Just wondering, I am in a clinical group for the summer for clinical 3 days. There is a clique of girls in this clinical group. I went into the break room at the end of clinical and one of them was hitting my bag. My bag is a trendy bag which a lot of ppl carry. When I saw the girl hitting it I picked up the bag and said "That's mine" then sat at the table. The girl said "Oh I thought it was Kate's" (Kate is her friend who is in the click and has a bag similar to mine, since it is a trendy bag. Kate was standing there however.
I am worried about the safety of my personal possessions at this time since I have clinical with this group 3 days a week (its only the third week of school). Should
I let this slide or bring it up to the course coordinator? I am graduating next semester and don't want to make any waves. But, there is palpable tension between me and this group, so I don't want to let it go then have it blow up.
No one wanted to work w me during clinical. Stupid girl said "I want to go to floor x just not with her" meaning me. Prof said she would talk to her later. Prof then asked me what was going on in private and I mentioned the clique and the bag and the fact they stonewalled me in the first weeks of clinical. Also I pointed out i I brought a cheap bag and that I was happy to work w anyone and you can't pick and choose who you work with.
Also she did assign work that day (to them, Not me as I was on another floor). Which I saw coming of course if there is fighting the instructor is going to get really strict...
No one wanted to work w me during clinical. Stupid girl said "I want to go to floor x just not with her" meaning me. Prof said she would talk to her later. Prof then asked me what was going on in private and I mentioned the clique and the bag and the fact they stonewalled me in the first weeks of clinical. Also I pointed out i I brought a cheap bag and that I was happy to work w anyone and you can't pick and choose who you work with.
Also she did assign work that day (to them, Not me as I was on another floor). Which I saw coming of course if there is fighting the instructor is going to get really strict...
If this is the kind of attitude you have, I probably wouldn't want to work with you either. Why would you call someone "stupid girl" because she said she doesn't want to work with you. I think all of you need to grow up. It's not about you!! You have patients to take care of and it's all about them. You need to learn to work with others whether you like them or not. If you can't do that, maybe you need to find a job where you sit in a cubicle all day and don't have to deal with anyone.
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No one wanted to work w me during clinical. Stupid girl said "I want to go to floor x just not with her" meaning me. Prof said she would talk to her later. Prof then asked me what was going on in private and I mentioned the clique and the bag and the fact they stonewalled me in the first weeks of clinical. Also I pointed out i I brought a cheap bag and that I was happy to work w anyone and you can't pick and choose who you work with.
Also she did assign work that day (to them, Not me as I was on another floor). Which I saw coming of course if there is fighting the instructor is going to get really strict...
You are right that you cannot pick and choose who you work with. People can usually tell how you feel about them unless you're a supremely good actress, however. "Stupid girl" probably knows how you feel about her. The trick is to find one -- or a few, or even many -- things that you actually like or admire about her, and focus on those things while you're working with her. (Then you can go home and throw darts at her picture if you must.)
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No one wanted to work w me during clinical. Stupid girl said "I want to go to floor x just not with her" meaning me. Prof said she would talk to her later. Prof then asked me what was going on in private and I mentioned the clique and the bag and the fact they stonewalled me in the first weeks of clinical. Also I pointed out i I brought a cheap bag and that I was happy to work w anyone and you can't pick and choose who you work with.
Also she did assign work that day (to them, Not me as I was on another floor). Which I saw coming of course if there is fighting the instructor is going to get really strict...
I take it you didn't read all the posts/advice as you are still acting extremely immature. But I don't blame the "stupid girl" for not wanting to be paired with you. If this is just a glimpse into the attitude you have, yikes. Seems like you have a LOT of growing up to do before you become a nurse.
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Just wow !
1. This sounds like something my high school freshman would be griping about
2. My daughters and I have very trendy expensive bags, but I don't take mine to work and I have told them that if they leave theirs unattended and they walk, their loss. My work bag is a walmart bag. Would you judge me by that? You know nothing about my personal life. I have shoes that could pay your book bill but I wear reeboks at work, does that make me look bad?
3. If I heard students carrying on in the break room like you girls were, you'd be in the office and your instructors called. Most likely you would be sent off the floor and asked not to return. Time to start acting like a professional! All of you.
4. Who really cares if they go to grad school or not. I went to grad school and believe me, you are going to run into the same stuff there.
5. Use this as a life lesson. Grow up and be the bigger person. Sometimes you have to kill people with kindness.
No matter what you do not deserve to have your personal items touched. But now knowing this, I would leave it at home. Try and bring something that isn't appealing to them. Also, try not to let them get to you. You don't want that one comment to send you over the edge just as your instructor or someone of higher authority happens to walk through the door. It will make for a very bad situation. Hope things get better
Yeah they're a clique.. a few ppl were really nice to me after, but my feelings weren't hurt by what happened since its no secret to me that these girls don't like me.
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Longchamp? Commence battle.