Is It Me?? Some people are too much...

Why do you respond to every stupid comment, rise above it!!!

cape...you wont find me amongst the whiners,.lol.....but, because of my "life experience" i was offering a clue as to what may have been the problem......because i am aware of how it feels, i am more careful when offering help...

It's not you. Some people are never happy, no matter what. I do think that it's a wise course to be available and when you see a call light, or see trays that need passing, or whatever, then you can step in and do it. No fuss, no fanfare.

When management says "What can we do to help?" in a meeting at my job, I do see that as an implication that they are not happy with what we are doing, and they are attempting to act like they really care to help out, but they really don't when push comes to shove and they are asked to. I think by just helping out and not making a statement about it you are making more of an impression than by talking about helping out, if that makes sense. Talk is cheap, but actions speak volumes and prove that you really care to help out.

tencat, another one with a clue. again, if u want to help, just do it, u know what needs to be done, why ask, ur the boss.

when management ask what they can do, it's just talk to make them and others feel they care, it's management psycho-babble, something they learned n a class or manual.

help with trays and walking ppl, plz, that's the pansy stuff, no fanfare needed for that.

no one probably said anything, b/c they were thinking, u could help us by not wasting our time with this pointless/self-serving meeting and let us get back to our patients.

You mentioned that you have a new boss. Do you think that it may have to do with that? As in, there hasn't been a trust built between him and his staff yet? Maybe they are being cautious because if they welcome him on the floor, there is the opportunity for more personal contact, and thus more criticism? It is a risk to have management more involved. If they don't know how he will react to things that may need changed or correcting, it may be as simple as that.

People- what happened to common courtesy? I know a DON who comes to the units and begins straightening wall hangings and pictures that she imagines are crooked ( spends an hour doing it) and then crows about how her "help" is indispensable to the unit!!!
CCM I think the problem here is that the staff dont know how to ask or delegate tasks, and would rather you take the initiative,i.e. see what they are finding difficult and help without asking. You acted as if they were on your level of management and they just arent there yet. I am sure that if I entered your building, asked you what you needed help with, you'd direct me to a dozen tasks, but that is a skill you have developed. They are still at the level of not seeing the forest for the trees.