Re: Nursing Agency driving me over the edge Originally Posted by nurseiam08
I definitely think that if you cannot afford quitting this particular agency, then you have to make an endevour to improve communication between you and this woman. Obviously she is not very good communicator. I would ask for a meeting with her and respectfully bring up the issues that you have been having. Explain to her the problems that you have been experiencing with her scheduling and try to work out some solutions together, if possible. Good luck!
I have tried to straighten out issues with her. She just rants and raves at me, and then if any issues are brought up again, even the next day, she will say "I never said that". In fact, that is her favorite phrase to use if there are any issues, and usually she is the one who creates them. In fact, it has become so bad that I have had to get a digital recorder and record any conversation that I have with her (it's legal in my state) as she turns things around to make it seem that I am in the wrong all the time. I have checked with other nurses and she also does this with them. She manipulates people. She is not a nurse, never has been. She is a recruiter who gets paid by how many nurses she can send to jobs.
Another issue is that unless she wants to berate you over the phone, you will always get her voicemail, even if she just called 3 minutes before. This makes it impossible to communicate with her even regarding my availability. Often when I give her my availability she will call 3 or 4 times asking "what is my availability?' when I have already told her numerous times when I am able to work.
This situation is even affecting my disabled wife, whom she has even lied to and made statements that were blatantly untrue. My wife is starting to get an ulcer and also is becoming a nervous wreck now whenever the phone rings. I just don't know what to do.
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