[athomas91]

are any of you all familiar w/ the fish philosophy??
our ed implemented it about a year ago - it is all about encouraging employees to have fun and laugh at work - w/ studies that prove a happy employee makes happy patients/customers...... for those of you who work in hard ed's - you should check it out - it makes a bad nite much better.....

[LisaRN2B]

Interesting in its origin.

http://www.computerworld.com/news/20...,61373,00.html

Edited to add link to the book:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...366868-1892966

[Liann]

When I started my job 3 years ago, we had to watch the fish video at orientation. I thought it was great and had high hopes for this job. Sadly , it only takes one grouchy, slug of a co worker to break the whole day to pieces. When this person is working, the day is the pits...if this person has the day off, we all have a happy fish market kind of day. Oh well....

[Headhurt]

I initially thought you were referring to the Salmon Philosophy...

Work hard all day to swim upstream, just to get screwed and die in the end.

[SmilingBluEyes]

Originally posted by Headhurt
I initially thought you were referring to the Salmon Philosophy...

Work hard all day to swim upstream, just to get screwed and die in the end.

[cheerfuldoer]

Originally posted by Headhurt
I initially thought you were referring to the Salmon Philosophy...

Work hard all day to swim upstream, just to get screwed and die in the end..................

EXACTLY how I felt at the end of a job that I was soooooo excited about working one year ago. So much for thinking eh?

[athomas91]

the salmon philosophy - must have been the funniest thing i have read in forever!!!!

[CCU NRS]

Originally posted by Liann
When I started my job 3 years ago, we had to watch the fish video at orientation. I thought it was great and had high hopes for this job. Sadly , it only takes one grouchy, slug of a co worker to break the whole day to pieces. When this person is working, the day is the pits...if this person has the day off, we all have a happy fish market kind of day. Oh well....

from one of my own articles comes to mind


"The second part is to be positive rather than negative. We all know someone that is always negative. This person can bring down a room full of optimists. Constant complaining and fault finding are negative attitudes that never accomplish anything. Be positive and be constructive and be helpful."

I wrote this for our monthly newsletter at work it is called
Morale Boosters

didn't want to post the whole thing it is about 750 words. if anyone would like to read it I will send it to you.

oh yeah Fish sounds pretty cool

[RNCENCCRNNREMTP]

Our hospital started using FISH about a year ago also. Dumbest thing I have read/seen/heard. I will be happy at work when I am paid a decent wage for the hard work. When I can get administration to support our ED. I laugh and tell jokes all the time but does not mean I am a happy worker. There is no I in TEAM but there is an I in FISH!

[athomas91]

i am sorry you have to work in a facility like that - our hospital is small compared to most, but stays very competetive - and our management (ed manager and supervisors) are outstanding in supporting their staff - so the fish philosophy works well in our ed..... on a bad nite - it only takes one of us to get the ball rolling - and pretty soon we are all smiling
we usually **** other dept's off by "playing" with them - and they don't quite know the game - but we get great laughs out of it....
one really busy nite - it was a horrid nite - one of our nurses called radiology and told them that we were bringing over a trauma case that must be done next - he ran over w/ a stuffed fish in his arms laughing hysterically - they wouldn't speak to us all nite - but we all had quite a laugh at the stupid joke.....