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Crazy thing is I’ve realised that one of my neighbours actually works for the NHS…..
Or maybe they just don’t want the hassle . . . . an occupational hazard of working for the NHS is you can become the “first stop” for everyone’s ailments.
One of my managers in the NHS has been a paramedic for over 20 years but says none of her neighbours have any idea what she does for a living …. she travels to / from work in civvies and gets changed at work and she works away from where she lives so highly unlikely to get a call in her street or town.
In my last front line job many of my colleagues actually lived “up north” and would stay in a shared house they rented down here – just to avoid the risk of getting local jobs.
Most of my shifts were based in Oxford, but I did occasionally do some Milton Keynes shifts and there was always the nagging worry you could get a call to someone you know …. on the plus side I know all the “rat runs” in MK, so could often get to a job faster that the route selected by the computer.
Thanks big O.
If a para ever knocks on my door I will furthermore always look sideways and never engage him or her directly. If he or she questions my technique I will white lie and tell him or her I’m socially disconnected rather than admitting I am avoiding his or her awkwardness of my possibly being his or her neighbour. ( I can perfect that art by studying Anthony Perkins in Psycho )
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