Just letting you all know I'm alive and well. Work is absolutely insane.
I'm not only talking busy insane...which it always is. It's management insane. Constant micromanaging etc. Which they always did to a point, I knew that when I took on the position. But it has gotten so bad. For instance, I do the interviewing and final say on hiring. Lately I have just been told that they hired someone. And usually that someone is terrible. Then they blame me for them being terrible, when I am not the one who chose them. I'd rather hold out for a good candidate, while they hire people on the spot without even thinking about it.
We are on our second one that they pushed through. Mind you, we are super short-staffed. I got called by "the people" that they were interviewing somebody for another department and he says that his love is actually CT and would like to eventually migrate over. So they wanted me to go in and talk to him. First of all, he stunk to high-heaven. Walking into the office...the smell smacked me in the face (later my director actually marked which chair he sat in with a sharpie so she would never sit there). After this so-called, short-lived interview, I took him on a tour of the department. He tells me that he doesn't recognize the machine (but has worked GE for 18 years). The machines do not change in appearance. They literally all look the same. So I'm like, well we are getting a new Siemens installed downstairs. He tells me he knows both. HE DOES NOT!!! Again, this machine is being installed downstairs in our old ER room, so I took him DOWN the whole EIGHT steps and he is panting and sweating like crazy, and his BO is getting more pungent.
The people tell me that I cannot say no due to his 18 years experience. I'm like "he is not fit for the job, and on top of that he knows neither machine. I don't have time to teach I need someone who can hit the floor running". Next thing I know, I was added onto a long email already in progress that my manager started with HR hiring this guy. He is in his third week of training (we only get 4), and his sits in the corner doing nothing for his entire 8 hour shift. Everybody has to yell at him to come help. Now the people are like "well we can't do anything now, he is a veteran." This is not the VA, and I am 100% for giving veterans a chance more than anybody else. But the guy won't pick himself up off the chair to work.
In the meantime, I have people quitting left and right. And they are like "oh Kim, that's gonna look bad on you". No its not, its about not having enough resources to do our job, they love me. The whole hospital loves the people in our department, but hates our department at the same time because it is taking so long to get exams done because we are so short staffed.
ER doc tells me that she is sending an email to administration. She shows me the email "There were three techs on plus a transporter today. I am so happy that it was fully staffed and patients were expedited quickly through the ER. CT really makes a difference with our turnaround time and I think this is the sweet-spot with staffing." My director (who doesn't know that I know about this email), says "Oh, Dr. D said that you and Sue did such a great job today. See what happens when you put in a little effort?" I tell her that there were three of us, plus a transporter. She literally stood there and tried to convince me that there was not. Ummm. Hello, I was there. I make the schedule and I know who was there. She goes on to tell me that from now on we don't need this many people there because Dr. D said how well it worked out. I can't say that I already saw the email. Then she starts accusing me of yelling at her and not listening. I go down and tell Dr. D that her email backfired and now we are losing a tech on first shift and putting them in some weird mid-shift. Like literally this woman is crazy.
I have a million examples of the tyranny in this place. It is so unbelievable.
The other day I got a phone call from the supervisor from a neighboring/rival hospital asking for some supplies. We are corporate and they are not, so I wasn't lending supplies to a sister hospital. But I don't care, I didn't ask permission. Maybe some day he will return the favor. I already knew this guy from a long time ago, so he wasn't just cold-calling our hospital, he called me personally on my cell phone.
Anyway, while I was out there giving him a big box of syringes he says "if there is anything I can do for you EVER, just let me know you are a life-saver". I'm like BUST ME OUT OF THIS PLACE. He says ARE YOU SERIOUS? And that he is opening up a night supervisor position Monday-Thursday 10 hour shifts with Friday Sat Sun off. DO YOU WANT IT?
Hell to the yeah!!
I went home and filled out the online application. He called me the next day and said he had my app and he was going to expedite it through HR because this was an immediate position and he wants me in it specifically.
This is a rich hospital with a foundation that has all the resources they need. He says that I will be in charge of 6 techs just on my shift, plus a tech aid, a hall monitor, and a transporter. In contrast: we have 6 techs total, including me. No tech aid, and transport only when I beg and fight for one. And we are a level one trauma center/comprehensive stroke center. He tells me that he has created an atmosphere of a good work-life balance. Whaaat? Does that really exist?
Like I said, we worked together before. This was such a weird coincidence that I was at the point of walking out of my job and him needing supplies. Plus I know other people who work there and they immediately started texting me about how much happier I am going to be there.
I'm not only talking busy insane...which it always is. It's management insane. Constant micromanaging etc. Which they always did to a point, I knew that when I took on the position. But it has gotten so bad. For instance, I do the interviewing and final say on hiring. Lately I have just been told that they hired someone. And usually that someone is terrible. Then they blame me for them being terrible, when I am not the one who chose them. I'd rather hold out for a good candidate, while they hire people on the spot without even thinking about it.
We are on our second one that they pushed through. Mind you, we are super short-staffed. I got called by "the people" that they were interviewing somebody for another department and he says that his love is actually CT and would like to eventually migrate over. So they wanted me to go in and talk to him. First of all, he stunk to high-heaven. Walking into the office...the smell smacked me in the face (later my director actually marked which chair he sat in with a sharpie so she would never sit there). After this so-called, short-lived interview, I took him on a tour of the department. He tells me that he doesn't recognize the machine (but has worked GE for 18 years). The machines do not change in appearance. They literally all look the same. So I'm like, well we are getting a new Siemens installed downstairs. He tells me he knows both. HE DOES NOT!!! Again, this machine is being installed downstairs in our old ER room, so I took him DOWN the whole EIGHT steps and he is panting and sweating like crazy, and his BO is getting more pungent.
The people tell me that I cannot say no due to his 18 years experience. I'm like "he is not fit for the job, and on top of that he knows neither machine. I don't have time to teach I need someone who can hit the floor running". Next thing I know, I was added onto a long email already in progress that my manager started with HR hiring this guy. He is in his third week of training (we only get 4), and his sits in the corner doing nothing for his entire 8 hour shift. Everybody has to yell at him to come help. Now the people are like "well we can't do anything now, he is a veteran." This is not the VA, and I am 100% for giving veterans a chance more than anybody else. But the guy won't pick himself up off the chair to work.
In the meantime, I have people quitting left and right. And they are like "oh Kim, that's gonna look bad on you". No its not, its about not having enough resources to do our job, they love me. The whole hospital loves the people in our department, but hates our department at the same time because it is taking so long to get exams done because we are so short staffed.
ER doc tells me that she is sending an email to administration. She shows me the email "There were three techs on plus a transporter today. I am so happy that it was fully staffed and patients were expedited quickly through the ER. CT really makes a difference with our turnaround time and I think this is the sweet-spot with staffing." My director (who doesn't know that I know about this email), says "Oh, Dr. D said that you and Sue did such a great job today. See what happens when you put in a little effort?" I tell her that there were three of us, plus a transporter. She literally stood there and tried to convince me that there was not. Ummm. Hello, I was there. I make the schedule and I know who was there. She goes on to tell me that from now on we don't need this many people there because Dr. D said how well it worked out. I can't say that I already saw the email. Then she starts accusing me of yelling at her and not listening. I go down and tell Dr. D that her email backfired and now we are losing a tech on first shift and putting them in some weird mid-shift. Like literally this woman is crazy.
I have a million examples of the tyranny in this place. It is so unbelievable.
The other day I got a phone call from the supervisor from a neighboring/rival hospital asking for some supplies. We are corporate and they are not, so I wasn't lending supplies to a sister hospital. But I don't care, I didn't ask permission. Maybe some day he will return the favor. I already knew this guy from a long time ago, so he wasn't just cold-calling our hospital, he called me personally on my cell phone.
Anyway, while I was out there giving him a big box of syringes he says "if there is anything I can do for you EVER, just let me know you are a life-saver". I'm like BUST ME OUT OF THIS PLACE. He says ARE YOU SERIOUS? And that he is opening up a night supervisor position Monday-Thursday 10 hour shifts with Friday Sat Sun off. DO YOU WANT IT?
Hell to the yeah!!
I went home and filled out the online application. He called me the next day and said he had my app and he was going to expedite it through HR because this was an immediate position and he wants me in it specifically.
This is a rich hospital with a foundation that has all the resources they need. He says that I will be in charge of 6 techs just on my shift, plus a tech aid, a hall monitor, and a transporter. In contrast: we have 6 techs total, including me. No tech aid, and transport only when I beg and fight for one. And we are a level one trauma center/comprehensive stroke center. He tells me that he has created an atmosphere of a good work-life balance. Whaaat? Does that really exist?
Like I said, we worked together before. This was such a weird coincidence that I was at the point of walking out of my job and him needing supplies. Plus I know other people who work there and they immediately started texting me about how much happier I am going to be there.
. Until they got a hold of the kid who was a new grad who didnt say no.
Especially when you’re level 1 trauma and comprehensive stroke! Anyway, you deserve better and I’m glad you’re finding it!
