On my off days, I make sure that I am getting plenty of rest, because I am a nurse and my duties at the floor requires my full attention.
So when I have to come in during my "off days" so that one of you who mysteriously calls out sick for the entire weekend, placing a call on Friday afternoon saying that you will be sick on Saturday and Sunday..
have no doubt that you have caused ill feelings and I hope that your words will come true for you. ?
I'm just not mean enough to place a "sick call" on the day that you're scheduled to be "on call." Maybe I would, but no..I'm not that mean. Although, it would be sweet. To see a cluster of your "off days," and placing a sick call just to get even with you.
But I live with a honor system. So what do I do? I join Allnurses to rant my feelings here.
Nah, I have not "signed up" for this "on call." It was shoved on us.
Also. I have a hard time understanding people that will know exactly when they will be sick and how they will get better, when the calls are made in few days in advance especially when it's over the weekend when the weather is excellent and the sun is shining brightly.
Shame on everyone that uses "fake reasons" to call in sick.
It’s very simple to call out for two days. You do it when consecutive call ins are considered one occurrence and you know one day is not going to cut it.
You did voluntarily sign up. You may have been made to feel guilty but were not mandated. Your words.
I work with someone who constantly has to leave for personal matters. Her kids have an allergic reaction and doesn't have their epi pen. Ex-husband isn't going to be home in time to take kid here or there and it's allowed. When she is at work she spends most of her time doing homework and if she gets busy and has to work she cops an attitude. Rant over!
nd you're right Klone. I take back "hoping" for the "person who called sick" to be "sick." Can I just hope for Karma to embrace them? ?
I actually started a log-journal of the unit call outs. Who/When/and when was the unit notified.
I'm going to gather data on this and let it accumulate for awhile, and just take it up the management's chain.
Hey what dog bit you and made you rabid.You wishing ill on your co workers will circle back to you.
Investigating and documenting who called when, and for what,is none of your business and shows a lack of maturity.They will wonder how you had time for this when you are supposed to be working.Say the workers prayer and ....Please focus on yourself and your patients.
It’s very simple to call out for two days. You do it when consecutive call ins are considered one occurrence and you know one day is not going to cut it.
You did voluntarily sign up. You may have been made to feel guilty but were not mandated. Your words.
In your post you quoted the OP's very words that she did not sign up for the call shifts but was instead mandated-I thought she made that fact very clear!
I think that’s extremely petty, time consuming, energy draining, and at the end of the day it’s not your responsibility or possibly even your business - as others have mentioned in this thread, there may be a lot of behind the scenes information that you aren’t privy to, such as FMLA, active disciplinary action, etc.
I totally understand the frustration of course. Most of us do. But between your repeated comments of hoping they seriously get ill, as well as going as far as to keeping a log of other people’s call outs, I would suggest you just focus on yourself instead of others. Yes it effects you, but you seem to be wasting more energy on it than it deserves.
I understand being frustrated with weekend call outs. However, I don't think that being judgemental or mean is going to solve the pronblem. I had the flu on Thursday, and my MD wrote for me not to go back to work until the following Tues. Now, I am fortunate that I am a school Nurse and don't work weekends, but had I, I would have had to call in through the weekend on Thursday. I was able to provide an MD note, and I didn't even start to feel bteer until Late Sunday afternoon, when I was no longer febrile. I was so sick I couldn't even get out of bed. We can't always help when we get sick, and I just think that calling people on the carpet for it is fair.
It's hard when you are sick to be able to gauge how long it will last, and you know it's worse the less time you give as a warning. So is it better to call out for two days in a row when you think you might be really knocked down, or to call off one day, wait until it's the last minute again and call off?
Anywhere that I've ever worked, if you call off on the weekend, you automatically work your next weekend off, and all places have had a points system, so you will only do it so many times and you're gone. Jobs not plentiful here
"Nah, I have not "signed up" for this "on call." It was shoved on us.
Also. I have a hard time understanding people that will know exactly when they will be sick and how they will get better, when the calls are made in few days in advance especially when it's over the weekend when the weather is excellent and the sun is shining brightly.
Shame on everyone that uses "fake reasons" to call in sick."
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You did voluntarily sign up. You may have been made to feel guilty but were not mandated. Your words.
Awesome.
"Shoved on us" now translates to a "voluntary sign up."
If we work short, we should be able to divide your daily pay?. Other than that I really dont care.
This is how it should be across the board. If the recommended staffing ratio shows that there should be 9 nurses on and there are only 7, then those 7 should split what the other 2 recommended nurses would be paid.
This is how it should be across the board. If the recommended staffing ratio shows that there should be 9 nurses on and there are only 7, then those 7 should split what the other 2 recommended nurses would be paid.
LovingLife123
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Then management deals with it. Not this employee. Again, they have no say so in the matter.
As much as the OP complains she signed up for this on call. She feels pressured to do it, but she still voluntarily signed up for it.
She can quit if she hates her situation so much.