I'm not sure this is the right category - here goes: the MD office I work for employs 2 of us from the same temp agency. We share the days needed.- 3 or 4 days per week. We are about the same age, both good workers and good nurses. We both get along well with the staff and patients. Here's the thing: the other nurse brings in food, at least, once a week for the staff. I' m talking lasagna, brownies, her secret recipe chocolate cake, pies. The staff "eat this up" . They love it. I'm not bringing any food in. I'm not lowering myself to compete with her. I'm there to do my job the best that I can and that's it. Here's the problem: the other nurse seems to be getting more days than I am. Does anyone think this is fair??

Talk with your scheduler. Is it from the temp agency or the office. She may have told them she needed more hours. It certainly is not fair. But either change to another office or find out why she is getting more hours. You don't have to compete with food but for your own piece of mind you may want to know if that is the real reason she is getting more hours

ljr3418: I do not like the term "life is not fair". It's not Life that's not fair-it's People who are not fair. It's not as simple as asking for more hours-(I have done that too). this is another situation where the other nurse is making herself indispensable by providing food, which the employees just love. P.S. we work opposite each other so I do not get to enjoy the "free grub". I love your sense of humor! But everything is not a joke.

this problem took care of itself as neither of us is working there at this time!