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So the person went into my purse which i would store in my desk unlocked. I shared an office with a doctor. I ended up filing a police report. The MA was interviewed and left me voicemails and texts so that I could have sympathy and not press charges. She felt everything should be fine since I got my money back. Although the money wasn't the point. It's that she lied to my face three times but yet volunteered to pay back the money even though she "didn't steal it" and tried to pin the theft on hospital cafeteria staff because i paid for my lunch with my card. Oh and I reported it to the police because apparently according to the store, it wasn't the first time she tried using a credit card that wasn't hers. At some point, there needs to be some accountability. I'm not trying to be a hero but seriously, when people see they can get away with something, they do it again. And yes, I did put fraud alerts on all my cards and banks. My concern now is whether this company will blacklist me from getting employment elsewhere.

Right after passing my NCLEX, I began working as a temp (not thru an agency) in replacement of an RN on leave. I worked on the surgery floor and felt this would be a great start especially because I'd be able to network. Well, my preceptor wasn't the greatest. Although I was a mid-level employee, medical assistants pretty much ran the place. I'll leave specifics out but will mention the treatment from the MA's was pretty juvenile and when I approached the nursing station to give my MA instructions, things would get very quiet quick. Then bickering would continue after I left. Figured I was getting the "new girl" treatment. So because I was trying to maintain a professional boundary where I wouldn't get taken advantage of, I'd mostly stay in my office and do phone triage on non-clinic days. I really didn't want these girls to have any reason to go and complain because god forbid I miss a patient's call. So I'd be ready and would only leave for a few minutes for bathroom//lunch breaks because quite honestly I couldn't trust anyone. I was there for a couple of months and was hoping that my assignment, although temp, would at least give me a good 5 months of the usual 1 yr experience requirement common amongst getting into any nursing job. I never complained that my MA was never at her station and always late. Was really wanting to make an impression and show I could "hold the fort down". Quickly went south when that specific MA that I was responsible for, stole from me. She used my CC info to pay her bills. I didn't know what to do so I asked an older senior nurse that saw I wasn't happy and she was quick to say, to report it to HR. So I did. The proof was there. They confronted the MA, she denied it several times. The next morning, I was terminated. Make sense to you? I was a temp however, employed directly with the company. Any write-ups? No. Is that MA still there? Yes. I just am having the hardest time dealing with this because I hate that my first official job as a nurse started off on such a sour note and left a bad taste in my mouth. Anybody else experience anything similar where you're kinda outnumbered by MA's or anything like that?