Code of Conduct for Management???

[hmmbrdzz]

Sure. Basically it's healthcare. I’ve had experience with litigation (if you want to know the extent of it I‘ll supply you with the url you can find it). In my nursing career, I’ve worked with communicable diseases, STDs, and nosocomial infections, helped department heads make sure their infection control polices were up to standard for JCAHO review. Have been charge nurse on several jobs (responsible for nurses and CNA's), was medical staff nurse, psych charge nurse, and triage nurse at a prison. Was supervisor, staff coordinator, and Director of Nursing at long term care facility, have some peds long term care, and I’ve worked with substance abuse.

If you are, as you’ve described in your posts, a reactor and unfamiliar with policy, I will advise you again -- you need to proceed carefully (and with thought) regarding any complaints you may make to your employer. Examine everything, and especially look at how you can avoid doing so. Complaints against employers and litigation is not something you want to become involved in if you can, in any way, avoid it. If you do decide to do it, expect one heck of a headache. It's not an easy process. Be careful how you approach it.

hmmbrdzz

 

[frani810]

At this point, I only want to post something to my personnel file in my own behalf. I think that after 30 years of working, being written up and fired for the first time in my life is going to put me in therapy. I am treading very cautiously at work; I live on pins and needles. I am faced with a stipulation of not being able to question anything; therefore, leaving the road open wide for any game playing or testing that may provoke me in any way. I'm a dead man walking, aren't I?

 

[pizzamaint]

Frani810 Instead of looking for laws on harrassment, if things in your special situation are that bad this may be a case of this individual demonstrating or "spilling over " some form of domestic abuse from his home life. Others things that this could possibly lead to is some form of "work place violence" been inflicted by this half balance piranha bringing him joy to see you in emotional disstress. Keep your head high. never show a sign that he has achived his goal of getting under your skin. I have been recently fired from my job a few days ago. I would quit and walk away to give my boss the satisfaction. I just said yes sir and continued my job well. Little the pea brain know that god has gifted me with one thing. I can let all his sh-t go in one ear and out the other and not let think it bothered me. This was some form of plan to eliminate many other jobs as well. We stuck together and he could not get us to walk away. So they had no choice to fire us. 5 so far out of 18. But with discharge for no good reason the company keep from paying many of the benifits we acumulated. If I walked they could keep lots of our money. Now we have just started to get under his skin, wel actually his pocket book.
I have 4 children to care for and things are always so great when life deals me a bunch of crap one day after another. but as you can see in life nothing lasts forever. You are a smart intelligent person. Stage war on him. If you can't do it with with labor law. maybe your local law enforcement domestic crimes unit can at least give you some info.

This web site has lots of info about coping with all types of stuff from intimidation to the worst things you can think of. but if you follow throgh this web site it will give you the power to burn his ass!!!! Beth3 will not steer you wrong she is a wise woman.

http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/workplaceviolence/index.html

Keep smiling and never let em know you hurt.
Prayer for you pizzamaint

 

[Beth3]

frani, you are certainly free to create whatever document you wish, send it to your former employer, and ask them to put it in your personnel file. Chances are they will (I would), as you never know if that document might have some significance down the road, but the employer has no obligation to comply with your request.

If it would make you feel better to do so, I see no reason why you shouldn't as long as you don't "blast" your former employer in the document and rant and rave. You will need a reference from this company and you don't want the last document from you in your personnel file to be an irrational diatribe.

Good luck.

 

[frani810]

thanks Beth, I'm not let go yet; just written up once
I'm a dead man walking subjected to their gameplaying at any given time
I just want something in my personnel folder attesting to my experience gained and my good work skills and describing what practices have been implemented upon me
I am innocent

 

[Beth3]

I didn't review your whole post this morning and thought you'd been terminated already. In any event, that doesn't change my answer - the same advice applies.

 

[cbg]

Frani, there are just a few states (mine is one of them) where you have an absolute right to place a rebuttal in your personnel file. I don't THINK that PA is one of them, but it certainly wouldn't hurt for you to give the Labor Board a call and ask.

 

[hmmbrdzz]

Frannie: You certainly aren't a dead man walking, or at least if you feel that way -- don't feel that way for long! To do so would be so self-defeating. You're doing what's right. You're looking for some answers, and you're in a great place to get some -- this forum. And by all means, if PA is a state that allows you to place a rebuttal in your file, definitely consider doing it. After you decide to do it, you can even draft one and place it here for someone to review and advise further. I wish I had had this forum to come to when I was going through all my mess at work. I've learned some things here about the filing of complaints and the filing of employment lawsuits that I wish I had known prior to accepting my attorneys contract.

There are some smart people here that may know exactly what procedures you must "exhaust" before you do anything further (that is, if you can successfully explain at what step of the complaint you're at). Before I was terminated, there were all kinds of negotiations going on between my attorneys and my employer. My attorneys argued back and forth as to what I should do; what I should accept; what I should say; (the whole nine yards). Then after my employer wouldn't accept my attorneys proposed "settlement" (which was basically "don't fire and promote), I was fired, and then my attorney argued back and forth before filing my lawsuit regarding "due process" and whether or not I had to exhaust my administrative remedies before a lawsuit could be filed. Had I had this place to come to and get some answers when I was still on the job and within my statute of limitations to file a complaint, it may have saved about five years of headache for me.

This is a good place to get information understand what's behind your rights and how to protect them, especially if you are still on the job.

Good luck.

hmmbrdzz

 

[frani810]

Thank you so much hmmbrdzz. I would be very interested in drafting something and posting it in this forum for advice and critique. I have never been involved in anything to this magnitute before, and appreciate any support or advice. Stay tuned. It really takes a lot of my energy and attention to focus on this mess. But, I will take your advice and post a draft.

I really wish the economy and the employment scene were different as then I would be able to look for something aggressively.

 

[pizzamaint]

Frani ...Cheer up.. Your character and personna will always be thousands of times more valuble than any piece of paper in some file that they "lose" after letting you insert your say in it..

I have have had some very hard times in my past and have been black listed you can say by former employers. Just look at my postings to see the extremes I have too go just too get what is rightfully mine. And my next interveiw I will not be afraid to hide what I done and I do not regret working for them either. I keep my head up take the energy it takes to be depressed and bring it posistive in attitude for everyone in my life that surrounds me.

I am no legal pro. But I have been right where you are right now. I know it feels like bottom. but that should that you can not any longer look down. So look up and always know that you are better than them on your worst day.

I do hope that I have been of some help.

Pizzamaint.

 

[frani810]

you're a doll, thanks. . . I wish the best for you too.

 

[hmmbrdzz]

Pizzamaint's got some good points, Frannie. There's another saying that's something similar to what he's said -- something like "keep your face held hide and towards the sun and you won't see the shadows that are falling behind you" (or something like that!!) Just another way of saying "keep your head up".

I'm sure everyone would be glad to look at a draft and give some advice. Prior to posting it (and in the same note as your draft) also give a short synopsis of where you are in the complaint process (i.e. what the complaint is, briefly, and who you've gone to, in what manner you've gone to them, and how they've responded). To read all your back postings to "put it all together" as it would relate to any rebuttal letter would be a bit confusing.

Yes... it's a lot of work, isn't it? Hang in there.

hmmbrdzz

 

[frani810]

thanks! stay tuned

 

[frani810]

here it is guys, this is something that I started to write up, but I don't know if I'm headed in the right direction. hmmbrdzz, pizzamaint, and beth, I would like all of you to take a look.

I am trying to write a statement to submit to my personnel folder to pretty much tell my side of the story of what has been taking place and basically defend myself. OK, here it is, take a look. Any suggestions are most welcome. My hope is to accomplish something good.

Statement to My Personnel File

I have been working for nearly 30 years in the field of support or clerical services. I have always excelled at my job; striving always for perfection and efficiency. My superiors have always recognized this throughout my working career. Because I adapt quickly and have the intuition on how to set up a system and work the ropes, I have always gained more responsibilities on any job that I have held. This is the case for the job that I presently hold at Capital Health System as a department assistant in the Laboratory.

Upon being hired at CHS (formerly Mercer Medical Center), I originally filled the position as secretary to the chief of pathologist; Dr. Coopersmith held that position at the time. After several months of holding that position, I was asked if I would be interested in filling the position of administrative assistant to the Laboratory Manager. I jumped at the chance. I would often help the administrative assistant at that time with her paperwork, and I adapted quickly and caught on quickly on how to work things. I enthusiastically accepted the offer for the position, as it was a promotion for me, and an achievement also because administrative assistant was the highest level of my career ladder at the time.

As I moved through the years in the administrative assistant position, I found the position to be very exciting and rewarding to me. I learned a lot about the workings of the laboratory and the administrative process throughout the hospital. I gained expertise on handling situations through the information flow of the laboratory. Being part of the information flow gave me the insight to quickly and efficiently handle any crisis or assignment, and enabled me to help fellow co-workers with their concerns. I was an asset to my boss at the time. Generally, to my knowledge, my superiors were pleased with me. I was proud to be an integral part of the Laboratory in my role of handling the administrative workflow.

Moving on further through the years brought about many changes. Changes in the management, changes in laboratory operations, changes in role-playing all put together to create a very different environment in the Laboratory. All throughout this time, I have found myself struggling with changes, struggling with the threatening management decisions of liberally delegating my responsibilities to the rest of the staff, struggling with a very aggressive and analytical management style where I’m given the strong impression that I have no capabilities of being a part of the Laboratory, struggling with my new “spot” of being so isolated and uninformed to the point of being ostracized from my whole department. Communication with the management is effortless and negative, and most times ends up developing into arguments. This ostracized “spot” of rejection no doubt carries its weight in emotional distress. I must say that through it all, I maintain performing my duties to the best of my abilities.

 

[hmmbrdzz]

Hi frannie: I just wanted to let you know, I'm reading, I'm looking, I'm thinking, and I'm doing a little "editing"! It sounds real good, so far, (but I do think it needs to be shortened), and so I'm going to give you some suggestions with an edited version when I'm through. I'll be back .

hmmbrdzz