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so, the hospital i work for was voted one of the top what ever, to work for. don't get me wrong, i think my job is ok. but, it's no different than any other hospital. we got a cute little bag of goodies, a bag with prtetzels, an apple and a granola bar . the bag of pretzels was the very small air line size. the apple was small thick skinned and bitter, the granola bar was high in fat and calories. but any who, we got it because the hospital was voted one of the top. of course the vote must have been done before, the decision to change the health care plan. the co -pays are higher, they cover less, and the rate went up a rediculous amount. i just think it's funny how the admin must think we don't have a brain of our own and believe that we get those stupid little bags and think,, wow, i'm so glad we work for such a good company and go skipping off about our merry way with a big grin on our face.....just to get yelled at in triage by pt's upset about heaven knows what , abused by pres-gainy all while we remember , during our 13 hour day with no break , how good of a place we work for. oh happy day. i wounder what's next, i suppose lay-offs or a cut in staffing. maybe we'll get an orange injected with sugar and a snicker bar for that one. oh, my gosh, i'll catch ya'all soon i have to run to the pot, i have the runs after eating the apple they gave us.
Try to think of the poor middle level manager that got the assignment of "put together a small thank you gift for the nurses-" with a total budget of a couple of hundred dollars. I'm sure they did the best they could. Mahogany Row sets that budget and often thinks of nursing staff as a group of little children that will be thrilled with the toy in the kids meal bag. I can't help but think we as nurses have to take some responsibility for the way upper level management view us, but how to change that is a whole other discussion. My advise- try to be thankful for the effort of the person assigned to putting those bags together and think of the bags as you would a thank you note, not as a gift but just as recognition of you efforts. I used to make fun of the silly "thank you" gifts my hospital sent out until I found out how much effort went into putting it together on a shoestring. It was hurtfull towards the person that did her best with no $ to spend. It's the thought that counts-at least they were thinking of you!
Oh wow! Pretzels! I'd throw them back at them.
My last job was in a small LTC/sub-acute rehab, the kind where everyone knows each other. So they all knew I have celiac. Everytime they wanted to "thank" us for a job well done, I'd have to sit and watch everyone else eat pizza. Now and then they'd get a salad, too- and repeatedly ask me why I couldn't just "pick off" the croutons. Ugh.
Holy Smokes!!! What's the problem here? Free pretzles...an apple, umbrella. Who cares if you don't like apples or it doesn't rain where you live? Somebody thought of you. Why don't you try being grateful that you have a job, a roof over your head and groceries in you fridge and stop complaining that you only got a granola bar as an added bonus? Jeez, silver lining people! Look on the bright side and you will be a much happier person.
My christmas bonus this year was $20:w00t:
Think of the pretzels you could buy with that! :w00t:
Well that's $20 more than what we got! There is no monetary bonus of any kind...we do get some fancy pens with drug names on them during Nurses Week though and a "thank you" email from the DON.
Oh please the silver lining? - Is that what you see when you unwrap your granola bar? We got a $20 gift card to the grocery store. We used to get a turkey and a gift card- but they have scaled back the last three years.
I don't think a 75 cent "gift" is any gift at all- & I too would probably think of it as a slap in the face. I appreciate respect,
autonomy, and being paid a fair wage.
Administration should Keep the patronizing pats on the back to themselves.
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Christmas? That must be that day that I work 12 /sleep 8 every year while folks that aren't nurses exchange gifts and visit family and friends...