Holiday schedule strife, AGAIN!!!

[fergus51]

Oh my God. I can not believe how nuts some people get at work when the holiday schedule comes out. Now, I am in a new city where I don't know many people and I have no family nearby so I had volunteered to work every holiday except labor day 2005 because I want that off for a vacation (maybe Scotland, who knows?). I thought I was being more than generous.

I am scheduled to work 5 night in a row ending on the morning of Thanksgiving. That is ok with me even though 5 shifts in a row is a little rough. One of my coworkers just b*tched me out on the phone because I don't want to pick up her shift on the night of Thanksgiving. 6 12 hour shifts in a row? Not likely. I offered to work it for her if she did the first of my 5 so that I would still be doing only 5 in a row, but that wasn't good enough. Then I said I would do 4 hours for her that night and she could come it at 11-7 but that wasn't good enough either because she would be tired from the turkey!!! Then I basically told her to &*#$#@ off and not call me for a switch again. What is wrong with people?! I would love to spend 8 hours working on a holiday if it meant I could spend it with my family. :angryfire

[saskrn]

Anything's possible, I've got family in Saskatchewan, but no nurses among them as far as I know... I miss saskatoon berry pie and jam....

omg! I love that stuff! Have some in the fridge! I'll think of you when I'm eating it!

[KB75]

It's amazing how ungrateful some people can be especially when they are asking you for a favor.

[ratchit]

If we actually used our therapeutic communication skills, I suppose you could have said "Ummm Nancy Nurse, let me see if I'm hearing you correctly. You want me to pick up Thanksgiving night for you. I'm working 5 12's in a row. I am willing to work your assigned holiday for you but I can't work 6 12's. Can you work Sunday night for me? No? OK, can we do a 4/8 shift split on day 6 so I'm safe to work and you get your holiday time with your family? No? You want EVERYTHING??"

I wonder if she knew how obnoxious she was being- sounds like all she could hear is "I want I want I want!" Expected behavior in a 2 or 3 year old...

[imenid37]

What an incredible jerk! Reminds me of a co-worker I had who would grumble every year when the holiday schedule came out. We had a very fair system of assigning holidays which rotated from year to year. This person ALWAYS called off sick for every major holiday. In fact since you had to be sick prior to calling off for a major holiday like Thanksgiving or Christmas, these occasions of neck pain, back pain, or other maladies turned into a mini-vacation for this wretched woman. And long after I and many others weary of her ways have departed, she is still on that unit manipulating her little world. I think you are totally on the mark. A manipulator like that needs to be put in her/his place. Worst of all, this person who feels like they should not have to cover holiday time would complain the very loudest if her or her family member had to be inconvenienced if they were seeking care on a holiday. They say the turkey on the platter at Thanksgiving is t the stupid one. Stick a fork in this lady pronto!