So my hubby, who is paramedic came home a little upset the other day. When I asked why, the response I got...well, I didn't know whether to laugh or be angry!
You see...the company he is working for just came up with a new solution to garbage (and the cost)! All garbage that is personal garbage, like food wrappers or tissue, is to be taken home with you at end of shift so that it is not taking up space in their company dumpsters! They were saying it was a way to minimize garbage for the environment...okay ummmm sorry but garbage all makes it to the dump???
Anyway...it took talking to three different state administrations to find out YES, that is a volilation and can not be practiced. And what a waste of time to find that out!!!!!
What bothers me is...well my hubby went through the effort to find out it was against state administrative and labor rules. Now, I fear he will be labeled as a 'trouble maker'...which would be seriously unfair! I mean heck, I don't want that waste that has been in an ambulance all day brought home, it is bad enough his uniform comes home for me to sanitize (and mine too!).
What are your thoughts? Case of managment thinking they are above it all? Case of power struggles? Case of environmentalism? and how can you avoid getting in deep 'waste' for speaking out???
I'm sorry but no person working anywhere should have to carry around trash with them. That is just plain unacceptable. They should not be in business if they have such a hard time funding trash. Especially being healthcare providers.
Ditto. And, why should other businesses pay for the trash of another? Amazingly, that gets mighty expensive. Business A doesn't want to pay for two trash pickups weekly vs. one so they use the dumpster of business B and let business B pay the bills.
Specializes in home & public health, med-surg, hospice.
Hey TriageRN_34,
Are their offices located to any others nearby? Maybe they should have their employees start usin' their neighbors bathrooms so they don't have to waste on H2O & TP.
As the quote goes,"The worst thing to have happen is for good people to do nothing." He did well,tell him to hold his head up. Whistleblowers keep this country honest,honestly.
So my hubby, who is paramedic came home a little upset the other day. When I asked why, the response I got...well, I didn't know whether to laugh or be angry!
You see...the company he is working for just came up with a new solution to garbage (and the cost)! All garbage that is personal garbage, like food wrappers or tissue, is to be taken home with you at end of shift so that it is not taking up space in their company dumpsters! They were saying it was a way to minimize garbage for the environment...okay ummmm sorry but garbage all makes it to the dump???
Anyway...it took talking to three different state administrations to find out YES, that is a volilation and can not be practiced. And what a waste of time to find that out!!!!!
What bothers me is...well my hubby went through the effort to find out it was against state administrative and labor rules. Now, I fear he will be labeled as a 'trouble maker'...which would be seriously unfair! I mean heck, I don't want that waste that has been in an ambulance all day brought home, it is bad enough his uniform comes home for me to sanitize (and mine too!).
What are your thoughts? Case of managment thinking they are above it all? Case of power struggles? Case of environmentalism? and how can you avoid getting in deep 'waste' for speaking out???
I would simply laugh and ignore the directive.
Obviously the bureaucrat that came up with that has things running so smoothly that he/she has nothing better to do.
Does your husband's ambulance service allow family members of patients to ride up front? (So insurance carriers permit this, some don't.) If family members are permitted to ride up front, what do they think about trash lying everywhere up in the cab? I can see a family member associating a sloppy ambulance with sloppy care (even if the paramedics are providing outstanding patient care).
Bipley
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Ditto. And, why should other businesses pay for the trash of another? Amazingly, that gets mighty expensive. Business A doesn't want to pay for two trash pickups weekly vs. one so they use the dumpster of business B and let business B pay the bills.
That's stealing.