Do you disclose AN to coworkers

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Do any of you SN folks let your coworkers know that you are on AllNurses ?

If so, do you disclose your username ?

Are you comfortable with this ?

Just curious. I do not want anyone I work with to know or identify me on here.

Thanks !

It isn't that I don't respect or like other female nurses. I just don't like the ones who are so into cliques and gossiping about others. Or the ones that consistently complain about patients and make fun of them. I've worked over 35 years and have seen some pretty hostile environments. No reason for that in my opinion.

Yea. That's not what you said.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.

No way would I disclose who I am here to anybody I work with. I work for a BIG company and there is language in the employee handbook that I am required to sign that I read yearly about social media..well, any media for that matter. The language is so restrictive as to what I could post about work that if anybody figured out exactly what facility I work at I could, and probably would be fired for some of the things I've said here about my employer.

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Specializes in Critical Care.
No way would I disclose who I am here to anybody I work with. I work for a BIG company and there is language in the employee handbook that I am required to sign that I read yearly about social media..well, any media for that matter. The language is so restrictive as to what I could post about work that if anybody figured out exactly what facility I work at I could, and probably would be fired for some of the things I've said here about my employer.

Be really careful, dang. I used to be a paralegal for an attorney who dealt with a lot of cases that involved social media stuff (people being fired/kicked out of school/losing custody of kids/etc.) and this stuff can bite you, especially if there's a policy against it. I try not to say anything on here that I wouldn't say in real life to someone, and if my school/job had rules against posting on social media, I would most definitely follow those rules because one of the tasks I used to perform for my boss was tracking down people on social media, forums such as these, etc., and printing out anything incriminating they said that could help (or hurt) the case. It's very, very easy to do. I'm not an expert by any means, but you'd be surprised at how much someone who has a bit of common sense, time, and an incentive can turn up on someone if they really want to.

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Yea. That's not what you said.

I meant what I said the first time. I just didn't fully explain myself. There are a lot of really nasty female nurses who seem to get a kick out of making other nurses miserable. They pick on the new grads (does eat their young come to mind?), talk trash and start rumors about whoever isn't working that shift, and so on. But that doesn't mean there aren't good and professional female nurses too. I was just trying to make a point that I don't see that negative behavior in male nurses like I do in female nurses. It is junior high behavior that some apparently never grow out of and I think it is terrible and unprofessional. It is especially bad when someone's feelings are hurt from gossip that usually isn't even true. We had a young male nurse on our unit, who unbeknownst to others,was dating my daughter. They encountered a few issues at one point and so he and I shared a few breaks as he wanted to talk about it and asked my advice. Next thing I knew, it was all over the place that we were having an affair. He was 20 years younger than me! It was embarrassing for him and I was furious. I was actually told by my head nurse to keep my personal life outside of the work place. She felt stupid when I explained the truth and she apologized. He actually transferred off our unit! It was very unpleasant and gossiping and the damage it can cause affects people's lives. He and my daughter ended up breaking up over it. Our next staff meeting included a lecture on the topic of gossip because it wasn't the only incident and I wasn't the only recipient of such crap. And God forbid if I was seen talking to any other male coworker. Some people still believed it! I was married to my high school sweetheart and 47 years later, still am. I was never interested in any other guy. And especially one dating my daughter. That is just sick.

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I'm sorry you have crappy co-workers, sherri.

When you generalize and single out women vs. men, you sound like a misogynist.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
Oh, good Lord! What is it with all the misogynists on this forum? And the scarey thing is, so many of them are women!

I went from an industrial construction background where there were very few women into nursing where there are mostly all women. I love women!! I even married one. :)

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I went from an industrial construction background where there were very few women into nursing where there are mostly all women. I love women!! I even married one. :)

:rolleyes:

I feel like you got into this field for "the chicks". Which is a whole other can of worms.

(We forgive you.)

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I've figured out that one of the nurses that works on my unit posts here regularly, but I don't know who they are, nor do they know my username.

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I've figured out that one of the nurses that works on my unit posts here regularly, but I don't know who they are, nor do they know my username.

Bring me a coffee tomorrow, please?

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Specializes in Critical Care.
Bring me a coffee tomorrow, please?

It's my weekend off!

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It's my weekend off!

Oh yea, I forgot.

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I actually heard about AN from a co-worker, we don't communicate at all on the blogs, but I am really appreciative she introduced me to it!

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