fish philosophy

LisaRN2B · Dec 22, 2003

Interesting in its origin.

http://www.computerworld.com/news/2001/story/0,11280,61373,00.html

Edited to add link to the book:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786866020/chillicotheco-20/102-4366868-1892966

Liann · Dec 22, 2003

When I started my job 3 years ago, we had to watch the fish video at orientation. I thought it was great and had high hopes for this job. Sadly , it only takes one grouchy, slug of a co worker to break the whole day to pieces. When this person is working, the day is the pits...if this person has the day off, we all have a happy fish market kind of day. Oh well.... :rolleyes:

Headhurt, ADN · Dec 22, 2003

I initially thought you were referring to the Salmon Philosophy...

Work hard all day to swim upstream, just to get screwed and die in the end.

:D :D

SmilingBluEyes · Dec 22, 2003

Originally posted by Headhurt
I initially thought you were referring to the Salmon Philosophy...

Work hard all day to swim upstream, just to get screwed and die in the end.

:D

:roll

live4today, RN · Dec 22, 2003

Originally posted by Headhurt
I initially thought you were referring to the Salmon Philosophy...

Work hard all day to swim upstream, just to get screwed and die in the end..................

:chuckle :roll EXACTLY how I felt at the end of a job that I was soooooo excited about working one year ago. So much for thinking eh? :lol2:

athomas91 · Dec 22, 2003

the salmon philosophy - must have been the funniest thing i have read in forever!!!!:chuckle :roll :chuckle :roll

CCU NRS · Dec 22, 2003

Originally posted by Liann
When I started my job 3 years ago, we had to watch the fish video at orientation. I thought it was great and had high hopes for this job. Sadly , it only takes one grouchy, slug of a co worker to break the whole day to pieces. When this person is working, the day is the pits...if this person has the day off, we all have a happy fish market kind of day. Oh well....

from one of my own articles comes to mind

"The second part is to be positive rather than negative. We all know someone that is always negative. This person can bring down a room full of optimists. Constant complaining and fault finding are negative attitudes that never accomplish anything. Be positive and be constructive and be helpful."

I wrote this for our monthly newsletter at work it is called

Morale Boosters

didn't want to post the whole thing it is about 750 words. if anyone would like to read it I will send it to you.

oh yeah Fish sounds pretty cool

RNCENCCRNNREMTP · Dec 26, 2003

Our hospital started using FISH about a year ago also. Dumbest thing I have read/seen/heard. I will be happy at work when I am paid a decent wage for the hard work. When I can get administration to support our ED. I laugh and tell jokes all the time but does not mean I am a happy worker. There is no I in TEAM but there is an I in FISH!

athomas91 · Dec 27, 2003

i am sorry you have to work in a facility like that - our hospital is small compared to most, but stays very competetive - and our management (ed manager and supervisors) are outstanding in supporting their staff - so the fish philosophy works well in our ed..... on a bad nite - it only takes one of us to get the ball rolling - and pretty soon we are all smiling

we usually piss other dept's off by "playing" with them - and they don't quite know the game - but we get great laughs out of it....

one really busy nite - it was a horrid nite - one of our nurses called radiology and told them that we were bringing over a trauma case that must be done next - he ran over w/ a stuffed fish in his arms laughing hysterically - they wouldn't speak to us all nite - but we all had quite a laugh at the stupid joke.....

renerian, BSN, RN · Dec 27, 2003

I have heard of it! I loved it!!!

renerian

MrsWampthang, BSN, RN · Dec 27, 2003

I watched that as part of my orientation to our hospital and thought it was great! We do have some fun times in our ER but lately it has been so busy we haven't had time to do anything other than try and keep up with the patient load.

One of our ED nurses did do something that was rather funny. We all have email at work and we got inundated with department's holiday closing schedule. Well, one of the guys thought he would be funny and send out an email to our department only that we are open 24/7! Another nurse got that email and decided to share it with all hospital accounts! Needless to say the higher ups didn't find any humor in that. The girl that forwarded it to the whole hospital just wanted to let everyone to aknowledge that although there are departments that can close or go down to minumum staffing, we weren't and would be fully staffed and ready to handle business as usual.

I don't think she got more than a "now, now, now, don't do that again" but there were those of us who thought it was a good thing to send. In fact, I'm surprised that the other floors didn't follow suit!

Like I said, the higher ups didn't find any humor or anything else in the email. Guess they don't practice what they preach!

Pam:chuckle