Argh, my friends, just argh! I'm getting home after my week of night shifts and I'm tired and frustrated. Oh, I love my job and that's not being sarcastic but why does nursing seem to attract all the drama queens? I'm just blowing off steam here and maybe I'll give you all a grin early to start your weekend: So, at the end of my shift my boss calls me and is angry. Seems the newest nurse hired to work a certain shift has decided she wants my shift instead. Due to the fact I went back to school this semester, that night shift works best for me - and is truly the shift I love! - my dad is terminally ill, etc...I told her I want to keep my shift. She blew over the phone telling me several not very nice things about my attitude and that she can't guarantee I would keep my shift. I asked why the new hire got to decide I would be the one getting the shift boot in the butt and how come she wasn't expected to work what she got hired to work. I had to work swing until 'my' night shift opened up. Guess that was the wrong thing to say. More choice comments followed. Now I'm tired as heck, typing this to blow off steam, and wondering why I seem to be the object of my boss's ire here. Hubby thinks the boss wants me to quit. Dog-gone it, though, I love this job. Guess I have to see what happens when I see the boss again. It's all clear as mud to me. I don't want to look for another job right now with school and stuff but I suppose I could if I have to. What happened to management appreciating an RN with a strong work ethic who wants to do the job she was assigned? Argh, again! Have a great weekend everyone!
Hi all - here are the results: I get to keep my night shift. I'm happy about it but have also made the decision that I cannot handle all this drama. This week it's a whole other kettle of fish and this is just too much for me. I want to go to work, do a good job, be proud, get my paycheck, and go home. There has to be a place out there for me and as soon as I find a position I think I will enjoy I'm leaving. I am sad but I just can't be involved with all the extra mind games involved at this facility. Thanks again for everything! P.S...school is going really well and hopefully will lead me to greener pastures.
I want to go to work, do a good job, be proud, get my paycheck, and go home.
What keeps me where I'm at is that I fear this doesn't exist in health care. But I guess the places that are hiring are the places with a lot of turnover. Where people are happy, people stay where they are. So it is wrong to generalize, but still.
I get tired of the rules of the jungle. Someone needs to point me the way out of the jungle.
You going to be a Nurse Practitioner? I hope that helps!
Hello, Parolang - No, not an NP, an instructor. I know it sounds trite but I love people and I want to instill my love and respect for our elderly population into a younger generation. I so often see young people working and they don't realize the history and wisdom they are missing by sidelining the elderly as something less. NOT all young people are like that of course - I wouldn't go that far! Just some...we talk and they have dreams to work with other populations and that is all well and good as we all have dreams. I just want them to recognize the joy they might get from their older patients if they just would take the time to look and listen. After all, if none of us had listened, would we be where we are?
P.S. If you get instructions out of that jungle, would you send me the map?? :)
Sorry to hear that your employment has soured even though you won the battle. Once the employment relationship has been ruined, sooner or later, the best action is to move on before another problem ensues. Sad but true that this could have been avoided had the employer appropriately reacted to the new worker's request in the first place. Instead they ran you off.
Thank you, Caliotter3, but I did lose the war. My boss couldn't stand me before and it's worse now. Unbelievable! And, guess what?? TWO families went to her and told her how glad they were that I was their loved ones' nurse and they were grateful and I was so nice and explained things, etc....and then I get snarled at anyway. I cannot win here. Heck, I would take apathy from my boss and that would make me happy at this point!
If it wasn't clear before, now you know what your boss thinks of you. Time to find another job and resign. When a new hire's preferences take place over an established employee, it is high time the established employee stops allowing themselves to be used as a doormat.
I was being used as a doormat. I texted my ADON at 3 am before my 7 am shift and said "I'm self-terminating. F*ckity bye!"
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Hi all - here are the results: I get to keep my night shift. I'm happy about it but have also made the decision that I cannot handle all this drama. This week it's a whole other kettle of fish and this is just too much for me. I want to go to work, do a good job, be proud, get my paycheck, and go home. There has to be a place out there for me and as soon as I find a position I think I will enjoy I'm leaving. I am sad but I just can't be involved with all the extra mind games involved at this facility. Thanks again for everything! P.S...school is going really well and hopefully will lead me to greener pastures.