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I will never say that I was 100% in the wrong with this firing and since no one is on my side I am defending myself. Number one being late one min NOT A BIG DEAL!!!!!!!!! Why you ask because most companies offer a 5 min grace period why offer that if it not a big deal. Also life happens you can't fault anyone for being a couple min late that is too strict and just anal and you need to take the stick out of your butt. I mean I live in a state with snow I could leave an hour early and wouldn't be enough sometimes no one ever can guarantee they will be on time for every shift for the rest of time it is ridiculous and if you say you can your lying. So lighten up on the one min late thing it not something anyone should be fired for also shifts overlap by 30 min to give report. So what I am a min late and can only get report in 29 min oh my goodness so little time NOT! Get over yourself your not better than me or anyone else so stop acting like it. Also with that overlap no one is waiting on anyone to get there because there shift won't end for another 29 min. So being late a few times by a min in 3 months in my opinion should never be called for dismissal that why most companies don't' fire for that and give at least 5 min grace period. However, I know you will disagree and you have a right to that but just letting you know you should take that stick out because your being just as bad as the managers and anyone working under you will not like you. I know if I was working where my friend works who by the way is late from time to time that first one of being late by a min wouldn't even been brought up to me. The headphones I take complete responsibility and already have so stop telling me things I already know about this. Lastly I was not complaining about my job I even said to her that I like helping people. Also the only reason she thought I was incompetent was I was trying to figure out how she would like to be transferred since she didn't want to use her legs. Which by the way were perfectly capable of walking. She didn't like my helping her up by her arm so maybe I looked confused and not sure what to do but I did ask how would you like to be transferred and she blew it out of proportion and said that I was not trained well, and didn't know what I was doing. I was just trying figure out from her how she would like to be transferred that all. That doesn't mean I am incompetent or was not trained well. It means that well you can't walk or use your arms. How would you like to transferred? However I am afraid not just for me but others were one patient can get you fired because a patient can say a bunch of crap about a person to a manager and the manager takes the patient word only and the employee is fired without even being heard and honestly that is something this hospital needs to work on. Listen to employees before taking corrective action you may learn something totally different and if so it should be investigated not ignored. I know I wasn't all smiley coming into the room but can you honestly say that every time your with a patient your smiley too? I doubt it no one should be punished for wearing a frown we are human we can't help sometimes the emotions that are displayed on our face. I feel that if I was actually listened to maybe an investigation could have happened but I was disregard as wrong without a second thought. I was nice to my patient, I provided good customer service by asking her how she would like to transferred, Lastly no one should have to go into every patient room with a fake smile.

Ok I understand that I shouldn't have had headphones in and that I am in the wrong but I also showed improvement with being on time after my manager said something I was ten min early for every shift doesn't improvement matter at all and what about my other question are there places that actually listen to both sides of a disagreement before taking action cus I didn't even felt listened to

So just as a forewarning I am already feeling depressed and sad about this so if responses can be kept to constructive criticism that would be best and no swear words or tearing me down. Today I lost my job at Abbott Northwestern Hospital and I really loved my job the pay, benefits, and the people were really nice for the most part. If you want to get good patient care go there they strive for excellence like no other. I started may 4th and lost my job today because in the past 2 months I had 3 concerns against me one is being late three times to work but please listen here I was not late more than 5 min and two of the times I was only a min late. I guess I have just been used to my old jobs were they give you at least a 5 min grace period with no consequence to you. However at Abbott there is a point system and even 1 min late is half a point against you and you can only have 3 points against in 6 months. The second concern happened during a really slow holiday when nothing was going on the whole shift I was wearing headphones and a call light outside of my section came on but the person was still in my care. The voicera didn't notify me and neither did the box i was sitting in front of. Even when I took them out it was a faint sound that could have sounded like it was coming from another unit or section far away so unless I was walking the hallways I would have never known this cal light was going off. I understand I should not wear headphones because I could miss something serious going on like a code or a patient calling for help and I understand but I still think since nothing bad happened this concern was a small one. Lastly a patient complained about me to the worst degree saying I didn't know what I was doing, did not look happy, and was just standing there waiting for her to guide me and that I was trying to lift her arm that she had surgery on. This was overexsagerated and of course the manager never listens to anything I have to say I am always wrong so why bother defending myself to her. My side of the story which I believe that if your a manager please before deciding on a punishment please listen to both sides of the story like in my case the patient and the nursing assistant please I beg of you managers please listen to both sides of a story before making a decision. I know that I want a place where I know I will be listened to. Sorry had to rant a bit but my side of the story is I went into her room and she was a shoulder replacement with a perfect capability to walk but wanted the commode because she said she did not have her sea legs yet so I tried the arm with out the brace and she didn't want that so I asked her how would she like to be transferred and then she said I am not trained and do not know what I am doing and I said well you don't want me to lift you with your arm so how do you want to be transferred because everyone is different and so it is important to ask them I think but she took it as I don't know my job and then she asked if I liked my job and I said I did and then joked about not liking cleaning poop but she took that seriously and said there are other jobs where you can help people and not clean poop. I thought by the end of the shift we were fine because I re explained to her that it is just a fact of the job and most people don't like cleaning poop and she seemed to understand but I guess not because went and told my boss that I seemed unhappy incompetent and just waiting for her to tell me what to do. I am sorry I was just trying to figure out how you would like to be transferred. I feel I was unfairly fired and that these were nit pick reasons to fire me plus I was showing improvement on being on time by being 10 min early to my shifts. I just wish I was listened to and was noticed on the things I was improving. Also I was given a conditional re hire basically it means that if I apply to an Allina site they will be able to look at the comments about me when going through the hiring process and they said it will affect my future nursing job. So my question is am I screwed and will never get a nursing job at a allina site? Also are there places out there where they do listen to both sides of a story before taking action? Because honestly I do not want to work for a place where my side of the story is not heard before action is taken. Please be nice with your responses not looking to cry again today I am looking for some hope.