Concerns

[Marie Phil]

So I left one of my jobs, leaving a resignation letter in a mailbox they said I could use to drop off papers and in the resignation I said when my last day was and everything. I don't know if my now former employer just hasn't checked the mail, or if they refuse to acknowledge the letter, but the date I put has come and passed and I have my former employer constantly calling me, and messaging me telling me to come into work.

 

My concern is that before I started working there, they said that they will go after us for patient abandonment if they deem we didn't give them enough notice. I will admit I didn't give them two weeks notice (as I couldn't properly fulfill the needs required due to personal reasons), however I did give them a few days notice. I am worried they will try to sue me with patient abandonment and if I need to be prepared for such an action. Is this an actual threat they can follow up on? The company was a home health company and they keep calling saying they don't have anyone to come in for the people I was scheduled for, but again I did quit the company my last day being a few days ago.

This is also in Michigan if that helps

[caliotter3]

That is why you should have sent the written resignation via certified mail, return receipt requested.  Method 1.  Method 2:  Tell them verbally.  Method 3:  Resignation email.  Method 4:  The way you did it.  And how to do it?  By all 4 methods, keeping a copy for yourself.  For Method 2, your copy is to write a Memorandum For Record, sign it, and put it in your file.  FWIW, home health agencies are prone to try to guilt trip an ex-employee the way these people are after you.  Do not worry about threats of abandonment.  You did not do that and they know that.

[Marie Phil]

Okay, they don't have an email otherwise I normally also send an email copy as well. Anytime I tried to tell them they spoke over me on the phone and told me to go to work even after I said I quit and gave them a resignation letter. 

 

I gave them two copies of my resignation and I have a copy myself incase they tried to say I never wrote one or never gave a date or something like that. 

 

I was just more worried if they even had a leg to stand on for the abandonment thing as again I didn't want to lose my license or get sued for something like this. Thank you so much!

[ThursdayNight, CNA]

Did you clock in then decide to leave that day? If not, don't worry about it.

For me, here is my experience. I gave my employer a 14-day notice. The HR demanded to see my medical appointments. I was truthful with the HR that I was sick. She made threats per our telecommunication conversations that she was going to tarnish my reputation. She never saw me personally or physically. The nurses and CNAs I worked with asked me if I was OK...Maybe I needed to drop by the ER. I ignored them because I was a strong girl that I can do everything in my power.? ?. Anyway, I was mad that I didn't care if I was brought to hell. Difficulty breathing was hell. I didn't leave the patients though.  I showed her how much power she had over me. I didn't come in. Bleeding than the normal period--I ended up receiving blood transfusion later on. I suffered SOB/blood loss. I'm still on a high dose of iron and vitamin C. I  think that HB of 7 was a little low. I got closer to 4. I didn't feel good then. ? 

From that day, I learned who comes first.  

[Marie Phil]

6 minutes ago, ThursdayNight said:

Did you clock in then decide to leave that day? If not, don't worry about it.

For me, here is my experience. I gave my employer a 14-day notice. The HR demanded to see my medical appointments. I was truthful with the HR that I was sick. She made threats per our telecommunication conversations that she was going to tarnish my reputation. I was mad that I didn't care if I was brought to hell. I didn't leave the patients though.  I showed her how much power she had over me. I didn't come. Bleeding than the normal period that I ended up receiving blood transfusion later on. I suffered SOB. 

From that day, I learned who comes first.

No I didn't clock in as it was after the day I said I was my last day. They mostly were trying to bully me and guilt trip me into coming in saying how "they have no one for this person" and how "they won't get any help tonight if you don't show up" not letting me speak before hanging up. that's where the threats of patient abandonment started. Mostly wanted to make sure they truly have no leg to stand on.

[Marie Phil]

45 minutes ago, ThursdayNight said:

Did you clock in then decide to leave that day? If not, don't worry about it.

For me, here is my experience. I gave my employer a 14-day notice. The HR demanded to see my medical appointments. I was truthful with the HR that I was sick. She made threats per our telecommunication conversations that she was going to tarnish my reputation. She never saw me personally or physically. The nurses and CNAs I worked with asked me if I was OK...Maybe I needed to drop by the ER. I ignored them because I was a strong girl that I can do everything in my power.? ?. Anyway, I was mad that I didn't care if I was brought to hell. Difficulty breathing was hell. I didn't leave the patients though.  I showed her how much power she had over me. I didn't come in. Bleeding than the normal period--I ended up receiving blood transfusion later on. I suffered SOB/blood loss. I'm still on a high dose of iron and vitamin C. I  think that HB of 7 was a little low. I got closer to 4. I didn't feel good then. ? 

From that day, I learned who comes first.  

I'm also glad to hear you're doing slightly better and I hope you continue to have a good recovery!

[ThursdayNight, CNA]

5 minutes ago, Marie Phil said:

I'm also glad to hear you're doing slightly better and I hope you continue to have a good recovery!

So let's go back to your issues. I'm not an expert on this. What I know that if you clock in then decide to clock out that day, yes, it's patient abandonment.  

[Marie Phil]

5 minutes ago, ThursdayNight said:

So let's go back to your issues. I'm not an expert on this. What I know that if you clock in then decide to clock out that day, yes, it's patient abandonment.  

Yeah no. Never happened. I finished my last shift (that I wrote on my resignation letter) and the days after my last shift they have been calling me and messaging me non stop trying to make me come back in.

When the guilt tripping wasn't working they then threated me with patient abandonment. I never clocked in after my last day. So no I never clocked in and then walked out. I finished my last shift, clocked out, turned in all my paperwork (in the mailbox as the office wasn't open since it was late as I work night shifts), and then went home. The next following days I kept getting calls from my ex employer, just yelling at me to come into work and how they have no one to cover the shift then them hanging up. So I stopped picking up, they continued to call and leave voicemails and then also messages guilt tripping and then the threats. Once they started threatening me I did block them as nothing I said was getting through to them and this was all messing me up mentally.