SeaCat
Hey, my Halo is smoking
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For the past eight years I have been working the same shift. Sat., Sun. and Monday 0700-1900. Yesterday I finished my three days and am now scheduled for 18 glorious days off.
Last week the new schedule came out for the next two months. I found that my schedule had been changed. When I asked about this I found it was at the demands of the Nurse Externs, (Temporary Per Diem employees who are supposedly there to learn a bit about hands on Nursing.) as well as one of the new Full Time Aides whom I call "The Princess". Now my usual days of work are being filled by the Externs and "The Princess". My schedule is now Tuesday thru Friday 0700-1900. I'm also scheduled to work extra days while I work every damned Holiday. Needless to say I grumbled about this and not in a good natured way. It was underhanded and dishonest on the parts of all involved including the person making the schedule.
Then came this morning.
At 0500 this morning my phone rang. Without looking I answered to hear the overnight Charge Nurse, (who happens to be the person who does the scheduling) asking me if I could possibly come in to work. They had a call off for the morning shift. I wasn't awake and I wasn't thinking otherwise I would have said no. Instead I mumbled that I would be in as soon as I woke up, hung up and stumbled for the shower.
I showed up for work right on time and was met by the news that I was the only Aide on duty with 29 patients. WTF? When I checked the duty book I saw that the three Aides who had been asigned to work today had all called off. ("The Princess" and two of the Externs.)
At 0830 the boss showed up and wasn't happy that there were only 4 R.N.'s working the shift. (She didn't like this because it meant we couldn't accept more patients.) The only acknowledgement she gave me working was to wave at me from the end of the hallway.
At 1400 I had finished caring for my patients. At 1430 another R.N. came in to work and soon after we had five more patients.
At 1630 the boss left for the day.
At 1830 the overnight shift started straggling in. Among them was the Charge Nurse. She thanked me for coming in and was ready to hustle away when I stopped her. I asked her what if any excuse the three had given for calling in and she said all three of them had gone to Miami for a concert of some kind. She wanted to know why I wanted to know, I just smiled and walked away.
I'll have to think of some way to thank my lovely co-workers.
Cat
Last week the new schedule came out for the next two months. I found that my schedule had been changed. When I asked about this I found it was at the demands of the Nurse Externs, (Temporary Per Diem employees who are supposedly there to learn a bit about hands on Nursing.) as well as one of the new Full Time Aides whom I call "The Princess". Now my usual days of work are being filled by the Externs and "The Princess". My schedule is now Tuesday thru Friday 0700-1900. I'm also scheduled to work extra days while I work every damned Holiday. Needless to say I grumbled about this and not in a good natured way. It was underhanded and dishonest on the parts of all involved including the person making the schedule.
Then came this morning.
At 0500 this morning my phone rang. Without looking I answered to hear the overnight Charge Nurse, (who happens to be the person who does the scheduling) asking me if I could possibly come in to work. They had a call off for the morning shift. I wasn't awake and I wasn't thinking otherwise I would have said no. Instead I mumbled that I would be in as soon as I woke up, hung up and stumbled for the shower.
I showed up for work right on time and was met by the news that I was the only Aide on duty with 29 patients. WTF? When I checked the duty book I saw that the three Aides who had been asigned to work today had all called off. ("The Princess" and two of the Externs.)
At 0830 the boss showed up and wasn't happy that there were only 4 R.N.'s working the shift. (She didn't like this because it meant we couldn't accept more patients.) The only acknowledgement she gave me working was to wave at me from the end of the hallway.
At 1400 I had finished caring for my patients. At 1430 another R.N. came in to work and soon after we had five more patients.
At 1630 the boss left for the day.
At 1830 the overnight shift started straggling in. Among them was the Charge Nurse. She thanked me for coming in and was ready to hustle away when I stopped her. I asked her what if any excuse the three had given for calling in and she said all three of them had gone to Miami for a concert of some kind. She wanted to know why I wanted to know, I just smiled and walked away.
I'll have to think of some way to thank my lovely co-workers.
Cat
It will hurt less and only burn your mouth -- habaneros stay 'hot' all the way through the system.
