Calling in....

[SweetLemon]

so i am a little perturbed and just wondered what others experience is about this.... :madface:i called in the other night d/t not feeling well and gave the supervisor on duty 5 1/2 hours notice that i would not be in. i called in and stated i was feeling ill and did not believe it would be a good idea for me to come in. rather then getting an "sorry your not feeling well or hope you feel better soon" the reply i got was "i am going to need some symptoms" what?!?!?! i am sorry but i never call in sick ever, am never late to work, and on average put in at least 15-20 hours ot per week. all i am asking for is one night. i explained to him that my dog had passed away that morning and due to her being ill the last few days had gone 48hours without sleep and was beginning to feel like i was getting the flu, finally with that he agreed to take me off the schedule but even then it seemed like he was fairly reluctant. am i being a too sensitive and is this normal, i just felt like i was being called out on trying to play hookie when i really did have a legit reason to not be there. i am sorry but i would not want someone passing meds who had not been to bed for 2 days.

[travel50]

pagandeva2000, hey, New York is a great place. Been there lots of times. Nope, don't need any LPNs right now. Your comment reminds me of when a teacher was unkind to one of my kids. I presented myself to the school and pitched a fit. Had kids lined up in the hall begging me to adopt them too.

One of the other posts asked how to get respect from staff. I have found it to be fairly easy. Be honest and fair with them and be kind to them. They'll do anything for you.

My latest call-in was my nite RN. She was sobbing, husband thinks she is having an affair, she was desperate....etc. I went over to check on her yesterday after the call-in. She is not okay. She called hysterical last nite. He tried to OD. I went to the hospital this morning to see him. He almost succeeded. Then went to the house to see her. Doctor advised she not be at hosp right now. Is way beyond not okay. She is sick from crying, unable to convince him of her innocence. The last thing she needs to worry about right now is her job. We will cover for her until she can come in. Won't be long b/c she has bills to pay. But if I'd griped at her for calling in...well, it just would have made it alot worse.