There’s always gonna be that one person in the lab that just ~gets you~. These types find your weird humor funny and they let you rant about that one time you-know-who did you-know-what. You have no idea how you’ll survive without them. I mean, who’s gonna tell the most perfect alibi for your coming in late?

Where you’ll find them: Literally next to you, giggling at something you saw under the microscope.

These types have been with the lab since the very beginning. They actually have enough experience to build and manage their own lab but for reasons unknown, they’re still here. Not that you’re complaining. No one knows the ins and outs of the job better than them. They’re also a never-ending source of quotable words of wisdom.

Where you’ll find them: Struggling with an analyzer while talking about how easier life was back in the old days.

You don’t know why but the analyzers just love these types. Every test comes out smoothly for them. Whenever the analyzers start beeping like crazy, they just know what to do. Some people are just blessed with the magic touch.

Where you’ll find them: Caressing the sides of the analyzer while calibrating or running blood tests

With the wide-eyes and eager beaver attitude, these aspiring med tech types remind you of your internship days. While you would like to shield these pure cinnamon rolls from the toxic-ness of lab, you’re also very excited for them to begin their own med tech life.

Where you’ll find them: Shadowing you and and asking questions with answers you still don’t know (e.g. Why did you choose to be a med tech?)