marissaRN

Agnes has the right idea. I have worked within all positions on the chain of command, from administration to staff nurse, and I have worked for a variety of hospitals, from strict to lenient in terms of employee expectations regarding sick time, but consideration needs to be given only to the law. Outside the realm of having to abide by the law, we have a choice in the way people treat us. Exercise your rights, that's all. We either allow or disallow someone to treat us other than the way we feel that we should be treated. If you do not want to be treated in a certain kind of way, try not allowing it. The only requirement you have is to follow the law. If I am fired or penalized in any way for reasons that do not coincide with someone's policy, whether the policy is that of a facility or that of an individual, whether it pertains to sick time or otherwise, their policy best coincide with the law or a law suit may be my recourse. You should assume your rights, or you can expect to be treated as a person who has no rights. Likewise, when I worked in management, I was careful to follow the law in my requests of others, not because I did not know who would allow themselves to be bullied by me and who would not, but because I respect people as well as the law under which people are employed. Don't be bullied by employers who have no regard for either. Talk to the Labor Board and find out what the law dictates in the area of concern.