my rant (or how I hate my job)
Ok. I've had quite a week.
Last Tuesday I went in for a meeting at work. It was for the nocturnal staff. So Jen and I, plus the 2 devils in our life came in. Because our patient census had started to drop my nurse manager (whose managing experience extended to managing retail in college) has had to make a staffing decision.
Now, before I continue, allow me to preface this with I have worked for this company for 8 years, and 4 months. The other tech just 6 years. 2 years of which was not "on the floor", but in reuse. I have worked our nocturnal shift for the past 2 years now. Last summer the census dropped and, since I have seniority, my fellow tech was put back on days. She had been working it for a short time. Well she threw an absolute fit. She drug both my, and Jen's name through the mud. She talked absolute shit about the company, and the management. She bitched TO PATIENTS and the president of the company!!! and they still kept her!
It was "decided" on my managers way into the meeting (bs) that I was the one that needed to go back to days because, and I quote, #1: I don't have kids #2 : it's my "turn", and C (yes c) I'm not in classes right now. I was also told that by taking my "salary" off nocturnal it really helped and that we don't make enough money on it.
WTF! and BS on that!!!
Ok this is the company that chastised me when I was pregnant. Gave my NO support when there was I was having complications. Didn't have the decency to send me a card after the miscarriage!!! They infact told me that it was my choice to have a baby, and they could not help the fact that I miscarried. It was my body saying something was wrong, and the fact that I had a 400+ lb patient falling on me, or me moving her, had no effect on me. I was ordered by them to do these things because I didn't have a written dr's excuse!
It's convenient that this company has been able to use kids against me, both having and not having!
When I lost it in the meeting I was told that both me and Jen were bullies, and had a "negative aura". "Not to get spiritual on you, but you guys feel dark". Nothing was said to the other tech!!! Why you ask, because she kisses butt, and she has a child, and can't afford child care!!! She can buy coach purses and Kate Spade purses and trips to vegas, but can't afford childcare! There are many other people at work that can afford it, and she makes quite a bit more than them... AND she's married (and gets child support)!!!!!!!!!!!
I was told that there is no promise that I will be put back on before school starts. This leads my to the assumption that I am not coming back. I let her know that I need to be back in August for that reason, and was told no promises.
8 years and this fucking place is screwing me again!
The day shift is pissed at me because in the span before I came to days, my lovely manager decided to create some stories about me and how much I hate the day shift. Now even my close friends on days are after me.
I know this all sounds paranoid, but trust me I am not. Jen and I have talked in detail about this and we both feel like we're going crazy! Anyone I have asked is dumb-founded. I'm at a complete loss.
I don't think this company realizes that in pissing me off, I have 8 years of detailed dirt on this place, especially the past year when all the new management has taken over. I hate to sound like that, but I have been threatened enough!
Did you know that Unemployment considers our company a "Hostile Work Environment".
Nice.
I have had to quit school 3 times while working for this company, because of their unwillingness to work with my school schedule. I have not even seen hints of a job offer after I'm done. Why am I staying??
I stay only because I can not get paid in another job what I get paid there (which is still under par for what other companies pay... and others pay for nursing school 100%). I wouldn't get the hours that I need elsewhere (hell or at my company for that fact). Finally, this company only worries about money, not patient safety.
I now know what hell feels like. I also now know who runs it...
Well it's 2:30, and it's time for me to go back to work.
I can't sleep at night because I haven't had to work this shift in 2 years!!! Everyone keeps saying ... well at least you'll get more sleep..
WRONG!!! I get less now. 3 hours is not more, especially when I only sleep 1 or 2 and wake up... I'm rocking just 3 combined hours right now.
SO the moral of the story is that I hate my job, need a new one, and I need to finish school no matter what... Now it's time to find State's #.
Last Tuesday I went in for a meeting at work. It was for the nocturnal staff. So Jen and I, plus the 2 devils in our life came in. Because our patient census had started to drop my nurse manager (whose managing experience extended to managing retail in college) has had to make a staffing decision.
Now, before I continue, allow me to preface this with I have worked for this company for 8 years, and 4 months. The other tech just 6 years. 2 years of which was not "on the floor", but in reuse. I have worked our nocturnal shift for the past 2 years now. Last summer the census dropped and, since I have seniority, my fellow tech was put back on days. She had been working it for a short time. Well she threw an absolute fit. She drug both my, and Jen's name through the mud. She talked absolute shit about the company, and the management. She bitched TO PATIENTS and the president of the company!!! and they still kept her!
It was "decided" on my managers way into the meeting (bs) that I was the one that needed to go back to days because, and I quote, #1: I don't have kids #2 : it's my "turn", and C (yes c) I'm not in classes right now. I was also told that by taking my "salary" off nocturnal it really helped and that we don't make enough money on it.
WTF! and BS on that!!!
Ok this is the company that chastised me when I was pregnant. Gave my NO support when there was I was having complications. Didn't have the decency to send me a card after the miscarriage!!! They infact told me that it was my choice to have a baby, and they could not help the fact that I miscarried. It was my body saying something was wrong, and the fact that I had a 400+ lb patient falling on me, or me moving her, had no effect on me. I was ordered by them to do these things because I didn't have a written dr's excuse!
It's convenient that this company has been able to use kids against me, both having and not having!
When I lost it in the meeting I was told that both me and Jen were bullies, and had a "negative aura". "Not to get spiritual on you, but you guys feel dark". Nothing was said to the other tech!!! Why you ask, because she kisses butt, and she has a child, and can't afford child care!!! She can buy coach purses and Kate Spade purses and trips to vegas, but can't afford childcare! There are many other people at work that can afford it, and she makes quite a bit more than them... AND she's married (and gets child support)!!!!!!!!!!!
I was told that there is no promise that I will be put back on before school starts. This leads my to the assumption that I am not coming back. I let her know that I need to be back in August for that reason, and was told no promises.
8 years and this fucking place is screwing me again!
The day shift is pissed at me because in the span before I came to days, my lovely manager decided to create some stories about me and how much I hate the day shift. Now even my close friends on days are after me.
I know this all sounds paranoid, but trust me I am not. Jen and I have talked in detail about this and we both feel like we're going crazy! Anyone I have asked is dumb-founded. I'm at a complete loss.
I don't think this company realizes that in pissing me off, I have 8 years of detailed dirt on this place, especially the past year when all the new management has taken over. I hate to sound like that, but I have been threatened enough!
Did you know that Unemployment considers our company a "Hostile Work Environment".
Nice.
I have had to quit school 3 times while working for this company, because of their unwillingness to work with my school schedule. I have not even seen hints of a job offer after I'm done. Why am I staying??
I stay only because I can not get paid in another job what I get paid there (which is still under par for what other companies pay... and others pay for nursing school 100%). I wouldn't get the hours that I need elsewhere (hell or at my company for that fact). Finally, this company only worries about money, not patient safety.
I now know what hell feels like. I also now know who runs it...
Well it's 2:30, and it's time for me to go back to work.
I can't sleep at night because I haven't had to work this shift in 2 years!!! Everyone keeps saying ... well at least you'll get more sleep..
WRONG!!! I get less now. 3 hours is not more, especially when I only sleep 1 or 2 and wake up... I'm rocking just 3 combined hours right now.
SO the moral of the story is that I hate my job, need a new one, and I need to finish school no matter what... Now it's time to find State's #.