Quote Originally Posted by K9karen
I arrived around 6p to an empty waiting room except for the receptionist. I knew he was in, as I saw his car in the lot. It's now 6:45p..and yes, I'm "next". Hmmm...still empty waiting room. Finally (and I'm cutting this short) at 7:45p, I'm escorted in the exam room. What happened? Instead of taking me in right away, the receptionist waited for his 6p appointment to arrive..she was elderly and late so made me WAIT!!!!! .

The exact thing happened to me with an orthopedic surgeon I went to see. I am usually fairly patient, but I considered this completely unacceptable. All the while I was waiting in an empty waiting room, no one gave me any explanation of why I wasn't being called. Then to have the late arriving patient immediately escorted into the treatment room left me flabbergasted.
I didn't realize what had just happened until she was leaving and they were discussing her next appointment, to which she announced she would arrive late so she didn't have to wait. ???