Call out

delrionurse · Dec 10, 2024

kbrn2002 said:

But if you have advance notice it's not really an emergency, is it? Emergencies aren't planned and anybody going to their supervisor/scheduler and saying they are going to have an emergency on a Holiday and can't make it that day would be laughed out of the room.

In all honesty I said call out if there was an emergency. The OP implied they were going to call out and that it was not an emergency (unless I read it wrong) so I said why not call in advance to let them know you aren't coming, to avoid an inconveniences. Did you misunderstand what I said?

Psyched06 · Dec 14, 2024

There are usually strong policies around holidays. Typically most days are blackouts for being off. Some facilities have strong penalties so find out prior to doing so.

HarleyvQuinn, MSN, RN, NP · Jan 10

Tweety said:

Where I work you call out on the major holidays you are not allowed to use PTO and don't get paid.

Already a young nurse where I work who has never worked Christmas in the three years she's worked there has said she's calling off since they had the nerve to schedule her since it was her turn to work Christmas Day. I understand how important holidays are to people but surely you all understand that hospitals are a 24 hour operation and you must work holidays. When you call off there is no one that is going to come in and you're screwing your coworkers. I'm working Christmas Day and already not looking forward to working short staffed.

I know this is an older post, but being just after the holidays and all. . . I just have never understood the need of some folks to not only screw over their coworkers like this, but also blatantly announce their crime for all to hear ahead of time, too. It just makes no sense to me.