Aidey
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Especially when you might look young; they will think you are a self-important tool and go to your partner to avoid you.
I was the one they'd go to instead of my partner. I always would let them talk as long as we were both there to hear, then say "I'm the tech, this is ___, (s)he's in charge".
Then I went to nursing, and some female nurses would not give adequate report to a male nurse. Hope THAT has changed.
Tell you what, as you roll up, arrange with your partner to give her/him some orders, such as "Go get the sheets, I'll give report" or something. They'll get the idea.
If this is directed at me all I have to say is that there is A LOT more to the story of my partner. I ordinarily would never have a rule that I have to walk in first at facilities, and have never had a similar rule with other partners. This partner is just very....difficult.