Wanted: From A Newly Grad Nurse At The Age Of 42

jadegarden · Jul 31, 2006

:rotfl:

Hi! Don't give up.do what you have to do.In the Philippines it is whom you know.Look for people who are well connected so you can get in.The sad part, is when those people from the Philippines come over here and become charge nurses, supervisor, or manager... they will expect the people below them to kiss their ass,and expect to be envited in every party you are having or they will take it as insult.I work in the Hospital where its 60% Filipinos.(more or less).:angryfire Personally. I do not like working with a bunch of pinoys.They are nice in front of you then talk behind your back,write you up for whatever they can think and because they kiss the ass of the almighty "BOSS" the stupid boss will beleive and side with them. Philippine style of work ethics is a good training ground for the future asshole at the Hospital , LTC facilities,or in any work place.You see, I have no Philippine work experince because right after I finished college there.,I move here in the US.So Goodluck...

:rotfl: Luv ur spunk he..he..he

uberdoog · Aug 4, 2006

i work in the hospital where its 60% filipinos.(more or less).:angryfire personally. i do not like working with a bunch of pinoys.they are nice in front of you then talk behind your back,write you up for whatever they can think and because they kiss the ass of the almighty "boss" the stupid boss will beleive and side with them. philippine style of work ethics is a good training ground for the future asshole at the hospital , ltc facilities,or in any work place.you see, i have no philippine work experince because right after i finished college there.,i move here in the us.so goodluck...

uh huh. allow me to clarify: you are filipino but do not like working with "bunch/es of pinoys (filipinos)?" also, you state that "philippines style of work ethics is a good training ground for future a*******." but you say you have "no philippine work experience" because you left right after college. what preceding work environment were you referring to then? now don't get me wrong, i'd just like to know a bit more of where you're coming from. i'd like to understand.

uberdoog · Aug 4, 2006

hi there! i'm a filipina but i'm like you, i don't like dealing or working with pinoys because they keep the bad habits anywhere they go! i hope when i'm a nurse in the us i won't have to deal with much pinoys anymore. sad to say but it's true and i'm not proud of it. so to the pinays out there, please leave your pinoy bad ways in the philippines, thanks.

and you. you too are filipino and have said

they keep the bad habits anywhere they go!

could you be more specific please? what, if i might ask, are these "bad habits" you speak of? i'd like to know because you said

sad to say but it's true and i'm not proud of it.

unfortunately, you haven't substantiated what you claim is "sad and true" so could you help me here? help me here.

Interstate5 · Aug 4, 2006

uh huh. allow me to clarify: you are filipino but do not like working with "bunch/es of pinoys (filipinos)?" also, you state that "philippines style of work ethics is a good training ground for future a*******." but you say you have "no philippine work

lots_of_luv · Aug 5, 2006

And you. You too are Filipino and have said Could you be more specific please? What, if I might ask, are these "bad habits" you speak of? I'd like to know because you said Unfortunately, you haven't substantiated what you claim is "sad and true" so could you help me here? Help me here.

Bad habits are:

Friends and relatives have more bearing than strangers. Say you are applying for a job, you will only get hired if you are friends or relatives with the person in charge. Even if someone else is more qualified for the job.

Filipinos are always fault finding. Even if a nice looking girl is walking by, instead of recognizing what's nice about her, they will come up with something to put her down in their minds.

Most are jealous and want to be popular. If they already drive a nice car and someone drives a better car, they buy a better one.

My experience working the first time here not as a nurse though. I was friends with a lot who all seemed friendly. There was a girl who always asked me to get her things from the supermarket before work, which I didn't mind. But then she wouldn't pay me right away for them. Also she would borrow money from me. We make the same and she's single, I have 3 kids. She would come up with valid excuses to borrow from me, then I would hear her bragging about what she can buy and all that so I stopped lending her money. One day, my team leader was talking to me about my evaluation and another guy in our group just joined our talk when he's not supposed to. I was validating my reasons with my manager because I had to explain my side and he was just against it and I was in the right. He just kept talking and started shouting at me. So I told him to mind his own business. The girl that owes me money sent him a text message and it accidentally was sent to me. It turns out, the girl is telling the guy who is out of the line not to go to my level and to not waste time on me. My team leader was discussing with me my english usage at work. The guy who butted in was really out of line because it's a one on one talk between me and my appraiser. So I don't know what I've done for them not to like me. I was really sad because most of my team mates run to me when they need financial help and I never let them down. I don't even charge interest or ever ask for repayment. I did ask the girl though after finding out what she really thought about me. I hope I clarified everything I said.

I wanna add my grandma's work experience with a fellow Pinay. It stands out in my memory so here it is:

My grandma works in the wardrobe department of a hotel in Nevada, she works with a Pinay who can't speak English. So my grandma ends up dealing with most employees. The lady can't write either and her family wouldn't help her write a letter to the company when she wanted to get vacation leave so my grandma did it for her. She was trained by my grandma but my grandma ends up retraining her all the time because she's just not efficient with machines. When she's short of money, my grandma lends her because my grandma treats her like a friend. Well the lady got approved for her vacation and my grandma even gave her money for her trip, just $300 to add for her pocket money. The lady was in the Philippines for 2 months and during those 2 months my grandma's son died and my grandma asked if this lady could bring his ashes with her on the plane and she agreed. I was the one who brought the ashes to her. She came back to the states and gave it to my grandma. Weeks passed and alot of rumors spread about my grandma and me. First, the lady told alot of Filipinos at work that I'm fat. I'm 5'6" and 198 lbs. She's 4'11" and 220 lbs. Can you believe that? Also, she made a big fuss with people about having to bring my uncle's remains and said she should have been paid alot for that. My grandma heard about it and was hurt.

There are more...

uberdoog · Aug 5, 2006

Bad habits are:
Friends and relatives have more bearing than strangers.
Are always fault finding.
Most are jealous and want to be popular. If they already drive a nice car and someone drives a better car, they buy a better one.

If anything, all the above sound like universal human flaws and foibles.

nrswnabee · Aug 5, 2006

lots of luv, i'm sorry for your troubles with some kababayans who were sleeping when God showered the world with integrity. hehe. but you may just be missing the real lesson here. what you've gone through could only be telling you to be more discerning of people regardless of...whatever. padrino system, fault-finding and envy don't only occur exclusively among pinoys----for sure!! political clans exist everywhere, don't they? what could be pressuring drop dead gorgeous celebs to diet their way to the hospital?....why do you suppose "keeping up with the jones" is coined?

don't disappoint yourself (further) into thinking all these "bad habits" are not at all practiced by other people. oh, they do but don't be surprised anyway.