You can't make this stuff up.

[Chaotic_Blues]

I work as a Night Auditor at a resort.

Tonight I had the rare please of watching a guest getting hauled off for a brief stay someplace else. Her roommate had her baker-acted, and the poor Deputies were struggling to get her to calm down. When she asked "Can we stop at McDonalds?"

Yeah, I don't think she's getting released any time soon.


This weekend we got one of the strangest calls. A woman called me resort asking for someone that speaks Spanish. So I called Ms I, one of the Audit staff that can speak Spanish over to talk to her. This is how she said the conversation went.
MsI (In Spanish)-Thank you for calling (resort name omitted), how can I help you?
Caller- (In English)- I need to speak to someone that speaks Spanish.
Ms I- I am talking to you in Spanish.

We got a good laugh from that call.

[Wembley]

Her roommate had her baker-acted, and the poor Deputies were struggling to get her to calm down.

"baker-acted"? That's a term I've never heard before... but, then again I've never worked in the hotel business... What's it mean?

-Wembley

[sirwired]

"baker-acted"? That's a term I've never heard before... but, then again I've never worked in the hotel business... What's it mean?

-Wembley

It is the name of the law that spells out the procedure for involuntary commitment in FL.

SirWired

[Sheldonrs]

It is the name of the law that spells out the procedure for involuntary commitment in FL.

SirWired

In New Jersey it's called employment.

[bunnyboy]

In New Jersey it's called employment.

Dammit Sheldon, now everything in my computer's vicinity will smell of Monster Import.

plus I think that's everywhere, not just New Jersey.

[wagegoth]

Thanks to Van Halen, a lot of people know the law in California is "5150."

[elsporko]

That McDonalds question reminded me of a story. I wasn't along for the ride but I heard about it from a coworker. At the group home I work at a girl got kicked out for being too violent. When they were driving her to the higher security placement she asked where they were going to stop to eat. Supposedly one of the workers said "We're (indicating him and the driver) are going to Big Boy. You can have some of the peanuts in the car I guess"

[dalesys]

In New Jersey it's called employment.

Here and I thought it was school. (hellementary, muddle or ay-yi-yi)

[smileyeagle1021]

I work as a Night Auditor at a resort.

YAY
More night auditors... we seem to be multiplying

Here and I thought it was school. (hellementary, muddle or ay-yi-yi)

you forgot to mention the purgatory of SLCC... you may start there, but you will NEVER finish there

[tropicsgoddess]

"baker-acted"? That's a term I've never heard before... but, then again I've never worked in the hotel business... What's it mean?

-Wembley

Baker act is a law where they have you involuntarily examined for mental issues if you're a hazard to others and/or yourself for up to 72 hours in Florida.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

In New Jersey it's called employment.

Dammit Sheldon . . . I almost dropped my cigarette on the keyboard.

Actually, we have the same thing here in NC. And sometimes we don't have a say-so in when we get moved to another nuthouse (er, store.)