I'm a CNA in a LTC/Rehab facility. I've been there for a little over a year with absolutely no disciplinary action taken against me for anything. I've never had so much as a complaint from someone working behind me about a patient.
The other day I get pulled aside at the end of my shift by my ADON to have a "discussion." She starts off by telling me how well I've done in the time I worked there, how much of a pleasure I am to work with according to the people she's talked to....And then she absolutely tears into me about how I've been distant, unfocused, and absent mentally. She tells me she's heard (never seen anything in person because I work nights) that I'm ignoring call lights for my phone, I don't help when help is needed and so on and so on. Telling me that work is not my time to be on my phone or to do my homework, even if there is absolutely no work left to be done. Basically, she went off on me for absolute lies.
I know exactly what brought this up, though. My usual co-worker is absolutely fed up with this job. She hates it, and really for no reason. The first thing out of her mouth when a call light goes off is "I can't Fn stand these patients" and then she'll ignore the light for 5 minutes while SHE plays on her phone. She'll then get mad because in that 5 minutes she ignored the first light, 3 other people will ring but I won't go answer them because she caused this. She's also mean to her patients and makes them wait so she can finish her game or text message or doing her bills. I asked her for help with a patient that requires 2 people to be changed, and she flat out told me NO.
I had already been contemplating going to the ADON about said co-workers behavior, but I didn't want to rock the boat since she's about 35 years older than me and has been there as long as I've been alive. But when I get accused of things that I DON'T do but the person that's complaining about me does, I just can't accept that. However, bringing it up as I'm getting yelled at just made me look like a sore loser trying to pass the blame to someone else.
I just don't know what to do about this hostile environment right now. It wouldn't have been as bad if she had come to me about it before she went to the ADON, but she just skipped that step altogether. But she's telling me to not come to her with any complaints until I go to he co-worker first.
I actually worked with this coworker for this first time since this happened the other night (not that I was trying to avoid her, it just worked out that way) and she said about 2 words to me all night.
It was extremely awkward, especially considering the last night I worked with her was normal as anything. She knows I know it was her that reported me.
My ADON had asked if I wanted off the unit so I didn't have to work with her but I told her no, I enjoy the patients and the work on that unit.
I won't let this bitter woman hold me back. The unit I usually work is great experience for if/when I decide to move on.
LemonMonkey
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I actually worked with this coworker for this first time since this happened the other night (not that I was trying to avoid her, it just worked out that way) and she said about 2 words to me all night.
It was extremely awkward, especially considering the last night I worked with her was normal as anything. She knows I know it was her that reported me.
My ADON had asked if I wanted off the unit so I didn't have to work with her but I told her no, I enjoy the patients and the work on that unit.
I won't let this bitter woman hold me back. The unit I usually work is great experience for if/when I decide to move on.