I am an RN that works in the Behavioral Health field. I am Italian and my hubby is AA. We have 4 beautiful children and are very happy together. My problem is the staff I work with keep making derogatory racial statements/slurs in my presence. They all know that I have a racially mixed family yet this still continues! I have told them on numerous occasions that I am extremely offended by their comments, yet the behavior continues. Last night one of my co-workers was talking about Obama, and he said "I wouldn't care if we had a mixed race president, I just wish he wasn't half ******!" I was infuriated and I told him so!!!!!!! :argue::argue: The jerk then tried to apologize to me for making that comment. I told him I didn't accept his apology, because he continues to make these same statements over and over! Unfortunately, he is not the only one that does this, there are several others guilty of doing the same thing! I have told my supervisor on numerous occasions, and she has talked to the staff several times yet it continues on an almost nightly basis! The supervisor brought in administration and they supposedly "counseled" them, yet this still continues! Please tell me how to handle this! I am almost ready to quit my job, because I think one night I am really just gonna lose it and end up getting fired for killing one of them!!!!!!!!!
It is very sad to me that racism is still so prevalent in our society. It is even sadder that it exists in health care professionals! How can a health care worker give quality care to every pt. if they are so racist??? This not only infuriates me, but it also makes me extremely sad!!:crying: Please give me some advice!
I am so sorry that you have to deal with discrimination. How do these people treat their patients? I can only imagine! First, keep a log of comments and behavior directed towards you and then book an appointment with your manager. Management loves documentation. If you do not get any results, go to your HR dept. Most facilities have diversity training.
I can relate to your experience, I once worked with a woman who hated me due to my race. She actually told me once that whenever she used the bathroom, she would picture the face of a person she hated while she was doing her business. She would also tell me "dumb racial" jokes. She was just a very nasty person in need of major psych therapy! My last job was a very toxic environment. I tried to make changes, but management chose to bury their heads in the sand and not address the issues. I learned a valuable lesson at that job. Never give your power away to people. This includes letting them get to you at any level. Some people just want to kick people down. I ended up leaving and now work with a great set of people and I love going to work. Good luck to you!
I have told them on numerous occasions that I am extremely offended by their comments, yet the behavior continues. Last night one of my co-workers was talking about Obama, and he said "I wouldn't care if we had a mixed race president, I just wish he wasn't half ******!" I was infuriated and I told him so!!!!!!! :argue::argue: The jerk then tried to apologize to me for making that comment. I told him I didn't accept his apology, because he continues to make these same statements over and over! Unfortunately, he is not the only one that does this, there are several others guilty of doing the same thing! I have told my supervisor on numerous occasions, and she has talked to the staff several times yet it continues on an almost nightly basis! The supervisor brought in administration and they supposedly "counseled" them, yet this still continues!
Please tell me how to handle this! I am almost ready to quit my job, because I think one night I am really just gonna lose it and end up getting fired for killing one of them!!!!!!!!!
ceann
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I am so sorry that you have to deal with discrimination. How do these people treat their patients? I can only imagine! First, keep a log of comments and behavior directed towards you and then book an appointment with your manager. Management loves documentation. If you do not get any results, go to your HR dept. Most facilities have diversity training.
I can relate to your experience, I once worked with a woman who hated me due to my race. She actually told me once that whenever she used the bathroom, she would picture the face of a person she hated while she was doing her business. She would also tell me "dumb racial" jokes. She was just a very nasty person in need of major psych therapy! My last job was a very toxic environment. I tried to make changes, but management chose to bury their heads in the sand and not address the issues. I learned a valuable lesson at that job. Never give your power away to people. This includes letting them get to you at any level. Some people just want to kick people down. I ended up leaving and now work with a great set of people and I love going to work. Good luck to you!