I'm the mean one

[Cmariehart]

Last night I wasn't on my unit. I was hipped around to help out some other units and had it out with a very lazy orderly. I pretty much told him to get off his butt and do some work, apparently he didn't like that very much! I also went a complained to our supervisor about him...

And for some crazy reason I went back over to my unit to help do some monthly paper work. I was talking to the other 2 nurses on my unit when one of them asked all of our CNA and orderlies who the meanest nurse was on my unit and these were the results...

Orderly 1: said he was the meanest on the unit- he's been there for 3 years and doesn't take anyone's crap and he likes to bust chops on everyone.

Orderly 2: said all the nurses are mean and that we need to go home and take a nap

CNA 1: refused to comment

CNA 2: told me I was and then began to explain... And after all her explanation I looked at all of them and said this...

"it is not our job to kiss your @sses. You get paid to do a job and you're here to do that job. I just expect a higher quality out of all of you than most people, which is why between the 3 of us nurses you get pizza every other week and why we fill our kitchen cabinet with food for our shift."

So maybe it's just me... But I was kinda happy to hear that I was the mean one..... Considering I was told by my supervisor and head nurse that I was too nice not that long ago.... Ohwell..... Thought you guys would find this funny

[santhony44, MSN, RN, NP]

Kind of reminds me of when my kids were younger and used to say "Mom, you're so mean!!" I usually said, "Why, thank you! I must be doing something right!"

"Mean" usually translated into "you did what you said you would do!" or "you won't give me what I want/let me do what I want."

I even had a certificate a friend printed out for me with "World's Meanest Mom" framed and on my wall for a while.

So, at work, if "mean" translates into "I expect you to do your job" then being "mean" may be a good thing!!