Patient Berates Nurse for 'Unprofessional Wigs', Gets Schooled on Why She Wears Them

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Apr 25, 2023 3:30 PM EDT

Rule number one of dealing with other people in pretty much any kind of communication is that we never know what somebody else is going through. Everyone has their reasons for doing things, and they aren't always fully apparent. More than that, sometimes they are none of our business as well. This is especially true when a person is doing something that isn't harming anyone else, but not everybody feels that way.

It's nice to get the opportunity to clap back at those rude people who think they're entitled to understand all of your personal choices, as one recent r/MaliciousCompliance story has made clear. When a nurse started wearing stylish, colorful wigs to hide her alopecia, one of her patients decided to challenge her on it, citing unprofessionalism. This confrontation led her to drastic action in response. 

Redditors were fully in support of the move, pondering why some individuals feel so entitled to make such comments. There are a lot of miserable people out there.

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  • 01
    Font - r/MaliciousCompliance u/Ancient Educator_76 • 1d "You're unprofessional wigs are making me sick!" S Obligatory not my story. My wife attends bunco on Tuesdays and heard this from a nurse or CNA Or rna not sure which acronyms but she is a medical professional. We'll call her Susie.
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    Font - Susie has a very positive and upbeat personality with a wild sense of style. She wears very bright clothes and likes to wear wigs. And no, she does not have cancer. But she's always rocking an awesome wig that matches her out fit. My wife even sends pics to me aside from the social media posts of their night. She wants to get wigs and lets me know by way of these pics.
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    Font - Last bunco night Susie tells the gals about one of her patients that clearly did not like her. She always has a frumpy face when looking at her, and always has a problem. The patient was getting continuous care and saw Susie regularly over the past few weeks, so this attitude graded on her over time. But this time she crossed a line.. Upon her latest visit she told Susie "You're unprofessional wigs are making me sick! Stop wearing all these different crazy wigs!"
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    Font - Instantly, right then and there Susie took off her wig, making sure it clearly showed one of her reasons for wearing wigs in the first place. She had long clumps of hair that gnarled out in all directions, showing bald spots as well. Susie has alopecia and lets it grow out to help fasten the wigs at times (what my wife was told) It was quite the sight to behold, and Susie ended with "is this professional enough for you?"
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    Font - Susie wishes she could have a picture of the moment but the way she described the ladies snarled lip at the sight of her and in response to the action was classic. She gave me permission to put this up provided I changed names and didn't get specific. Deal. The patient never said anything mean to her again, and even made an attempt at smiling the last time she saw her.
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    Rectangle - psirjohn 1d It's weird how jerks and AH all respond well to getting it thrown right back in their face. It's like they can't muster any respect until they get put in their place.
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    Font - Venice2see You +1.1d 2 Awards Perfect response to the very rude patient. We never know what other people are going through. When my son was in hospital going through chemo he wanted a Publix sub sandwich, which I was happy to go get for him as he didn't eat during chemo treatments and his appetite was very short lived. I arrive and before I can tell my order, a lady jumped in front of me and said I'm starving, I don't feel like cooking for my family, I'll only be a minute. She took 20 min
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    Human body - reedotorpedo1 1d "We never know what anyone else is living through. If in doubt, be kind.
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    Smile - cabird78 +3•1d They say hair today, gone tomorrow... but Susie's game is here to stay! That's an "unbeweavable" confrontation right there!
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    Font - XariaStrange 1d My grandmother did something similar once. She had terminal cancer and wanted to go on a trip to Disney with the family as her last trip before she got too sick. We got a medical pass that allowed our group to skip all the lines due to her condition. We were being escorted through a back entrance for a ride and the cast member offhandedly said how she didn't look like she had cancer, almost in an accusatory way. She ripped her wig off and said,"Is this better?" The man was
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    Font - Some-Region-5668 Yeah, some people don't treat others respectfully unless they 'earn' it. I would've loved to see that woman's face when the wig was pulled off... Hopefully she'll try to be a better human in the future... +2.1d I try to treat others respectfully by default, since imo all humans should be treated with respect. Whether they can retain that respect is much less certain since I'm not so kind as to put up with someone being disrespectful towards me. Especially for no reason. A
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    Font - Nerf Dermer 21h Old people are the worst sometimes. I was scolded for using a disabled shower at a swimming pool. I was 6 months into my spinal surgery recovery. Swimming was helping me regain strength in my right ankle with water exercises. When showering it was helpful to have the extra grab handles to help keep my balance after nearly being paralysed. I had to show off my scar, thank her for bringing attention to me and my disability and making me feel like a piece of shit because I wa
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    Font - P.s. I hate the word professional and unprofessional. Overused words by people that are far too shallow and empty inside. As if they think the appearance of something denotes ability or reliability. It's like when people insist on business attire or wearing uniforms outside of jobs that require uniforms for visibility. Unprofessional to wear shorts in an office environment which isn't customer facing.. "Peadophiles wear suits in court. Does that make them professional looking peadophiles?
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    Font - jehan_gonzales 4 1d Great response. Some people are bloody ridiculous. ● One thing that annoys me is how oblivious some people are to the fact that we really don't know shit about other people. You might see someone acting unprofessionally but they might be trying to have some fun for just a moment while struggling with severe depression, or might have just been diagnosed with cancer, or might be getting abused at home. We don't know what people are going through which is why I always do
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    Font - You just don't know how tough some people have it. So, when this happens, it's obvious that there's a reason your wife wears a wig. But sometimes the reason is less obvious and they should still feel bad. We only get so long to live. Don't take a shit on other people's happiness because it's unorthodox. So long they aren't hurting anyone, let them do their thing.
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    Font - QuentinSaidSo 1d TA Why do people need to be reminded that other people are people? It sucks.
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