Waste of Time Complaint against me

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Specializes in Telemetry, Med-Surg, ED, Psych.

I was called to HR for a petty childish complaint against me. Long story short, I used to go over to the ICU unit to barrow supplies (med/surg units NEVER have enough flowmeters or suctions). In order to find out who the charge nurse was that shift, you'd have to check the white board names. The ICU staff felt as though i was specifically seeking out certain individuals. They also complained that I was looking down the hallway (units face one another).

The HR director told me that she had dealt with some complicated complaint cases in the past and she felt as though this situation was not that bad. I took that as her way of saying this was a crock.

So, As i stated to my friends - That unit and there staff can go to hell.

Yes, I know that makes me sound childish and unprofessional, but then again so does a complaint of looking down a hallway. We are not in middle school. I will look anywhere I please.

As far a people feeling as though I was seeking them out....Perhaps people get offended at my (former) positive attitude at work, smiling good morning cheerfulness.

So, If you can't beat them join them. Should i come to work and be angry like everyone else? At least people will understand real quick i have no secondary intentions. Anger and negativity are accepted - Positive and happy are deemed risky behavior.

I am venting here but at the same time I want to know why things are so backwards in healthcare.

Better to ignore people, get an attitude, be rude and condescending? Or risk being fired because I am cheerful, positive, blessed and happy to be alive?

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Specializes in CVICU.

That does seem like a waste of time and a silly complaint. Is there more background to this story? Do you have a bad history with this staff? I work ICU and other employees come in and out of our unit at will, looking for equipment or just to visit other staff members and I can't remember there ever being a complaint about any of that. Quite the opposite - if someone came to us for help or equipment and we didn't respond in a friendly, positive manner, we'd be written up. Not that it happens often, there's actually only a couple of us who are too self important to be bothered with people from other units.

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Specializes in NICU.

Don't waste your time with those fools. They need more patients or more work or something because they clearly have too much time on their hands. Just keep being you and don't let them ruin your positive attitude.

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Specializes in ER.

I have it on good authority that you touched my station as you went by too. Don't think I won't retaliate. I perceive your touching as being threatening and malicious. Especially when you touch my desk and I'm not even there. I don't feel like I can trust you with my desk, how can I trust you with the equipment you're coming to pick up? How do I know you won't take that suction tubing and wrap it around someone's neck in your twisted need for excitement?

don't think I don't know that you are thinking about me.

It's not a joke I'm making, stop looking at my post.

This is MY thread. MY THREAD

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Kudos!

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I have it on good authority that you touched my station as you went by too. Don't think I won't retaliate. I perceive your touching as being threatening and malicious. Especially when you touch my desk and I'm not even there. I don't feel like I can trust you with my desk, how can I trust you with the equipment you're coming to pick up? How do I know you won't take that suction tubing and wrap it around someone's neck in your twisted need for excitement?

don't think I don't know that you are thinking about me.

It's not a joke I'm making, stop looking at my post.

This is MY thread. MY THREAD

I intuited that you thought about my work area. Stay away!

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I intuited that you thought about my work area. Stay away!

Excuse me...but did you happen to breathe in this thread? Did I tell you that was allowed? Huh? Huh? "Mommy, cali breathed in my thread!! Do something!!"

Seriously OP...this is absurd and HR should have told them as much. Don't let the PC BS get you down. You go to work with the same positive attitude you had before. You change and they win. Keep smiling and being good to your patients.

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There shall be NO hooligans, shennanigans, merry-making of ANY kind on this thread! I am shocked and appalled! :)

To OP: yes, sounds pretty stupid to me. Why on earth HR would call you in and talk to you about it is beyond me. Slow day in HR?

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Specializes in Critical Care, Nsg QA.

I think there is more to this than what was written.

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just answer me this:

when you looked down their hallway, did you look like this (:D) or this (:mad:)...

or even this (:icon_roll)?

finally, if you even remotely looked like this (:yeah:), i would have canned your sorry a$$.

leslie;)

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Somebody must have felt threatened by your presence or they don't have enough subject material for their intrusive, backbiting behavior on their own unit.

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People that make complaints like this need more work. They don't have enough to do or are neglecting the work they have. Instead of looking for trouble go in and chat with your patients. Most of us are so busy we wouldn't even notice the building coming down around us.

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