I was just curious to hear from other nurses on this subject. At my last nursing position in a community health clinic, I LOVED what I did and got along well with my nurse manager. She complimented me frequently and gave me special projects to work on which I loved!
About 5 months into work, a new nursing manager was hired and I immediately began getting notes in my mailbox from her containing information on things I needed to improve upon, was called into her office frequently for her to correct something I had done or for her to talk to me about my responsibilities. I NEVER received any reprimands from my other manager so this floored me!!!
I was even told that it as inappropriate and unprofessional for me to ask a nurse practitioner questions. This manager walked by in clinic one day when I was asking our NP about a disease process I didn't understand. Well she called me into her office and I received a stern warning about that.
Needless to say, a month after she came on board I was called into her office, and was flat out told that it would be best for me to resign because if she were to "dismiss" me.....she could make it very hard for me to find another job. I felt threatened and in turn, resigned.
I was dumbfounded!!!! I had never been in trouble before this, received a great review from other managers, and loved my job. This all happened a quite a while ago.....but it made me want to ask if anyone has ever dealt with a manager or higher-up authority that just did not like you?
It is something I never want to deal with again but I understand that not everyone will like you. So spill the beans if you've ever been in a similar situation, and how you handled it.