dealing with workers who hate you

[sprintin08]

i have one year left of school for my RN and absolutely love it. however, i am not cut out for all the drama at work. i work at a nursing home and it is 100% my passion. i love the elderly population more than anything and have never once dreaded going to work in terms of taking care of the residents. the part i dread is working with one specific other aide who i swear has it out for me! she writes nasty notes directed at me in a notebook that we are supposed to keep to discuss what is going on with residents and what she writes is complete lies about stuff i didnt do that there is proof i did do. this, i can handle... all the nurses seem to love me, have told me countless times how happy they are when i am working because they know the job will get done. the nurses know that i did whatever the girl claims i didnt and nobody really believes her. however, a resident recently told me that this girl has told him not to press his call light when i am working because i wont answer it anyway. i could not believe she would do something like this! then, this morning i was getting ready to leave at 7am after i worked the night shift. this specific aide was working on the floor after me and i was supposed to give her report. she comes in at 7, she was on her phone yelling at whoever she was talking to, clocks in, and then leaves the room. i wait 30 minutes for her to come back, and she didnt. so i write on a piece of paper the report i was going to give her, then go find her in the parking lot where she was sitting in her car and i give her the paper (now, i probably did not have the nicest look on my face, but i was irritated that she was on her phone when she was supposed to be working and i needed to leave) and then i head back inside to get my purse. so then i am getting ready to walk out the door and she comes storming in and begins to tell me how i am mean, have a bad attitude, and am a terrible worker IN FRONT OF THE RESIDENTS that were sitting on a couch near us. and these residents that were sitting there are NOT ones that are confused and going to forget this. now i know there are a lot worse things that could happen than this, but i was livid! i dont know who she thinks she is that she can talk to me like that in front of the residents i told her i wasnt going to argue with her and walked out the door. i was so mad that i actually got completely lost driving home, not paying attention to where i was going. i am just really hurt, i honestly try to be nice to everyone and i dont know what she has against me that would cause her to do this to me. i can deal with her talking about me to the other workers, but it really makes me so upset that now she is saying stuff to/in front of the residents. i am just not cut out for this and i dont want to bring it up to my boss because i think it would cause her to hate me even more, and i am not a confrontational person but i dont even know what to do anymore i am so sick of dealing with her drama when i am there to do something i love.

[caliotter3]

Take some time to speak to your nurse supervisor about this. The other CNA is creating a hostile workplace with her behavior and it is part of the nurse's responsibility to intervene if you can not settle it with the person on your own. Put your guard up if you stay at this facility once you get your RN license.

[BeautifulDoeLVN]

This person has serious issues and has created a hostile workplace.

The residence do not need to hear this, Your nurses are to intervene and report this to the DON do not let another day go by putting up with this.

[Poi Dog]

Take her outside and beat her orifice Oops, my evil twin has gotten the best of me.

I have coworkers who make it known that they don't like me. Talking to the department proved was futile It WAS difficult to go to work. I figured that since the higher ups were not going to do anything and I need the job that I would handle it myself.

What I have done is glue a smile and a don't eff with me look on my face when I see those coworkers. I also document like a fool because that's how I roll. Watch your back and be careful who you choose to confide in because if something were to go down, people can become absentminded.

Don't show that baboon that she has gotten to you. Just remain professional.

[sprintin08]

thanks so much for the advice everyone

[carrie_c]

Go get your RN then become her boss. :)

She's probably just jealous.