I have a friend that works as an RN for a clinic. She's been there about three years and works for exceeding low pay. She loves the patient population and the schedule and it's the only reason she is still there. It's a small office with only one physician that is a division within a larger corporate organization.
The physician that she works for, is your classic, abusive physician. It's all day, every day. She comes home almost every day and calls me, crying her eyes out, about how he screams at her in front of the staff, patients, etc.
I have worked with her previously at the hospital, that is how we know each other. She is an EXCELLENT, detail oriented nurse. It was a huge loss when she decided to leave..but she had no idea of what she was walking into.
She has talked to the Nurse Manager several times about it and the HR Director...they all fully acknowledge the problem..they don't even deny what she says is true. But the response she always gets is, "Well, he is tempermental" or "that's just how he is..he isn't going to change."
She has tried to kill it with kindness, but nothing seems to help. She is with him all day long, so there is no distancing herself. She doesn't understand why the HR department doesn't do anything about it..the organization is large and she's afraid if she does something formally or with the EEOC, it can hurt her as far as future work.
She said she would be content to stay..if he would treat her like a human being. I feel so sorry for her, but I don't know what to tell her. She really, really doesn't want to leave her job.
