’t allow someone to talk to me that way. But when someone is calling & trying to be very understanding, you don’t need to be rude. Don’t be a secretary or answer phones if that is how you are going to approach your job, especially at a hospital when people are calling about family members that are obviously not having the best of days.