Dusting off my resume...
The internet is the reason that I never get anything done. Not that my job here is so taxing, but I have a folder full of personal shit that I should be attending to. But I’m not. I’m just flipping around reading blogs and being annoyed when my phone rings and someone wants me to do actual work.
What the hell do they think this is? And I’m somewhat bitter that I have to see patients in the afternoon. I know that technically I have the time, but I feel like it’s setting a dangerous precedent.
Here’s the problem. I am understaffed. I know that’s a common problem for city hospitals, but we see almost 5x the national average number of patients. And my colleague is out on family medical leave. So in order to keep the clinic numbers up, I’ve started doubling up my appointment times.
But this means that I’m seeing twice as many patients in roughly the same amount of time. I won’t even bring up the fact that I’m twice as pregnant and twice as tired. But the main point is that if this continues for the next three months and the administration becomes aware that I am doing this volume alone, what’s to stop them from either firing my colleague and/or mandating that I continue this workload.
That will just not do. I think part of the reason that I am surfing around the ‘net looking to be entertained is that I just need to turn my brain off for a few minutes. I am working 10 hour days here and all of the other above mentioned factors, I think are finally getting to me. I just want to put my head down on my desk and take a nap.
I think it’s time to take the job hunt a little more seriously. I have to get out of here, possibly before the babies come. Part time work while hauling around a uterus full of twins is starting to look better and better.
What the hell do they think this is? And I’m somewhat bitter that I have to see patients in the afternoon. I know that technically I have the time, but I feel like it’s setting a dangerous precedent.
Here’s the problem. I am understaffed. I know that’s a common problem for city hospitals, but we see almost 5x the national average number of patients. And my colleague is out on family medical leave. So in order to keep the clinic numbers up, I’ve started doubling up my appointment times.
But this means that I’m seeing twice as many patients in roughly the same amount of time. I won’t even bring up the fact that I’m twice as pregnant and twice as tired. But the main point is that if this continues for the next three months and the administration becomes aware that I am doing this volume alone, what’s to stop them from either firing my colleague and/or mandating that I continue this workload.
That will just not do. I think part of the reason that I am surfing around the ‘net looking to be entertained is that I just need to turn my brain off for a few minutes. I am working 10 hour days here and all of the other above mentioned factors, I think are finally getting to me. I just want to put my head down on my desk and take a nap.
I think it’s time to take the job hunt a little more seriously. I have to get out of here, possibly before the babies come. Part time work while hauling around a uterus full of twins is starting to look better and better.
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posted by Jeanne The Queen @ 2:17 PM
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