The Old Folks Home

[Pozees]

Oh, they would get more than a grievance filed from me! They have no right nor any invitation to voice opinions on personal decisions you made that had nothing to do with them. THE NERVE of that statement is beyond belief. Not only was it unprofessional, but mean spirited and cruel. When that happens to me, I come up swinging (figuratively, not literally, although I could handle that as well.) I would go to the superior of the one(s) that made that snide comment and demand an apology and immediate reinstatement on the grounds that there is no rule against what you did, and that obviously, there is some personal reason that you were dismissed. If you don't get anywhere with them, start spreading the word that the program treated you unfairly and see if you can't get their attention that way.

What Wisher said! I would probably be talking to an attorney. You have invested not just time and effort, but money, into this program, and you are owed. Big time. The comment about your priorities is unthinkable and has not only no bearing on whether you violated a rule not written anywhere, it actually elevates your commitment to the program for which you paid, and to which you have devoted yourself. I am beside myself with anger on your behalf and we've never even met in person!

 

[Highcotton]

Very beautiful! I would love to see that in my yard sometimes.... 

I would too. My granddaughter and chicken partner Allison would love it. She is 8 and she has never seen snow.

 

[Highcotton]

I understand. I am disappointed but understand. lol

I am getting a boar for christmas. Mrs Oz is getting fruit trees.

It sounds like you are having a practical christmas.

 

[Bunnylady]

Quote: Oh brother, does this sound familiar. My husband's (twin) sisters were both Candy Stripers in high school. When they went to nursing school, one washed out of the program after a similar evaluation. She went into psychology instead, and had been employed counseling with drug/alcohol addicts for a number of years. She retired a couple of years ago and went back to school to study - nursing! I think she's a glutton for punishment. I know a woman that is the head nurse at a local nursing home; it's a rare week when she doesn't fire at least one nurse (some weeks, it's more like one or more per day), and "you're in the wrong line of work" is a frequent reason she gives.

I'm sorry, too.

 

[Highcotton]

Ooooo...I love cemeteries!   Burial practices fascinate me.  But so does a bunch of other stuff related to cultural anthropology.  

I love the history in them. I guess that's cultural anthropology.

 

[chickadoodles]

What Wisher said! I would probably be talking to an attorney. You have invested not just time and effort, but money, into this program, and you are owed. Big time. The comment about your priorities is unthinkable and has not only no bearing on whether you violated a rule not written anywhere, it actually elevates your commitment to the program for which you paid, and to which you have devoted yourself. I am beside myself with anger on your behalf and we've never even met in person!

Chicken I am so sorry! But I would get an attorney! Hang in there.

 

[chickensnewtome]

Thanks y'all I knew I could count on y'all to keep my spirits up. I am not giving up all though we live in the south I am originnaly from Boston and there is a secret fight in Yankee Irish woman in me. I don't think they know what is coming.

 

[IttyBiddyRedHen]

Wow cntm...that is just crazy!!
And here the health field is always bemoaning that they are understaffed, nobody wants to get into the field...blah...blah...blah. I am behind you. Fight it! I worked health care for 6 years, and it was my fellow co-workers that drove me nuts. I worked 3rd shift so as not to have to deal with all the petty daily drama from those people.

 

[chickensnewtome]

It is petty moxie! I have never been a drama lover and never will but I love the patient to nurse relationship.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Wow cntm...that is just crazy!!
And here the health field is always bemoaning that they are understaffed, nobody wants to get into the field...blah...blah...blah. I am behind you. Fight it! I worked health care for 6 years, and it was my fellow co-workers that drove me nuts. I worked 3rd shift so as not to have to deal with all the petty daily drama from those people.

I will take the petty drama (which I can ignore) over all the daily administrative stuff that makes absolutely no sense. I'm not talking policies and procedures to make patients safe. I'm talking all the bureaucratic junk that people make up to either a) keep their job and make them seem important or b) waste time. For example, yesterday I spent an hour and a half with a team of "auditors" who were looking at my security system.

Mind you, it was NOT to make sure I was safe and had the most up to date, or useful system. I would have relished such an audit.

It was to (and I really can't make this up) evaluate what types of locking systems we had on each door, write them down and TAKE PICTURES OF THEM.

My day went like this: (standing in front of one of our [open] doors) Auditor: "oh this is an SRP-4J" to which I snarkily say: "are you sure it's not an SRP-4T?" and the guy goes back and looks at the lock again, confused, and he says "no, it's a 4J."

I realize I signed up for administration (because no one else wanted to take the job and it needs to be done) but holy moly some days I swear it is going to drive me absolutely insane. Once I retire I am going to write a book about it.