I was recently fired from a dialysis company after telling the truth about the rudeness and difficulty I was having with my nurse manager. The director had received other complaints and asked me questions, which I answered truthfully. I was told repeatedly I would NOT be fired for being forthcoming. The director said the facilities manager would be made aware and they only wanted to know so they could change things. Two shifts later my facilities director called me to her office and fired me. She was furious with me and accused me of not being a team player. Has this ever happened to anyone? 

    Looks like I made a mistake:  there's really TWO bosses at issue, here, right? Your manager's boss, the facilities manager, is the one who fired you?

    Did your facilities manager bother to ask you what happened at the interview?

    Did the facilities manager indicate that there might be a problem with your manager?

    Did the facilities manager give you an opportunity to say anything about anything?

    Consider the possibility that the facilities manager bullied you and used you.  Also consider that the facilities manager is more unsuited to manage than the nurse manager.

    Once my sister was fired from a manager's job in nursing because she complained about an aide that wasn't doing her job; apparently the aide wasn't doing much of anything, but did happen to be related to the organization's higher up. Her termination stuck--apparently it was that stuff about businesses not needing a cause to fire an employee in that state. But she also had subscribed to pre-paid legal advice from a law firm. A lawyer advised her to present herself to higher ups where she was terminated and negotiate for severance pay because of the circumstances of her firing.

     She got severance pay--not much, and she had to argue for it, but it was a whole lot better than nothing. I believe she also filed for and received worker's compensation from the state.

 I was in a similar situation, I didn't go over her head, but I went directly to her. I remember a unit manager was making threats to get all the float  PCT's in trouble with their own floatpool manager, because they were standing around talking to each other, and not in the patient rooms. I heard the rumor, and went straight to the unit manager. I said, I hear  you are going to write all the flooter up, and tell our unit manager, that we weren't doing our jobs. I told her,  I wasn't in any hallway, talking to anyone, I was in all my patient rooms. She said, Honey!, I know, I wasn't going to write you up, I said, you will never see me, not doing my job.  So if  you are doing your job,  and you have wittnesses, nobody can fire you, you should be able to get them to change that firing status on you record, if not get a lawyer. Cuttie~~~

I was falsley accused of being "racist" when I had difficulty with my precepter who happened to be black. She was condescending and rude to me every chance she got. Finally, after 2 weeks, I confronted her and infromed her that we just weren't clicking and I didn't want her to precept me any longer.

The following week, I was put on a different orientation schedule. Before the week was out, my boss told me I made racist remarks, but I was never told who said I said them or what had actually been said. I was suspended pending an investigation. I know I never said anything racist. They could never come up with anything. I asked over and over with no success. I decided I didn't want to work for a company that rairoaded its employees over some false accusation. I resigned and found another job. My husband and parents wanted me to find an attorney, but I've done that in the past for being unfaily fired, and the case went no-where. My attorney got $2000 for basically nothing.

Just chalk it up to a bad experience and move on. Success is the best revenge. I found a float pool position close to my home where I feel appreciated and valued. I also make more money than I did at the other job. I decided it was fate for me not to have to drive 35 min downtown everyday and put up with all the crap this job was expecting of me. My job situation now is positive, and I like the majority of people I work with.

Once again management is here to blame for such a injustice bestowed upon you, if management did an ivestigation why would you be singled out as the perpetrator? First of all as a CNO/DON myself I wouldn't tolerate a clerk to address themselve's as a nurse or be percesive as one.  This is the reason I make sure that every staff member's badge is visible and large enough to see their status.  I have ZERO tolerance for institutions like the one mentioned, when management doesn't take responsibility for their own employees.  Furthermore, it has been said that imitation is the best form of flattering however, in the case, the clerk not addressing or  correcting patients nor family members when they address her as the head-nurse; is unacceptable she's clearly suffing from delusions of grandeur .  In addtion, this falls into the wilful misrepresentation law, it is simply fraud and deceit and grounds for disipline.   As I stated previously, these kind of nonsence is not acceptable in the professional world.  One has to feel proud of whatever your status is within the institution you work for, if you work in housekeeping, unit-clerk,  CNA, MA, Tech,You have no business stating that you are the head-nurse; nor let yourself be address or act in such capacity.   My nursing managers, and head nurses work too hard to hold such tittled and I'm very proud of them.

GITANO_RN

Nursing Link Modedrator

This story is utterly absurd its beyond me how can this take place and the DON has the audacity to call herself a professional, I shall not entertain this topic any longer since it makes my skin crawl.

Gitano_RN

NusingLink Moderator

When they make the decision to get rid of you, nothing you do or don't do, or did or didn't do, will make a difference.  One should always suspect that one is being baited and set up if told that there will be no negative consequences to providing input.  Paste an idiot's grin on your face and insist that you work for a great employer that does a great job providing services to the public and treats the employees well.  The Almighty will not punish you for telling this bag of lies.