If I could stand in the middle of the hall at work with a megaphone, I would, because I'm tired of the whining!
Dear co-workers who hate your place of employment why are you so damned negative?
1) You have a brand new state of the art hospital, but you complain about the new building glitches that are slowly being taken care of. Ever move into a brand new house? Sometimes things need tweaking.
2)Staffing ratio is 4 patients max on a med/surg floor with stable no drip tele pt's thrown in and CNA's that kick some serious butt. You complain about receiving that 4th pt during a 12 hr shift with 2 more hours to go. You complain of being overworked. Many other hospitals operate at 5 PLUS! You also have a nurse that does your discharges, admits and education! All your charting and meds are computerized, cutting down med errors so you can have one less thing to worry about. You complain of being computerized and your pt load.
3)You work for a 'corporation' that values education and offers many classes during the year for FREE. You can take them anytime you want and get paid for going.
4)You have a floor manager that is always asking how things are going. She leaves a white board out for people to put complaints, suggestions on. There are commitees that staff members can be on. This way, WE can change or decide how things are done. But yet you complain about them micromanaging and not caring and refusing to be on the committees. It's easier to *itch than to help change things, eh?
5)Upper managment, CNO and CEO come around once a month with a cart with bagged chips, cookies, water, juice and offers it to YOU on the floor and ask how things are. They also serve an appreciation buffet covering all shifts every 4 months. It's great food and music and they thank us for working so hard. Nurses day was a huge cake for every shift, flowers for the floor and a thank you from upper managent to you personally with a hand shake. You say they are doing it to just look good. Here is a news message: How often did you see management doing this at any other facility?
6)Mangement knows everyone by their first name.
7) We received a raise this year during negotiations, with no change in insurance benefits, etc..We also won some extras that no other hospital in this corporation has. Yet you complain it wasn't enough.
8)Our corporation has a mission value that isn't money driven. Yeah, this facility does need to make money. If it doesn't, we don't work. However, they push the value in everything they do. I will not mention it here, but it's a good one and the facility attempts to live up to it. But...you complain that it's hokey and stupid.
I have worked in worse places, believe me. Totally unsafe and overworked where you see upper managment only in hall way pictures if you happen to be walking by HR.
So my dear co-workers. I love you all to death. You are my friends and nurses in arms. Yes, we have some bad days that are soo busy. But if you think you can find another place to work that is better, then leave. Your negativity is toxic and depressing to be around. You are so stuck in your negativity that you don't see the positive things happening around you and how many of us are very happy and appreciative of our employment!!!
Thanks everyone for letting me vent. I read the other posts about new grads not getting a chance to work and I work with a handful of very unappreciative people. I wish those new grads could come and work with me.:)
I can only hope that when it come time for me to find employment that I am fortunate enough to find a position with a facility like this one. I think these ladies/gents need a 'dose' of reality!
I would consider going back to hospital nursing for a sweet gig like this and promise to work nights and every holiday, too. Dang. And people don't appreciate this? Seriously?
Specializes in MCH,NICU,NNsy,Educ,Village Nursing.
Wow! What a great place to work. Sad that so few seem to really appreciate it. You are right---a negative work enviroment is toxic. That's one reason I left the bedside.....felt for the nurses being sniped at/about, and often felt that I had knives sticking out of my back after a shift. Anyway---congrats to you for recognizing a good thing when you see it & may the others catch on.....fast!!!
Its the nature of the beast Crying with two loaf's of bread while others are not so fortunate. Why do we complain well misery loves company and if your a Chronic complainer others will follow. You need to say keep away from them as much as you can and at your next meeting in-service confront them if you have the nerve. The only way to change something is to speak up and let it be known. And do it in a positive way.
You yourself is a complainer we all are at times and i don't mean to make it sound mean but you vent it here on AN and not to the Co-Workers themselves. Take a stand tell them how or what you feel . Holding things in makes it worse on you and your body and your stress level
Open and honest is what i say. No you won't win point's with your Co- Workers because people are not use to that openness but i would give it a shot. And maybe the hospital should hire New Grads they have fresh eyes and they just want in to show what they can do and i bet the drama will go down if you do hire New Grads.
I'd print this out and give it to your manager. If there is negativity and dissension on the floor, it's the manager's job to deal c it. Tell him/her you had a moment of uncontrolled anger and wrote it all out, and ask what you can do to help turn around the floor culture. Suggestions: Humor cart (Google it!)
digoe74
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I can only hope that when it come time for me to find employment that I am fortunate enough to find a position with a facility like this one. I think these ladies/gents need a 'dose' of reality!