Need to vent...being volunteered by someone else to do overtime...WHAT?!

itsnowornever, BSN, RN · Oct 8, 2012

Well its not so much the point that they called to ask me. Its that my NM pretty much volunteered me to work for the second weekend in a row, without really asking if I wanted to. Last weekend she TOLD me I had to work Sunday. I explained that I go to church at 11am so I couldnt work until 1pm. She said she didnt care and that I had to rearrange my schedule.

That would tick me off. Point blank. No. I have something planned. I'll call at one to see if you still need me. That makes ME mad LOL

JZ_RN · Oct 8, 2012

I would say, no one asked me if this was okay and I can't do it, I have other obligations. Sorry. They'll get the picture.

echoRNC711, BSN · Oct 8, 2012

We teach people how to treat us. If you are always a "yes " when asked they will keep asking. I still struggle with this myself. Easiest solution keep your phone off unless your paid to be on call.

uRNmyway, ASN, RN · Oct 8, 2012

Lol, so some say turn off the phone, dont answer. Some say, say no. Im seriously considering this 'pay me to be on call' thing though!

joanna73, BSN, RN · Oct 8, 2012

If you are obligated to work M-F, and they haven't directly asked you, say no. "Sorry, I have plans." Otherwise, the agency will continue to think it's acceptable to volunteer you for shifts. My manager tried this once with me. Filled in an extra shift without asking. I noticed this, and said, "I can't work this shift. I wasn't asked, and I have few days off." Never tried that again.

tyvin, BSN, RN · Oct 8, 2012

Are you that afraid for your job? Telling us that you see all the resumes makes me think you are. Seriously...if you keep letting them do this you will never rest. You also don't need to say why you're refusing. Get a grip and say no...they are using you.

hiddencatRN, BSN, RN · Oct 8, 2012

Why not turn the tables on the NM? "I can't be in at 7am but can work 3-7. I'm sure the NM would be happy to take her turn picking up the early shift."

allnurses Guide · Oct 8, 2012

I have to say I do understand the OP's fear about "the stack of resumes" - when I started PDN in 2004 they were constantly short of nurses. Now they have many more than they need and are hiring lots of new grads at bottom-of-the-barrel wages.

AngelfireRN, MSN, RN, APRN · Oct 8, 2012

Why not turn the tables on the NM? "I can't be in at 7am but can work 3-7. I'm sure the NM would be happy to take her turn picking up the early shift."

Oh, I LIKE!!!!

studentmalenurse · Oct 8, 2012

So for the second weekend in a row, the NM at the HH agency where I work basically volunteers MY services to do the early morning shift on Sundays. This is besides the fact that I already work M-F 8-5. She gets the owner to call me and say that they really need me to go because someone called in sick. That the NM said she would go in from 3-7pm if *I* went in from 7-3. "You don't need to go in, but we REALLY need you to go." I mean, come on. When the owner of the company you work for says that, can you even say no?
Ok, end rant...

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Solution is very very simple.....CALLER ID...

Indy, LPN, LVN · Oct 8, 2012

If there is a stack of resumes waiting to be hired, why isn't there someone hired to do this weekend thing on a regular basis? Because they are trying to screw you into doing it, that is why. Say no.

bborcyk · Oct 8, 2012

If it's only one day, is it really that big of a deal? I realize it's Sunday, and that someone else volunteered you, which is kind of a bummer. However, if it's only one day, I would just suck it up and do it. If it's permanent or extended period of time, I would do it once and request that they find someone else because you have plans you cannot change, etc. Be clear, though, whichever you choose. Sorry you were put in that position!