mimi_j

My feelings on this subject are pretty strong as I am dealing with "bullies" on my unit right now and have had enough of the indeed-toxic environment and looking for a new job. I have worked on 4 different units (one as a nursing assistant, 3 as an RN) and its been 50/50 as far as good teamwork vs. toxic atmosphere. Some people stay at jobs forever and watch alot of turnover as there are so many opportunities for nurses so people often leave and new ones come. So, those people are fine with the environment no matter what. I have decided I cant work like that, day after day feeling extremely stressed for 12+ hours and on pins & needles every time I walk down the hall. The direct way to answer your question: Yes! the bullies are there. But, you know what? I remember bullies when I was a receptionist in a law office too. EVERY WORKPLACE has a myriad of personalities from the nice, quiet folks to the crazies. What I think is important is that you have management with a zero tolerance for cliques, harassment, etc. Personally, I work for someone who wants to be friends with the clique-y folks instead of managing them, so I gotta go!

I just want to say how helpful everyone's posts here are. This would seem like such a trivial thing to anyone else but its real for the HH folks. I am attempting to start HH nursing thanks to the referral of one of my coworkers at the hospital who does it as a second job and really enjoys it.