Nasty Management/Administrator (vent)

[IMABSNRN]

I work in a LTC facility where the management is very nasty. The administrator has to be about the most unpopular person around. He took a garbage bag the other day and went around gathering personal belongings of staff (coats, books, etc.) and threw them away (one was mine) because he said we weren't to have these things behind the nurse's station or in the medicine room. We aren't allowed to have drinks anywhere in the facility except the dining room. The CNAs are expected to stand in the shower rooms that are like hot saunas with nothing to drink and they aren't allowed to roll their pants to their knees because this looks "unprofessional" so they go around with sopping wet pants.

And at lunchtime the "big whigs" (which is a group of about three people, the BOM admin and one of their cronies) barge into the kitchen (no hair nets, no washed hands) and help themselves to whatever is there, heaping their plates with whatever they want and by the time the CNAs finally get the chance to go to lunch (about an hour before their shift is over-what's the point?- a lot of times there's nothing left. The admin says, "this is the way we do things here." Of course, that is, unless the state is there.

We got a new employee who's sister happens to be her supervisor. This is against the rules and is clearly stated in the employee handbook, but when it was brought to Dude's attention he said, "what they don't know won't hurt them."

And you should have seen them cleaning out their offices the day before the new management corporation came to inspect the place. The big whigs were there until the wee hours of the morning cleaning their offices of incriminating evidence of their corruptness (including a huge bottle of narcs).

So, the workers day after day watch the hypocrisy and double standards and finally we are starting to feel resentful. I mention the CNAs because it seems like out of all of us they get the worst end of the deal.

The big whigs stick up for each other, right or wrong. As the administrator said once, when it was pointed out that a worker was singled out and treated VERY unfairly by one of his cronies, "I'm backing Shirley 100%. She's been my friend for years and I'm not going to do anything to hurt our friendship."

That's not friendship that's sick. They are a bunch of sick, co-dependent animals and I'm so fed up with that place I can't stand it. On top of that, it's no secret the administrator is a sot who loves to party. You can see it in his beer belly and bloodshot eyes a mile away. He's so arrogant it makes me sick.

Corrupt, small town politics at its best. I'm looking for another job, as soon as I can find a hole I'm jumping out. I just feel bad for the other poor souls who have to suffer.

[Spirithealer]

Hi IMABSNRN,

I just left a job like that. I was a nursing supervisor. They gave me a good evel and a raise, except they wanted to write me up for excessive absenteeism since I was out 7 days in one year, I don't think so. Once I caught pneumonia there, the second I got the 48 hour vomiting & diarrhea. We get 8 paid days. They didn't say that they would write you up if you took more than 2 days. I took the abuse for about 6 more months and the said, "I'm outta here" about a month ago. IMABSN, too...working on my masters...I enjoyed your ranting, makes me feel better!

[nyteshade, BSN]

Whoa big bottle of narcs??? Surprise em nasty with a call to the state!!! That's all I got to say....

[chellelynn25]

I feel your pain, had a administrator who said he would turn the nurses into the BON just for spite, brough is dog to work everyday and let it do it's business in his office then make housekeeping clean it up, made inapproriate comments about peoples sexual orientation, the list goes on and on. Thank goodness he's gone now. But the woman who took his spot is only slightly better. Yesterday she introduced a possible new employee to everyone at the nurses station including agency people but acted like I wasn't even sitting there! So I feel you totally on this one. Keep you head up!

[Lacie, BSN, RN]

I left a DON position in June for very similar reasons. I had a "bully" administrator. She would only come into the clinic once a month if that but act like she knew everthing to do with the unit, yet not have a clue. She was buddy buddy with the secretary who would report by phone to her on a daily basis her view of things going on. This secretary was never on the floor and in her little cubby by the front door so - go figure. I had this admin send the secretary and email which was attached to a previously forwarded email therefore it went to everyone making a not so funny comment stating "This should really set **** off, LOL!" It went to my chief tech, myself, and other staff! When confronted her reply was "I'm the boss and can say and do what I want". I gave my 30 day notice on the spot. She would have me terminate staff just because she "didnt like" them, although she may have met them once and they were excellent techs. She even backed a patient who physical pushed one of my techs into a wall!! Stated we anticipated this woman giving us issue so it was our fault lol. I could go on, but ultimately I knew it wouldnt change therefore it was either sit back and take it or go. I chose the later. Still job hunting and not much available but it's better than feeling sick going into work everyday!

[diane227, LPN, RN]

I would not work for someone like that for one single minute. I would make burgers at McDonalds before I would do it.