I was struck by the comment about saying hi to one another at work, too. This "atmosphere" issue is interesting, at least to me...at the beginning of the blog I wrote about "supervisors hall"...I thought then, and I still think now, that the "atmosphere" of the place starts upstairs with Herr Direktor. When I started out there (oh so many years ago), the place felt a lot different. It changed as the leaders changed...and with today's leadership configuration, you get THIS - the current "atmosphere"(.....remember the Bob Beauprez ad?)
Each decision, each action taken by the leaders has a consequence...closed doors, unequal treatment, rude and disrespectful talk by the top dog to his managers....each action has a consequence. We all live the results every day we go to work.
I've always thought that since the workers outnumber the leaders by such a large number, that the workers - if they all got focused on the same thing - could easily change their leadership. And they can...there have been several examples over recent years of entire nations changing their leadership. But you've gotta all have a focus on the same thing...and the focus should be the leaders, not one another...
Focusing together on something distant has a number of salutory effects on people...it's a great relief to have purposeful action replace frustration, for one thing. For another we, as a species, love groups and having a common purposeful action creates a group... Plus, as you focus together on something outside your individual selves, you stop seeing one another's neuroses and start sharing your strengths.
Well....I gotta go to work ...and I don't have time to find the perfect picture for this train of thought...I'll just post this one, which I took on Thanksgiving in the mountains! THAT was a great weekend! Hope yours was, too!....and go !!!
bid on the Mink
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The holiday season is here, I hope all get out and enjoy it. Suggestions for all including me.
1)Smile(even at those we can't stand. Smiling is contagious.
2)Bring something to work for fellow employees, make some cookies"make sure you give them to me, lol" or whatever. Don't let a job weigh your heart down, be proactive and do what is right in the face of what is going wrong at work.
3)Positive and insightful advice given to others don't fall into negative thinking.
4) Make a serious New Year's Resolution to uplift your spirit. Maybe a New Job, transfer, the car you always wanted. Look at how you will change, not anyone else because we can only change ourselves.
6)Don't be an example, set the example. In attire(not saying wear business suits), work ethic, and knowledge.
Look I'm just a part-timer, but this is my job too. I will not let staff, admin, or supervisors push me out. I will be positive on the unit. Regardless of how I feel about other staff. I will continue to do things for the clients I work with. When I give advice it will be the truth and reality based. I will show them what you can obtain out of life by hard work, education and a driven spirit.
I hope all prosper, find their level of success, and spend time with those of importance to them outside of the job. But while you are employed here make this job work for you, when you leave know to yourself that you did your very best. No regrets!
Happy holidays
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
I smile for the patients, and their families, because I feel they deserve to not be exposed to how I really feel, based on how this management system treats their low level staff from the janitors up to nurses. I look for a new job, knowing now that things are slow to change. It is hard to be therapeutic, and work here knowing that I probably will not even get a ten minute break to eat because they work us so short staffed all the time. I come from a long family of imigrants, and even the farm workers in the fields get time to eat their lunch in peace, and then go on to work a twelve hour day. So you would think this would prompt management to treat us a little better... not.... please pray for us........
Why do we talk about attire, how we look, i.e., fashionistas, blondes, fat, ect...
We know this is low and not the real problem. The problem is that we do not take time to get to know one another, to trust, or respect each other, from upper management all the way to housekeeping. When things are going well, we make friends, try not to isolate others, form bonds that lead to true supportive and conducive working relationships. The kind where each of us feels that we have each other's back in every situation. There was a time when I felt this way on a team under great scrutiny now, and it wasn't very long ago. We have new leaders, a new direction, and a fresh chance to begin anew. I feel hope. Can you feel it?
Attire not meaning to be a business person. But dress for success, feel good about yourself. Take pride in your job, something that makes you feel good(nice pair of shoes, you wanted or whatever). I do not want to turn this into a negative diatribe, but take pride in yourself, we all went to college, have some level of a professional degree. I'm sorry, I'm saying more for yourself, if you are thinking about moving up in the State then there is another bonus. I was told by someone a long time ago "If you dress like Sh#t, you feel like Sh#t", and thats kinda true. Be if your fat, skinny, athletic, regular or whatever that is a statistic that has been proven. Try something new, what do we have to lose, change can be a good thing especially on our own terms.
Its going to be a New Year, either we can stay on the same course or we can decide on change, furthering our education, trying to move up here, or make this job work. The decision is always ours, what we get out of life is connected to our personal drive, attitude and either you are a follower or you will be a leader. But in the end its our choice, we can blame everyone around us but in the end it is our own fault for success or failure.
Education, personality, drive, attitude and willingness to be successful is the key.
“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
I'm not sure this workplace is gonna be my first choice for a place to make friends. What I see is that there are too many nonprofessional relationships in existence already. I am not saying that folks shouldn't be cordial, but when your drinkin' buddies are your superiors, I think the line has been crossed. Look around and tell me this isn't a noticable problem. You don't need specifics here, the examples of this sort of fraternization are only to visible. Of course there will always be exceptions. Some staff can manage the stress of the workplace, and still have a relationship with a coworker. My observation is that we have administrators, managers, and supervisors who do not do this very well. And what seems to make this even more evident, is that they are the ones in such denial about this ever present concern.
The latest is that when a job for a mental health worker comes up now they don't even post it for transfer on the teams. The nurses seem to have the ability to move around,or promote, however were kept in our place. I think this would make us alot happier and prevent burn out....
I'm still asking what happened to the bloggers, Shining Elmer, Poor Richard, ect...Were they silenced from people upstairs, did they stop seeing relevance in blogging, did they dislike the personal, deogatory swipes being taken? I'd just like to know why they stopped blogging.
It sounds as if the more things change the more they stay the same. For the person who wondered, I left the Madhouse, for the second and final time, in August. I have spent the last three months traveling in Central America and am happy to report that the Madhouse now seems like a diatant somewhat discomforting dream. There are things I miss, or should I say people I miss. To tell the truth I dont miss the work - I was burned out when I left. I spent the six weeks immediately after leaving caring for a dieing friend, an experience guaranteed to rearrange one's priorities. To those of you still toiling at the Madhouse - hang in there, remember that "this too shall pass away" and if it begins to affect your general outlook on life and your fellow humans - leave. I will probably check this blog periodically but will not post again.
Poor Richard
In regards to not posting the CLinician positions for transfers. The reason they do not is they want to leave position open to save money(benefits,etc). There are many units that have positions open and have had them unfilled for a year or more. The truth of the matter is they do not care within this hospital, you would be better off transfering out of the hospital, they at least post these positions online.
Honestly, some of these units suck so bad that if they allowed people to transfer they would never keep the positions filled left open by the person that transfered. They would rather have a few burn themselves out doing overtime than fixing the problem. They really do not care about Clinicians, especially the new hires, they probably quit at almost the same rate as Wheatridge LPT's(especially the younger ones) after a year once they find out it not what they thought it was(plus pay being subpar in relation to B.S. placed on them).
It sucks but, thats how they run this place.
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