Nurse Resigns by Sending 'I Quit' Cake to Her Employer

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This tops any resignation I received when manager.

Nurse Resigns by Sending 'I Quit' Cake to Her Employer

Specializes in ER.

Here's an article about the hospital. It does sound like there is a morale problem, understaffing, and a failure to protect nurses from assaults.

Western State Hospital struggles to keep jobs filled | The News Tribune

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elkpark said:
I looked up the story, and found this; she's not shy about badmouthing her former employer to the press:

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Doesn't sound like a joke to me. I'm sure the hospital administration isn't laughing.

Why would it be consider what she said bad mouthing? We weren't their, we didn't work with her, we didn't experience what she went though. None of us are qualified to say she bad mouth. For all that was said by her in the news story about Western, could be absolute truth. Truth is not Badmouthing. Truth is truth. As far as that line of thinking it reminds me when Jesus told off the Scribes and Pharisees calling them 'wicked & offspring of vipers'. So would one call Jesus badmouthing? Absolutely not.

As far as the administration not laughing, well maybe they should stop laughing for maybe they have been laughing way to hard for the last few years not caring about the nurses or anything else for that matter to bring about changes to make the nurses happy. When nurses work in a toxic environment that is broken and its leaders aren't concerned with improving things I think it's wonderful a nurse made such a beautiful (but I will agree maybe not to smart) statement. This puts a magnifying glass on the administration and maybe just maybe they will improve. Me I applaud her stand, creativity, determination, her thoughtfulness towards her fellow nurses and she could work for my practice in a heartbeat.

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rzyzzy said:
Kinda looks like a "PN" to me.. if that's the case, there's not much chance of a "better" work environment anywhere else, based on my own experiences.

And who would eat an "I Quit" cake anyway?

You have a point, but I would eat the cake especially if it's vanilla LOL

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Lisa.FNP said:
Why would it be consider what she said bad mouthing? We weren't their, we didn't work with her, we didn't experience what she went though. None of us are qualified to say she bad mouth. For all that was said by her in the news story about Western, could be absolute truth. Truth is not Badmouthing. Truth is truth. As far as that line of thinking it reminds me when Jesus told off the Scribes and Pharisees calling them 'wicked & offspring of vipers'. So would one call Jesus badmouthing? Absolutely not..

Uh, if you speak ill of something or someone, whether it's true or not, it's considered badmouthing...

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Pixie.RN said:
I would eat the heck out of that cake. Yum, vanilla! ?

Not this one, but send me a resignation on a Carvel and I am digging IN. I'll even kindly request that the employee put extra chocolate crunchies in.

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Lisa.FNP said:
Why would it be consider what she said bad mouthing? We weren't their, we didn't work with her, we didn't experience what she went though. None of us are qualified to say she bad mouth. For all that was said by her in the news story about Western, could be absolute truth. Truth is not Badmouthing. Truth is truth. As far as that line of thinking it reminds me when Jesus told off the Scribes and Pharisees calling them 'wicked & offspring of vipers'. So would one call Jesus badmouthing? Absolutely not.

As far as the administration not laughing, well maybe they should stop laughing for maybe they have been laughing way to hard for the last few years not caring about the nurses or anything else for that matter to bring about changes to make the nurses happy. When nurses work in a toxic environment that is broken and its leaders aren't concerned with improving things I think it's wonderful a nurse made such a beautiful (but I will agree maybe not to smart) statement. This puts a magnifying glass on the administration and maybe just maybe they will improve. Me I applaud her stand, creativity, determination, her thoughtfulness towards her fellow nurses and she could work for my practice in a heartbeat.

I wasn't suggesting that what she said wasn't true (I'm guessing it probably is), but it's still "poor form" and highly unprofessional to mouth off to the press about her employer in that way. It's nice that you're willing to hire her; maybe you should contact her and let her know that, because it's not likely anyone else in nursing will be.

(ETA: And did you have to drag Jesus into this? Really?)

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Specializes in ER.

I did a google search for articles about Sara Childers RN. One article said she moved from Wyoming to work at Western. Another link took me to a disciplinary letter from the state of Wyoming. Apparently she has a troubled past, including drug diversion in Wyoming. So, she is not a new nurse after all.

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I bet there's a photo of an ugly cake in her personnel file now. after all it is written notice, just happens to be edible. don't remember any specific rule when it comes to resignations saying what the notice must be written on!

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I did a google search for articles about Sara Childers RN. One article said she moved from Wyoming to work at Western. Another link took me to a disciplinary letter from the state of Wyoming. Apparently she has a troubled past, including drug diversion in Wyoming. So, she is not a new nurse after all.

You killjoy! :-)

Serioulsy, wow. You know this will get around as well.

It almost seems too convenient though, is there any way that's a fake document?

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Libby1987 said:
It almost seems too convenient though, is there any way that's a fake document?

The documents are linked on the Wyoming BON website licensure verification page, so I doubt it.

Maybe we shouldn't get carried away with the schadenfreude ... (As much as I, too, would enjoy it being the same person ... :))

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Specializes in Healthcare risk management and liability.

Although it occurred many years in the past, my favorite story about Western State was when they gave the head of the union there a job as the hospital risk manager to essentially buy him off from the discrimination complaints he was filing. He had no expertise, training or competence whatsoever in risk management. The state was finally able to fire him after making hundreds of thousands in settlements to other employees that he had sexually harassed and threatened.

State, union to pay $1M in Western State Hospital harassment case | The Seattle Times

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Western State Hospital has been in the news here a LOT due to patient elopement, attacks on staff, woefully inadequate staffing, and other major issues. Don't blame her a bit for quitting, but the cake was very unprofessional. A letter of resignation would have been better and the route I would have chosen, myself.

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