pinoy_guy

i am not giving specifics, but i posted the gist of the situation. i am not saying it's a conspiracy involving everyone. personnel said it's the manager's decision. a coworker tried this, nothing happened. this happens at start of shift too, a coworker was called up and informed she'll be on call. when she said, have you called off this woman? personnel said so-and-so said it's your turn--even if she was just called off 2 days ago. a few had done this before, even talked to the house supervisor. i was shocked to realize this too--i didn't know this happens here. it is not fair. if you live near my area i can show you the schedules. i cannot take a vacation because my ptos are being used up. it's hard to understand because i cannot just leave at this point. a lot of the people who signed up here, left after a few months, asked me how i can work in such an environment. i am still bound here. thanks to everyone who shared useful input.

i have brought documentation to hr. the person i talked to said it's my manager's decision. i don't want to post more specific details as the people i've talked to will easily identify me. and yes, i now realized i'll have to get a 2nd part-time job. thanks for your input.

i am slowly and sadly realizing this. a few other forum members here know what i'm talking about. in fact, a lot of the newer employees left after orientation. the ones who remain are the ones bound by agreements/contracts. thanks for your input. i hope i can get a 2nd job without violating the terms of my contract with this hospital.

:chuckle please read my post--i do not want extra shifts. i am not happy because i am not working the 3 shifts per week that every full time employee is supposed to have. if i did not want extra shifts, why would my manager offer them?

thanks for your input. that's actually my plan b. i was just hoping there was another way to resolve the situation.

are there issues i should be aware of, why i should not take this to the state? i doubt this issue can be resolved, even by the ceo. a recent event proved this to us. this is my problem--i cannot quit here at this time. my manager--she is very much aware of how many hours each of her nurses works, as she's bean counting for cost-cutting. now this is ironic, because she would rather pay overtime for some of her pets, and deny me my pay. is there a federal law against this? there is in theory a logbook--but when i look at the logbook, the pets are usually recorded as being sent home once or twice a week--which is another lie, as i see them there almost everyday. the other issue is floating--they are recorded as being floated to another floor every week, but we all know they never float. heck, they cannot even do their jobs right in our own floor. it is impossible for them to work in another floor--people will find out their delinquencies. they spend more time in the break room rather than at the bedside. this is the sad part--no union here. basically the suck ups had successfully quashed any attempts at unionizing this hospital...and thus their perks. as i said, i don't mind favoritism--like some of the pets never having any weekend duties. but when this favoritism affects my being able to pay my rent, then i'm complaining.

i have copies of the schedules--this had been going on for years. personnel said they cannot do anything about it as the manager makes the schedules. on my managers' manager...let's say that the other nurses had questioned her sanity, as she rules with a dictatorial style...and this style necessitates have a coterie of loyal underlings, our manager among them. i found this out the hard way when i sent feedback to my manager regarding dubious practices by my coworkers...and this manager basically told me that my coworkers were just doing their jobs, and i shouldn't mess with how they do their jobs. i would have left this hospital a long time ago, but i cannot do so at this time--let's just say i have a contract.

finally discovered why i was often being sent home on call. our manager plays favorites. full time employees get 3 12-hour shift per week, then any additional shifts are paid overtime. on studying our schedules, i discovered that some suck ups get 5 to 6 shifts per week--and they are all labelled as regular shifts, not extra shifts. i get my standard 3 shifts per week. problem is, they usually send me home more than the other nurses--i'm using up my ptos just to be able to pay my rent. what sucks is these suck ups i work with brag about going on vacations in asia and europe. a coworker asked our manager regarding this disparity, and was told that the extra shifts are being paid straight rates, not overtime rates. now we all know this is bovine ordure. payment is being handled by payroll, not our manager. this means the suck ups are being paid overtime, while i'm using up my ptos. this also means that our manager is lying. now i don't have any problems with respecting seniority. but when this seniority is not being applied across the board, and when this seniority is at the expense of other employees, then i don't agree with it. i have asked personnel about this disparity--they said they weren't aware of it, as their software takes a long time to load one employee's schedule--so it would be impossible to cross-check all scheduled personnel's record to see who should be sent home on call. my question is, who can i approach regarding this issue? can i file a complaint with the state? a simple investigation of the pay slips and work record should expose this anomaly, but is this possible? can this be done anonymously? with all the shenanigans going on, i wouldn't be surprised if our manager will suddenly find a lot of things to complain about me, once she discovers i complained to the state. help please.

there was a study (heritage foundation?) 2 years ago that illegal immigrants pay too little taxes, if at all. of those families that pay, they get up to 5 times more (if i recall correctly) in benefits from the state--chief among them being education and healthcare. bottomline was the taxpayers were paying to support these illegal immigrant families--and this amount is much more than the benefits the us gets from illegal immigrant labor. anchor babies are being used as keys to access education, and some lawmakers are trying to address this issue.

woman indicted for smuggling filipinos into the us [color=dimgray]06/07/2008 just a friendly reminder to be careful whom you trust... and if any of these people are involved in processing your papers...i suggest you find another agency.

i was just surprised by his statement that they helped lobby for the lifting of the previous retrogression. this is the sad part. and reading some of their posts in various internet fora, clamoring for their right to get an immigrant visa just because they passed the nclex... a lot of them are going to be very disappointed. what's worse is that the real nurses (those who went into nursing because they like helping people...and not just after the dollars) will find it harder to get to the us too. exactly.

philippine news agency inquirer (inquirer.net) interviewed sentosa owner ben philipson on the sentosa 27+ case. let me point out the obvious bias, based on the lead line alone: sentosa warns nurses: 'they will know what slavery means' i wonder how much was filtered out, and what this alleged reporter focused on to create this biased article. fair warning, given all the grief sentosa had gone through, just because these nurses wanted to squirm away from $25,000 they committed to should they break their contracts. now they must be regretting their their ill-made decisions. i hope other nurses learn from this case. the painful thing for the nurses is that they thought they got away from the case...but this statement of intent to file slander cases, and intent to garnish their property...means the nurses are not working for themselves at this time--all the money and property they worked for will come to naught when they are garnished. the nurses are running out of bullets, and had now charged sentosa with slavery. reminds me of the saying "cooked in their own fat." now this is the bit of good news. i had received some emails from my students in the philippines saying they couldn't find any agency willing to recruit filipino nurses...at least sentosa is still recruiting there, despite all this mess. if you watch the video, though...the new nurses will have to sign more stringent contracts because of the actions of those who went before them. so the bill the nurses will have to pay includes the immigration fees. i wonder how they'll pay for everything when their property will be garnished? the shotgun approach and forum shopping have backfired on the nurses. then he referred to the organizations who joined the bandwagon without studying the case. not quite a nail in their coffins, but egg on their faces. now for the video. interesting that he implied that the politicians are not acting to lift the current retrogression because of the sentosa case. another loss for the other filipino nurses. the fallout for nurses who sign up with sentosa in the future. i think other agencies will be taking the same actions to avoid having the same problems. nurses stuck in the philippines have a lot to thank these sentosa 27+ for.

philippine news agency inquirer (inquirer.net) interviewed sentosa owner ben philipson on the sentosa 27+ case. ignore the melodramatic title by a biased reporter. sentosa warns nurses: 'they will know what slavery means' view the accompanying video on the page. interesting that he implied that the politicians are not acting to lift the current retrogression because of the sentosa case. the fallout for nurses who sign up with sentosa in the future. i think other agencies will be taking the same actions to avoid having the same problems. just a heads-up to other foreign nurses thinking of signing up with agencies to get to the us.

head surgeon a no-show at rectal surgery house hearing first posted 22:50:00 05/30/2008

is this possible? most schools have these down as 2 years and 2 summers. that's 6 semesters equivalent. if you took yours in less than 2 years, that means you finished it in 5 trimesters or less. how were your clinical rotations? what do you mean by fix your credentials "clean"? this doesn't sound legitimate to me. if you go to a legit institution, they shouldn't have to fix nor clean your credentials. can you at least give some hints on your very personal reasons?