Has anyone ever taken an extended leave of absence from work? Lately, I've been contemplating taking a 4 week leave of absence from work.
I did go back for 3 weeks after COVID, but I'm not sure I did myself any favors. Any time I overexert myself, my bronchitis and angry pleural sac flare up. This last week, I worked 3 6 hour days, 2 12 hour days, did PT 2x, yoga on Saturday and Pure Barre on Sunday. Today, I spent an extensive amount of time sleeping. I also noticed that I've lost another 3 lbs, making for a 13 lb weight loss in 1 month, when I never needed to lose weight to begin with. It just seems like I'm not going to get any better until I slow down. I feel like 4 weeks with no work would give me time to exercise while resting when I want.
Has anyone else ever taken a long leave from work and has it helped?
Wondering how that statement made you feel that way? Sorry, not trying to play anyone, just genuinely confused.
I am sorry I was so sharp and blunt but it doesn't seem like any of your problems require a trip to the Emerald City to get the Wizard of Oz to resolve. That is very insensitive of me but it seems like once we all dissect your current issue and provide advice, you come up with another one.
14 hours ago, SilverBells said:
If I had surgery, I might be able to enjoy my preferred foods again. My mom told me that she doesn't think a provider will perform surgery just so I can have chips.
BTW, your mother is wrong here. I had a Nissan Fundoplication because of food induced acid reflux that led to a couple of pneumonias. My surgeon said he did one so that one of his patient's could enjoy orange juice again!
One thing we've decided to do is since no one on my unit has received Employee of the Month, we've decided to each nominate each other every day in the hopes that the other manager doesn't get it. ?
Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.
1 hour ago, SilverBells said:
One thing we've decided to do is since no one on my unit has received Employee of the Month, we've decided to each nominate each other every day in the hopes that the other manager doesn't get it. ?
Whose idea was that? Is that like a social group or a professional group? What's the beef with your co-worker?
we've decided to each nominate each other every day in the hopes that the other manager doesn't get it.
I worked at a hospital that prohibited management from receiving the award at first. That rule didn't even last one year. Someone figured it out that it could enhance a resume, then all management vied and received it. If you every look at a resume for an HR manager, they cite every type of award possible -- "most loved Manager" "perkiest on Monday", "has the shiniest car", etc... it is just another sham
Whose idea was that? Is that like a social group or a professional group? What's the beef with your co-worker?
The idea came from our HUC, who stated she doesn't want the other manager to get it because she's condescending to other people and gets away with it. The HUC doesn't believe that someone who is disrespectful to others should get it. We're also wondering if the Employee of The Month is rigged since it seems to only go towards employees work on that unit. Nobody on my unit has ever gotten the award.
Frankly, my unit is tired of the other unit being catered to. Staffing is always prioritized over there. They always get 2 nurses and 2 aides. If that unit is short, they pull from mine. They also don't have to deal with COVID patients. If anyone tests positive for COVID, they come to mine, so the other unit can be safe from those patients. It's no wonder the other manager has stayed healthy and hasn't underwent the hells of COVID; they keep her exposure limited. So no, she hasn't done anything to earn Employee of the Month.
One thing we've decided to do is since no one on my unit has received Employee of the Month, we've decided to each nominate each other every day in the hopes that the other manager doesn't get it. ?
13 hours ago, toomuchbaloney said:
Whose idea was that? Is that like a social group or a professional group? What's the beef with your co-worker?
I actually laughed and kind of thought that was a brilliant idea that I wish somebody at my old SNF had come up with. The year I quit there the first 7 months employee of the month went to either one of the managers or a day shift RN. I will admit I was one of only 2 day shift RN's that did not get employee of the month.
That 8th employee of the month? The therapy dog. Yep, a dog got employee of the month before any CNA's, any other staff outside of the nursing department or anybody that wasn't a manager or wasn't a day RN.
It was widely expected the next employee of the month would either be me or the other day RN that hadn't received it yet. I'll admit we were both pretty mad the dog got it before us. The rest of the staff were also mad and voiced their opinions on the employee of month program pretty loudly and pretty often, LOL. It worked, sort of. The next employee of the month was a night shift CNA but after that another employee of the month wasn't even announced the next couple of months. That was about the time I left. I hadn't thought about this at all since I left but now I kind of wonder if or when they brought it back
Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.
1 hour ago, kbrn2002 said:
I actually laughed and kind of thought that was a brilliant idea that I wish somebody at my old SNF had come up with. The year I quit there the first 7 months employee of the month went to either one of the managers or a day shift RN. I will admit I was one of only 2 day shift RN's that did not get employee of the month.
That 8th employee of the month? The therapy dog. Yep, a dog got employee of the month before any CNA's, any other staff outside of the nursing department or anybody that wasn't a manager or wasn't a day RN.
It was widely expected the next employee of the month would either be me or the other day RN that hadn't received it yet. I'll admit we were both pretty mad the dog got it before us. The rest of the staff were also mad and voiced their opinions on the employee of month program pretty loudly and pretty often, LOL. It worked, sort of. The next employee of the month was a night shift CNA but after that another employee of the month wasn't even announced the next couple of months. That was about the time I left. I hadn't thought about this at all since I left but now I kind of wonder if or when they brought it back
Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).
I have often thought the same with regard to these posts being genuine and have refrained from commenting for just that reason. Still I seem to get sucked in by the "Is it reasonable to...." question. as well as the scenario where one thing occurs and advice is asked for but never acted on. I will admit it keeps the forum discussion lively as long as I don't get emotionally vested in the exchange.
It is sometimes. I went back and forth this morning with staffing and the DON regarding more staff for my unit. I explained to them that it is not reasonable to count me as a second floor nurse and get my own job done. I asked if we could at least have someone extra in the morning for 4 hours for medication pass or have a nurse float from the other unit but was informed that wasn't an option. Explaining to them that meds weren't being given on time or treatments being completed went nowhere; apparently I'm the one who should be doing them if there's not another nurse. I told them that was not a reasonable daily expectation.
It's easier for the other nurse manager to be nominated for Employee of the Month when her unit is receiving priority staffing.
Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.
18 minutes ago, SilverBells said:
It is sometimes. I went back and forth this morning with staffing and the DON regarding more staff for my unit. I explained to them that it is not reasonable to count me as a second floor nurse and get my own job done. I asked if we could at least have someone extra in the morning for 4 hours for medication pass or have a nurse float from the other unit but was informed that wasn't an option. Explaining to them that meds weren't being given on time or treatments being completed went nowhere; apparently I'm the one who should be doing them if there's not another nurse. I told them that was not a reasonable daily expectation.
It's easier for the other nurse manager to be nominated for Employee of the Month when her unit is receiving priority staffing.
It's a shame that you choose to stay in a toxic work environment. Maybe that's related to living in a toxic home environment.
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I am sorry I was so sharp and blunt but it doesn't seem like any of your problems require a trip to the Emerald City to get the Wizard of Oz to resolve. That is very insensitive of me but it seems like once we all dissect your current issue and provide advice, you come up with another one.
BTW, your mother is wrong here. I had a Nissan Fundoplication because of food induced acid reflux that led to a couple of pneumonias. My surgeon said he did one so that one of his patient's could enjoy orange juice again!