Can we say...sour grapes?

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Dear Lord in Heaven, what a couple of days.

For those who don't know, I have a little boy who will be 12 weeks old tomorrow. I went back to work 8 weeks after he was born, and have worked a steady full-time schedule since, including overtime. My DH and I, after several nights of my not getting home until 9 and eating supper at 10, decided that I was going to quit and stay home with the baby.

I gave my notice on Wednesday, and the girl the does the scheduling promptly takes me off the schedule for everything after two weeks. Problem is, I told the office manager that I would stay until the new girl gets her license. That's about 4 weeks. We have no clue about where the 2 week thing came from, when I was shown the 'new' schedule, I assumed that that was what the scheduling girl and the managers had decided upon. They assumed that I was not going to stay until the new girl got here. HUGE misunderstanding. So, yesyerday, the owner asked if I was going to stay that long, and I agreed.

Scheduling girl had scheduled herself for all kinds of overtime, to the tune of 6 days a week, and came in bawling her eyes out today, accusing me of playing games and screwing her out of her overtime.

So, she proceeds to call anyone she can think of that will listen, crying and having her little attack of the poor pitifuls, and then proceeds to tell the owner that all I do is cry and that I don't want to work. Office manager nixed that one, she had the numbers to prove that I do in fact work my shifts, and then some. And the only time I cried was after I told them I was leaving, and that didn't last long.

Sounds like sour grapes to me, but it steams my clams too. I mean, really? I agreed to work an extra 2 weeks because one of the owners is in hospital, and not likely to get to come home any time in the foreseeable future. I don't want to cause any more trouble that I already am. But at this point, pish.

Anyone deal with anything like this, ever? Am I wrong? Anything to do, since she's still toting her rear end around on her shoulders and not speaking to me? I THOUGHT we were all adults here. Looks like I thought wrong.

Mazel tov!

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BABY?! What baby AngelFire?? Guess, much like Leslie, I haven't been around enough to realize you had a new baby :) Congrats to you and the family.

As for the Drama Queen...whatevahhh! Let her be mad.

Congrats on the new baby!

Specializes in Peds/Neo CCT,Flight, ER, Hem/Onc.

I dunno...sometimes when I get upset I pop off and even embarrass myself with my behavior. It happens rarely, usually when I'm stressed about something else and have reached the end of my coping skills, it's short-lived and once I get hold of myself I apologize profusely (after dying of shame). I'm guessing the same thing happened to her. Maybe she was counting on the extra money for something important that nobody knows about. Doesn't excuse her but, sheesh, at least she apologized. Most people won't even do that. Those of you who have NEVER reacted badly to a situation or ever behaved in a less than stellar manner are lucky and candidates for sainthood. Wish I could be like that but instead I'm stuck here in the mire of humanness (is that a word?) looking for a Wet Wipe.

At any rate. Major congrats on the new baby Angelfire. May you and your family be blessed beyond measure!!!!

Oh, and makeup donuts are THE BEST!!!!!

Specializes in NICU.

Some people are so immature I dont know how they function as adults in this world. CONGRATS on being able to stay home with your little one! It'll be a great move, I'm sure! :D

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