Donate SIGN UP

Moral dilemma..........

Avatar Image
Alibobs | 20:32 Sun 10th Dec 2006 | Body & Soul
9 Answers
It's Secret Santa time at work. As I work with a team of Occupational Therapists I bought some "Racing Grannies" ( little wind up toys) I know this is not PC but I thought it may raise a laugh. The OT whose name I pulled has a wicked sense of humour - but also has rheumatoid arthritis. Am I being totally insensitive if I give these to her?
Gravatar

Answers

1 to 9 of 9rss feed

Best Answer

No best answer has yet been selected by Alibobs. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.

For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
no, if as you say she has a wicked sense of humour, she will love them, its good to laugh at things that would otherwise make us cry , laughter is the key remember.
Are you an OT in the NHS Alibobs ?
If so, you need all the laughs you can get.
If you are anything like us nurseys, you will laugh at anything !
Sorry, submitted before I finished !
Not insensitive at all. I can understand your concern but given your profession, she will undoubtedly encounter (and occasionally laugh at ) others who have far worse or similar to herself.
It is human nature - and good therapy- to laugh!
Go for it !
It takes more effort to frown than laugh,and laughter is the greatest medicine, while you are laughing your worries vanish fo r little while,so go for it,it isn't insensitive at all., hello larkin and devilwoman !!
Question Author
Thanks for your replies -I think I will go with it because my initial thought was she would laugh.

Larkin - Social Services not NHS - but we need all the laughs we can get too.
I am sure Alibobs !
Rewarding job for little reward.
Keep up the good work .
xx

I've seen those grannies.. They are funny. I think you should give the present. Its my experience people who work in the health services have to have a sense of humour and usually do!

Merry Christmas - good gift!! :o)
alibops you have done that female thing that i dont understand and found a problem from nowhere. what is the non pc thing about wind up grannies[ do they do a silly little fast walk and wee . better still pull the string in their backs and they stink]. are these racing grannies offensive to grannies or is it deemed insensitive to those of us who dont have grannies. take the winder out of a couple and they could reprisent the dead ones- voila - pc prob solved
Question Author
dilf - my problem is that the recipient has rheumatoid arthritis

1 to 9 of 9rss feed

Do you know the answer?

Moral dilemma..........

Answer Question >>