OT but I REALLY need to vent.....
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OT but I REALLY need to vent.....
| Mon, 01-11-2010 - 5:10pm |
I have worked at my current job for a little over 5 years. I am a nurse at a regional jail so the dept that I work in is rather small so we are a lot like a family. My boss is older (retirement age) and can either be the best person you have ever worked for or a total psycho. She holds numerous degrees and certifications, most of which have to do with mental health. One of her biggest flaws as a supervisor is that she gets too involved personally sometimes with us. She also, at times, plays us against each other. But, with all of that being said, she has been there for me many times and has helped me out a lot...especially with scheduling issues. Well, I have been off from work since 11/16 for a herniated disc issue (not work related) that I have been dealing with since May. My doctor put me on restricted duty (no lifting, pushing or pulling greater than 20lbs) and instead of having me come in and do various other things (like helping to scan the 10 years worth of charts that she will schedule an extra nurse to come in and do) she told me that I can't return to work until the doctor releases the restriction. I have another injection scheduled for tomorrow and I'm sure that he is going to release me back in at least 2 weeks. I have been getting paid my full salary and have actually been out on FMLA leave. I don't think that she originally thought that I would be out this long and it has really hurt scheduling. She does our schedule a month at a time. Today she called to see what I thought the doctor was going to say tomorrow because there is another nurse that is going to take a month off to go to CA to be with a sick relative. I told her that I really wasn't sure but I was pretty sure that he wasn't going to release me immediately. She had emailed me in December to see if I had any schedule requests for Jan and Feb since she was working on those. I just reminded her that I need every Wed off for school and my DS and that I would like for her to continue to give me off every Sunday for the class at church that I was going to take (FPU). I work 10 hour shifts, 12 noon till 10:30 PM. She started giving me every Sunday off (I should work every other) a little over a year ago. I have discussed with her that I would like for her to continue this as long as she could so that I could attend church. Well, today when I was talking to her, I could hear a change in her tone when I told her that I wasn't sure yet but should know something a little more concrete tomorrow. Before she hung up she made a comment that REALLY set me off. She said, "Well, I may have to change you back to 8 hour shifts, 5 days a week starting next month. It just depends on what goes on with the budget." If it were not for the fact that she personally told me last year that she was upset with one of the other nurses (she thought that she went behind her back and talked to a higher up about how the dept was being ran) so she changed her schedule to pretty much the exact opposite of what she had been working her for the past several years, I might think that she was being sincere. I really feel deep in my gut that she is doing the same thing to me BUT she knows that she has to make it look as though there is another reason for it because under FMLA she cannot penalize or retaliate against me for the time that I have been off. Sorry for going on and on but I have really been upset about this today and needed to get it off of my chest!!
Jenn
People of character find a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that they can realize their potential. ~Charles de Gaulle

Jenn-
Sorry about your disk, nothing more painful than back pain.
I teach business and have been in business for over 25 years.
We are here to listen. Sorry about your back. This is not off topic because working helps you pay down your debt. It is stressful enough to pay down debt, but doing with a job you are uncertain of or do not enjoy makes it that much worse.
Have you considered waiting her out? You said she was retirement age so maybe that will happen sooner or later? Can you apply for her job after she leaves to increase your income?
I own my own business and I am so thankful for the staff that I have, they are really great. I try to do my best with scheduling but sometimes you cannot please everyone(most times it me LOL!). It doesn't matter is she has it in for you or not, it is what is and all you can do is request what you would like. If it is unacceptable do you need to look for a different job?
Just some things to think about.
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