Do you think your manager likes you?

[LilyBlue]

I don't think mine likes me. I am not a butt kisser at all, and I don't gossip or tattle. I rarely can work extra shifts either due to childcare issues. Also, she had a complaint on me from a patient...it was a legitimate complaint, but I was doing the best I could do. A patient complained that I had not checked on her for two hours at one point in the night, and that was correct. I was with another patient who was circling the drain.

My manager never speaks to me when she passes me in the hall, etc. I do wish she liked me, because I think it makes work easier, but I'm not someone who is going to go to great lengths to butt kiss or anything like that.

[truern]

On to the "hello" in the hallway thing........... Maybe it is just the culture in my hospital, but everyone says hello and smiles when they walk by each other in the hallway. I mean, we even do it to the patient's and families too! It just makes for a better atmosphere.

We even have a name for it: The Wake Way!!

We're to go out of our way to greet patients, families, and visitors...and yes, each other

[ghillbert, MSN, NP]

I can honestly say that my manager is a good friend. We have a small department, and almost everyone gets on very well.

Rudeness does annoy me though - I hate when people walk by without saying hello. Nothing to stop you starting the contact though. Killing people with kindness is usually a good way to deal with it.

[pagandeva2000, LPN]

I try to stay away from the managers at all cost, so I don't get a hint of how they feel. I do keep up with trends that they focus on so I don't stand out like a sore thumb, but I really try to stay out of the radar.