Coworker wanted to trade shifts

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I was off for Thanksgiving this year. A co-worker was begging me to take her shift and would not leave me alone about it. I told her that I'd do it but I'd need $600 cash prior. She said, "I'M NOT GOING TO PAY YOU" and hung up.

Ah. I mean, I wasn't going to do it anyway, but what kind of response do you expect when I'm at home drinking wine at 11pm?! After I had already politely told you no?!

Just a cute lil Thanksgiving story for ya'll! :sneaky:

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).

Well handled, NurseDisneyPrincess!

Reminds me of a story when I worked in Chemical Dependency Treatment 30 years ago. A Patient said he'd pay any staff member $100 to give him a ride home. Of course no staff member took the Patient up on the offer except the Program Director who said, "I'm holding out for $150". I was shocked and asked him why. He replied, "Anybody who'll pay $100 for a ride home will surely pay $150!"

The good news is the Patient never got a ride home, completed treatment and had a long sobriety.

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Specializes in Oncology.

I had a coworker once who scored tickets to some show on New Years Eve. She actually did pay someone some significant sum of cash to take her shift.

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Specializes in Case manager, float pool, and more.

I switched 2 shifts with one of my co-workers cause they had events at their kids school that came up last minute. Well, fast forward and my wedding anniversary comes around ( I had asked off 2 months in advance & I have seniority ) and I see I am scheduled to work it. So I ask this co-worker to switch, I even offered to work his Saturday or Sunday and this co-worker said no. I did get another co-worker to switch but still I was so mad.

Guess, who said NO the next time he asked about switching? Come on, take a wild guess.

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Specializes in retired LTC.
Guess, who said NO the next time he asked about switching? Come on, take a wild guess.

Did you tell him WHY you wouldn't switch??? Some people need to be hit over the head because they're clueless!

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Out of interest - what are the most popular dates to request off?? The only holiday I really care about is Christmas. I'll happily work Thanksgiving, Black Friday (not an actual holiday, I know, but still.....), July 4th, New Years....

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Wow, the entitlement.. nicely played.

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Specializes in retired LTC.

To Apple-Core - SUPER BOWL SUNDAY is a very, very big one.

Also Mother's Day and Father's Day.

Nontraditional. And they all fall on weekends which make things worse than usual.

For those who never thought about it, just watch the callouts!

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.
To Apple-Core - SUPER BOWL SUNDAY is a very, very big one.

My personal nightmare was that I'd go into labor on Super Bowl Sunday, because it was a high-risk pregnancy and I knew the place would be staffed bare-bones that day.

As for myself, I'll pick up shifts on Super Bowl Sunday if someone asks me to. I'm not a big football fan so I don't feel like I'm missing anything.

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I will be happy to work for you on Super Bowl Sunday. Any shift, any speciality. If no takers, you can find me at Costco, because it will be delightfully empty.

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Specializes in ER, Med Surg, Ob/Gyn, Clinical teaching.
I was off for Thanksgiving this year. A co-worker was begging me to take her shift and would not leave me alone about it. I told her that I'd do it but I'd need $600 cash prior. She said, "I'M NOT GOING TO PAY YOU" and hung up.

Ah. I mean, I wasn't going to do it anyway, but what kind of response do you expect when I'm at home drinking wine at 11pm?! After I had already politely told you no?!

Just a cute lil Thanksgiving story for ya'll! :sneaky:

I loooove this....hahahahahahaahahah!!!!!!

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Specializes in Case manager, float pool, and more.

Yes, I did tell him why I wanted to switch.

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