Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Uncomfortable

I've blogged about this subject before, but it seems to be an ongoing problem that hasn't been settled.

I'm debating looking for another job, and I find the whole idea rather annoying as I really like the work, the clients and using my exercise degree. I've been with this job a total of seven months and there is one employee that makes me shake in my shoes. The reasons are many, but I really feel she is trying to make a case to get me to either leave or be fired! Connie!

Isn't that just really awful?  There are a total of four people in our group of workers, two were hired 6 months before me, Connie and Emily, and one after me, Molly. I haven't felt very supported from the beginning, and have, at times, felt alienated, set aside and un-welcome which, in a group of three (at first) is a very lonely feeling, but I figured it was just my own silly unconfident-new-job feelings and that they'd go away as the job became more familiar.  They haven't!

In fact, the girl who was put in as supervisor Emily, and I have had several meetings with the directors to settle the issues and we've finally come to better terms and I feel the relationship and work environment is much better.  But, I'm now wondering if it was Connie all along that has been stirring the pot, and reporting it to Em.  I sound a bit paranoid but I had a meeting with Connie that I requested myself, and asked her if she had issues with me.  She tried to be professional, but she has these glaring eyes and wrinkles at her mouth from being so "tight lipped", and she boldly said that she "doesn't respect me" as a nurse!  I couldn't believe it. If you only knew what she was basing this statement around you'd laugh! She is one of the most anal retentive, follow every rule to a "T" women that it's really hard for me to work with her.  I'm more relaxed and laid back and she is so uptight it's pitiful. 

Both women are devout "Christians" and have Jesus in common, which makes it even more difficult to believe that Connie can be so heartless. I am trying to find solace and peace about it all. I'm not sure how to proceed with her. I feel she is watching my every move which is very uncomfortable to me.   I wish I knew how to deal with Connie and my work experience would be so much better.


2 comments:

Aubrey said...

oh that makes me want to stab a bitch. Doesn't respect you as nurse! that is assinine! She needs to go blow some steam off, or do colonics, get rid of all her shit.

Lipstick and Hangnails said...

I've contemplated addressing the nurse manager of mom baby every day! I may still ask if there are job openings! Yeah, I was pretty distraught with her comment at first.