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I've been off the boards for the last few years while I was getting my nursing degree so now I'm a fresh baby registered nurse, 7 months in and a pandemic hits. I took a med/surg job at a hospital because all my instructors said, "Get a year in med/surg and then you can go anywhere," well I could have gone anywhere anyway, it turns out and I HATE my job. I cannot stand working for suits who don't care about their employees, I don't really relate to anyone who works there, they are so judgy and gossip all the time. I do love my patients and have outstanding marks from them but in every other aspect, from the $19 dollars an hour to holding sick time until you are out for three consecutive shifts, to the way they treat women and nurses in general. I. HATE. THIS. JOB! So even before this pandemic, I wanted out, at least out of the hospital and on to psych nursing, and now this? I have kept my bartending and housekeeping jobs because they pay so much better but now those are done for the time being. I know Dave Maynar is sick of hearing about it, so now that I have a week left off, I thought I'd rant to y'all, too.
19? That's fn crazy. When my exwife graduated 20 years ago as an RN, she walked into like 40something the way she did it. She'd work nights and weekends and hit those differentials. Also I think $5.00 was for being PRN because she didn't need the benefits since we were married at the time. But that just sounds awfully low for 2020. She did used to tell me that nurses don't make nearly what you are worth in a lot of states. She often worked with people from Alabama, Mississippi and Florida who would either commute shifts or split an apartment for when they were doing a 3 shift run or whatever. I think she always felt like California was the one state that valued its nurses with the unions and patient maximum guarantees and shit. She was cardio/ccu stepdown. What I'd recommend to you is when you bolt med-surg, go into doing what gives you the most satisfaction and happiness. NICU, pediatrics, labor and delivery (of course post for me would really be the only nursing job I could stand since I have a weak stomach and I love babies), geriatric or whatever. I know that inside of most of you is the satisfaction of helping your patients. It's a trait of caring. I'd just like to see nurses making a fuckload more money. I also remember she worked with these two party nurses she got along with really well. They had a self-schedule unit, they'd blow out for 12 week assignments to Miami, L.A. and Honolulu and had circles of friends in all those cities that they met along the way. I always felt like if we would have stayed together that she'd end her career doing travel stuff and we'd go to places we otherwise couldn't afford to live in but could do so on travel assignments - Seattle, Manhattan, Los Angeles, Vancouver or whatever.
I've been off the boards for the last few years while I was getting my nursing degree so now I'm a fresh baby registered nurse, 7 months in and a pandemic hits. I took a med/surg job at a hospital because all my instructors said, "Get a year in med/surg and then you can go anywhere," well I could have gone anywhere anyway, it turns out and I HATE my job. I cannot stand working for suits who don't care about their employees, I don't really relate to anyone who works there, they are so judgy and gossip all the time. I do love my patients and have outstanding marks from them but in every other aspect, from the $19 dollars an hour to holding sick time until you are out for three consecutive shifts, to the way they treat women and nurses in general. I. HATE. THIS. JOB! So even before this pandemic, I wanted out, at least out of the hospital and on to psych nursing, and now this? I have kept my bartending and housekeeping jobs because they pay so much better but now those are done for the time being. I know Dave Maynar is sick of hearing about it, so now that I have a week left off, I thought I'd rant to y'all, too.
My wife is an RN, and when we moved to Asheville she received two offers immediately from the big hospital down here (Mission Health). She accepted the med/surge position because connecting so well with the manager of the floor. She was asked to be an interim supervisor when one of the two nightshift supervisors moved about a year into being at the hospital - manager made it her official role before he moved to Philly. It's been a rollercoaster for her and the entire floor since the original manager moved. His first replacement took a promotion within after a year. My wife co-supervisor was then promoted to the manager role, and after a month told management the position was not for her. We all went out for drinks at the beginning of the March - the stories she shared were brutal. They have now hired someone else from another floor who is suppose to start in two weeks.
I assume you was working day shift at $19? That is low for your area - but I know it's not that much more for the med/surge floor here. Hate you had the experience you did, however, I am not surprised with being connected to many in the nursing field. I know it wouldn't be the life for me. One benefit for the RN's at Mission is the continuous vacation time they build as they work. Usually she will use a day or two every 5-6 weeks just to get extra rest and some things done around the house/errands - and she still has plenty of time to take two-three weeks of actual vacation. That is the one setup I am jealous of compared to her.
Post by thepeppers on Mar 22, 2020 11:27:11 GMT -5
Also, having to go into the office Monday - Friday currently because I work for an essential company, however, I (and many other fellow employees) could do 100% of our job from home is annoying.
Edit: Just got the work from home call. Happy from a convenience standpoint - but even more importantly I don’t have to worry about being the carrier who infected our office.
Post by F me, I quit America on Mar 23, 2020 17:25:39 GMT -5
Ohio's definition of essential is quite flexible. The list of exceptions to the stay at home order is longer than the list of stuff that has to close. I'm still going to work (reluctantly) because our community needs quesadillas and 1 lb cheeseburgers, apparently. I never knew I was so important, or that my health wasn't.
I've been off the boards for the last few years while I was getting my nursing degree so now I'm a fresh baby registered nurse, 7 months in and a pandemic hits. I took a med/surg job at a hospital because all my instructors said, "Get a year in med/surg and then you can go anywhere," well I could have gone anywhere anyway, it turns out and I HATE my job. I cannot stand working for suits who don't care about their employees, I don't really relate to anyone who works there, they are so judgy and gossip all the time. I do love my patients and have outstanding marks from them but in every other aspect, from the $19 dollars an hour to holding sick time until you are out for three consecutive shifts, to the way they treat women and nurses in general. I. HATE. THIS. JOB! So even before this pandemic, I wanted out, at least out of the hospital and on to psych nursing, and now this? I have kept my bartending and housekeeping jobs because they pay so much better but now those are done for the time being. I know Dave Maynar is sick of hearing about it, so now that I have a week left off, I thought I'd rant to y'all, too.
19? That's fn crazy. When my exwife graduated 20 years ago as an RN, she walked into like 40something the way she did it. She'd work nights and weekends and hit those differentials. Also I think $5.00 was for being PRN because she didn't need the benefits since we were married at the time. But that just sounds awfully low for 2020. She did used to tell me that nurses don't make nearly what you are worth in a lot of states. She often worked with people from Alabama, Mississippi and Florida who would either commute shifts or split an apartment for when they were doing a 3 shift run or whatever. I think she always felt like California was the one state that valued its nurses with the unions and patient maximum guarantees and shit. She was cardio/ccu stepdown. What I'd recommend to you is when you bolt med-surg, go into doing what gives you the most satisfaction and happiness. NICU, pediatrics, labor and delivery (of course post for me would really be the only nursing job I could stand since I have a weak stomach and I love babies), geriatric or whatever. I know that inside of most of you is the satisfaction of helping your patients. It's a trait of caring. I'd just like to see nurses making a fuckload more money. I also remember she worked with these two party nurses she got along with really well. They had a self-schedule unit, they'd blow out for 12 week assignments to Miami, L.A. and Honolulu and had circles of friends in all those cities that they met along the way. I always felt like if we would have stayed together that she'd end her career doing travel stuff and we'd go to places we otherwise couldn't afford to live in but could do so on travel assignments - Seattle, Manhattan, Los Angeles, Vancouver or whatever.
If I didn't have children I would absolutely be looking at travel jobs, especially right now. 1500/week, yes please! I went ahead and asked to be moved to PRN last Friday. I haven't heard back but my plan is if I'm put into an unsafe work situation, I'm going to quit and volunteer at a free medical clinic while I apply for other jobs.
I've been off the boards for the last few years while I was getting my nursing degree so now I'm a fresh baby registered nurse, 7 months in and a pandemic hits. I took a med/surg job at a hospital because all my instructors said, "Get a year in med/surg and then you can go anywhere," well I could have gone anywhere anyway, it turns out and I HATE my job. I cannot stand working for suits who don't care about their employees, I don't really relate to anyone who works there, they are so judgy and gossip all the time. I do love my patients and have outstanding marks from them but in every other aspect, from the $19 dollars an hour to holding sick time until you are out for three consecutive shifts, to the way they treat women and nurses in general. I. HATE. THIS. JOB! So even before this pandemic, I wanted out, at least out of the hospital and on to psych nursing, and now this? I have kept my bartending and housekeeping jobs because they pay so much better but now those are done for the time being. I know Dave Maynar is sick of hearing about it, so now that I have a week left off, I thought I'd rant to y'all, too.
My wife is an RN, and when we moved to Asheville she received two offers immediately from the big hospital down here (Mission Health). She accepted the med/surge position because connecting so well with the manager of the floor. She was asked to be an interim supervisor when one of the two nightshift supervisors moved about a year into being at the hospital - manager made it her official role before he moved to Philly. It's been a rollercoaster for her and the entire floor since the original manager moved. His first replacement took a promotion within after a year. My wife co-supervisor was then promoted to the manager role, and after a month told management the position was not for her. We all went out for drinks at the beginning of the March - the stories she shared were brutal. They have now hired someone else from another floor who is suppose to start in two weeks.
I assume you was working day shift at $19? That is low for your area - but I know it's not that much more for the med/surge floor here. Hate you had the experience you did, however, I am not surprised with being connected to many in the nursing field. I know it wouldn't be the life for me. One benefit for the RN's at Mission is the continuous vacation time they build as they work. Usually she will use a day or two every 5-6 weeks just to get extra rest and some things done around the house/errands - and she still has plenty of time to take two-three weeks of actual vacation. That is the one setup I am jealous of compared to her.
We use to have really good PTO and sick time but they cut it by 1/4 a few years ago. For instance, I have had to take 2 days off for an ankle injury and 2 days for a severe sinus infection, that used up all the PTO, aside from one day, I had accumulated in 6 months. We can't use sick days until we have missed two consecutive days in a row, 1 or 2 days...and it comes out of PTO.
Ohio's definition of essential is quite flexible. The list of exceptions to the stay at home order is longer than the list of stuff that has to close. I'm still going to work (reluctantly) because our community needs quesadillas and 1 lb cheeseburgers, apparently. I never knew I was so important, or that my health wasn't.
Happy to report that liquor stores and dispensaries are essential businesses here in the high Rockies of Colorado......WOO!
edit: And most local places are offering online ordering, no touch payment and curbside service
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Post by crazykittensmile on Apr 29, 2020 15:32:51 GMT -5
One of my researchers passed away from cancer this past weekend. He had been diagnosed a year or so ago, and declined rapidly since the shutdown. I saw him AT work just a couple months ago. My brain can't wrap itself around the loss. Another one of my researchers just told us Friday that he is moving his whole entire lab to a university in Phoenix in September And 1 of the 2 people I share my workspace with is retiring and moving out of state tomorrow
Work is going to be a lot different whenever we go back.
Last week, my work dropped to 32 hours per week - for now closing on Fridays. They also have done or said absolutely nothing in regards for employees to collect partial unemployment while the 32 hour weeks occur. Massachusetts has a workshare program, which I'm not familiar with but is apparently better than standard unemployment, but we're ineligible because the company hired a couple temps to go around cleaning high touch surfaces.
Today, the operations manager offered a handful of employees the opportunity to pick up a couple extra hours - on the condition they were using PTO to cover for Friday and not take it unpaid to collect unemployment. Said operations manager has also been offering coupons for vending machines to get people to rat out coworkers for not properly social distancing.
This, on top of the previous news about our plant closing next year, has many rightfully outraged and felt abandoned. Regular workers are basically on our own to figure things out for ourselves, as management act like nothing is wrong. We should unionize, but most are either hoping to get a job at the sister plant down the street, give zero fucks about anything anymore, or drank enough capitalist Koolaid to fight against their best interests.
Post by potentpotables on May 9, 2020 9:42:36 GMT -5
I get a new big boss on June 1, after having the current big boss for the last six years. My supervisor is not a great manager - takes credit for other's work, accuses people of not being team players while being the biggest culprit, she doesn't listen, she's always too busy but won't delegate, when she does delegate it's admin work for professional staff...she's a lovely person and a horrible boss.
Anyway, we are having one on ones with the new boss at some point soon when we return to the office to work, and I'm wondering how I say some of these things without nuking my relationship with the supervisor.
I get a new big boss on June 1, after having the current big boss for the last six years. My supervisor is not a great manager - takes credit for other's work, accuses people of not being team players while being the biggest culprit, she doesn't listen, she's always too busy but won't delegate, when she does delegate it's admin work for professional staff...she's a lovely person and a horrible boss.
Anyway, we are having one on ones with the new boss at some point soon when we return to the office to work, and I'm wondering how I say some of these things without nuking my relationship with the supervisor.
Use the word opportunity a lot. And “area of improvement”. They love those words.
I get a new big boss on June 1, after having the current big boss for the last six years. My supervisor is not a great manager - takes credit for other's work, accuses people of not being team players while being the biggest culprit, she doesn't listen, she's always too busy but won't delegate, when she does delegate it's admin work for professional staff...she's a lovely person and a horrible boss.
Anyway, we are having one on ones with the new boss at some point soon when we return to the office to work, and I'm wondering how I say some of these things without nuking my relationship with the supervisor.
Use the word opportunity a lot. And “area of improvement”. They love those words.
It's true. The main idea is that you're focusing on solutions rather than just complaining. It's really quite frustrating to have someone who can tell you everything wrong that's ever happened in the organization and does so all the time but just gives you a blank stare or a "well, that's not my area really." when you ask them how to fix the thing they hate. If you come prepared with a plan, it also increases the likelihood that you may be tasked with implementing some ideas that you put out there.
That is legit the acronym we use for employee performance plans.
I work for a small company (about 50 people). We use EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) and use SMART when setting quarterly rocks. As I type this I realized this probably sounds like gibberish to many.
Post by heyyitskait on May 15, 2020 10:11:24 GMT -5
My boyfriend and I work for the same company, but different departments. These are things I’ve noticed while we are both working from home:
- his manager and team lead from that start of quarantine: If you are sick, don’t log on. Take care of yourself first. My manager/director & team lead: if you chose to work from home during this, there is no calling out sick. We expect you to work through it. We will work with you if you need to work around childcare and/or caring for a family member.
- his team has a half-hour meeting every week to just blow off steam. Vent or just call in and do nothing for a half hour if that’s what you need. His manager also makes it a point to get in contact with everyone individually if she hasn’t heard from you in a little while. I get an email from my director once a week that just says “just checking in.” It’s only her replying to last weeks same exact email.
- during their weekly meetings that are work related, I call them the getting up to speed for the week meeting, they fucking play bingo! I don’t think anyone in my department knows how to have any fun.
Sometimes I just pretend I’m part of his team for the morale boost. Also, please read that and know that we work for a mental/behavioral health and substance abuse insurance company.
Since I’ve been on leave of absence from work, I like to shadow call in on the conference calls and then text the person at work on the call my rolling commentary. I know they truly enjoy it.
Post by NothingButFlowers on Jun 25, 2020 12:56:25 GMT -5
I’m full time working from home right now with no kids or anything to make it a pain. I’m generally happy with that situation, but I’m overall just burned out and exhausted. So I’ve decided to take all of next week off even though I’m still almost completely isolating (have been out a couple times to go to the grocery store and the vet) and so, will just be staying home. I’m going to knit and sew and work an insane puzzle that’s coming this weekend. It kind of seems strange to me to take vacation time right now, but I can barely make myself focus when I’m trying to work, so it’s really the only thing I can think to do.
I’m full time working from home right now with no kids or anything to make it a pain. I’m generally happy with that situation, but I’m overall just burned out and exhausted. So I’ve decided to take all of next week off even though I’m still almost completely isolating (have been out a couple times to go to the grocery store and the vet) and so, will just be staying home. I’m going to knit and sew and work an insane puzzle that’s coming this weekend. It kind of seems strange to me to take vacation time right now, but I can barely make myself focus when I’m trying to work, so it’s really the only thing I can think to do.
That sounds lovely!
For me, working from home makes it more hard to shut off mentally at the end of the work day. Walking past my work station constantly just triggers my brain.
I’m full time working from home right now with no kids or anything to make it a pain. I’m generally happy with that situation, but I’m overall just burned out and exhausted. So I’ve decided to take all of next week off even though I’m still almost completely isolating (have been out a couple times to go to the grocery store and the vet) and so, will just be staying home. I’m going to knit and sew and work an insane puzzle that’s coming this weekend. It kind of seems strange to me to take vacation time right now, but I can barely make myself focus when I’m trying to work, so it’s really the only thing I can think to do.
That sounds lovely!
For me, working from home makes it more hard to shut off mentally at the end of the work day. Walking past my work station constantly just triggers my brain.
Hope you have a nice relaxing week!
I just had a friend post about having to learn different work boundaries when they started working from home. Not having to commute or even get dressed takes away two big barriers. I've been setting hard time limits on work hours including actually taking an hour for lunch. It helps more than expected.
For me, working from home makes it more hard to shut off mentally at the end of the work day. Walking past my work station constantly just triggers my brain.
Hope you have a nice relaxing week!
I just had a friend post about having to learn different work boundaries when they started working from home. Not having to commute or even get dressed takes away two big barriers. I've been setting hard time limits on work hours including actually taking an hour for lunch. It helps more than expected.
Yeah I had to stop the "Well, I'm up so I may as well answer some emails to catch up" routine I had gotten myself into for a couple months.
I’m full time working from home right now with no kids or anything to make it a pain. I’m generally happy with that situation, but I’m overall just burned out and exhausted. So I’ve decided to take all of next week off even though I’m still almost completely isolating (have been out a couple times to go to the grocery store and the vet) and so, will just be staying home. I’m going to knit and sew and work an insane puzzle that’s coming this weekend. It kind of seems strange to me to take vacation time right now, but I can barely make myself focus when I’m trying to work, so it’s really the only thing I can think to do.
That sounds lovely!
For me, working from home makes it more hard to shut off mentally at the end of the work day. Walking past my work station constantly just triggers my brain.
Hope you have a nice relaxing week!
Thanks! I’m pretty excited about it.
For the most part, I don’t seem to have too much trouble separating work time and off time, but I’ve not been doing great at getting work done during work time lately, so I’m hoping this will act as a little bit of a reset.
Post by Dave Maynar on Oct 26, 2020 10:50:03 GMT -5
Wrapping up a two hour long webinar about Microsoft Teams. It was not super entertaining. That changed when one of the presenters said, "A lot of it is just getting your hands on it and playing with it." I'm dying over here.
I feel that. For the first two hours of this morning, I couldn’t sign on to my virtual desktop, which always freaks me out because I’m sure it’s somehow something I’ve done (it wasn’t). And the maintenance guy had to come replace our garbage disposal. And then I spilled an entire water bottle all over and around my nightstand, which happens to have a bunch of random cords because it’s where I charge my phone and my sleepy time headphones, and my ambient noise machine is also plugged in there.
Late last week, the owner of the company told me I was doing a good job and had been hearing good things about me.
This morning, the floor supervisor said he was pissed off (exact wording) with me and I needed to do better at my job and go faster.
I've always thought the supervisor was an asshole, but now I'm just confused and angry and depressed at the same time.
Such is the fun of the hierarchy. I try to talk to the other manager on a regular basis about how they view everyone. It's a positive practice for making sure our view of the situation is aligned. You'd be amazed at the different ways we view the same person at times.
I feel that. For the first two hours of this morning, I couldn’t sign on to my virtual desktop, which always freaks me out because I’m sure it’s somehow something I’ve done (it wasn’t). And the maintenance guy had to come replace our garbage disposal. And then I spilled an entire water bottle all over and around my nightstand, which happens to have a bunch of random cords because it’s where I charge my phone and my sleepy time headphones, and my ambient noise machine is also plugged in there.
Oh nooooo. I hope all your electronics are still okay. And that you get to go home soon
