tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post9158227719932414541..comments2024-03-29T08:03:49.356-04:00Comments on Years That Answer: Part II: Supervising a difficult personColettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-1146169946877280612016-03-10T21:21:18.923-05:002016-03-10T21:21:18.923-05:00There should be a nursing supervisor but the healt...There should be a nursing supervisor but the health authority won't allow it. Can't remember the reason but it does cause a lot of problems. Although his training is in x-ray he now manages MRI techs, Nuc Med techs, mammo techs and CT techs as well, and nurses of course. It doesn't work but I do love my patients.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-15843369607417347022016-03-09T19:39:38.126-05:002016-03-09T19:39:38.126-05:00Being a supervisor is a REALLY hard job.
"...Being a supervisor is a REALLY hard job. <br /><br />"Everything terrible is something that needs our love." Beautiful sentiment, I think. But it scares me half to death.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-39537370303761398672016-03-09T14:21:48.495-05:002016-03-09T14:21:48.495-05:00I was the manager (they're called directors ac...I was the manager (they're called directors actually) of a large catering end of a large hotel. (one such event involving 16 lamas for 2 days !) As well as being a manager, I had to supervise an under-manager of a large troublesome service staff. Hotels are notorious for filling these positions with young people with drug and alcohol problems, a inherent problem in any hotel, not to exclude guests from the same...food, alcohol and 24 hour in and out of bedrooms and all the shenanigans that go with that kind of business. It was a very tough job that honestly I didn't do well..softy hearted as I was then and still am, yeah, now too. I relied on HR for a lot of guidance for myself and in the end it was probably me who benefited most as I was able to carry some of that forward into my own life.<br /><br />But this all reminds me of a wisdom from Rilke -<br />"Everything terrible is something that needs our love." Much easier now than the first of my life.livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-1818731379820742112016-03-08T20:39:47.661-05:002016-03-08T20:39:47.661-05:00Managing a large department can be really interest...Managing a large department can be really interesting. It is nice if you can give it a try and see how you like it before you commit. You will do great.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-87230020272967662822016-03-08T07:31:15.731-05:002016-03-08T07:31:15.731-05:00It seems like there should be a head nurse, doesn&...It seems like there should be a head nurse, doesn't it? Some fearless soul who cares a lot about the department and the patients? I bet the x-ray tech would be happy to be relieved of that responsibility. That might be the way to approach this - rather than making him feel bad about himself. Some nurse probably needs to have clear authority over this other nurse or there won't ever be a resolution to this problem.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-48383334668443286022016-03-08T07:09:03.952-05:002016-03-08T07:09:03.952-05:00Not to take any blame away from the nurse, but you...Not to take any blame away from the nurse, but your boss needs to call her on her bs and remind her that customer service and respect for co-workers are general workplace skills, not nursing per se. I feel for him, but she's walking all over him and it is making him look bad. Anyway, good luck. She sounds like a horror.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-44399323788287783212016-03-08T06:36:39.958-05:002016-03-08T06:36:39.958-05:00I have recently been asked to take over a large de...I have recently been asked to take over a large department - which I will probably only do on a temporary basis. Plus my secretary is retiring and I need to do a new hire. I read both your posts with great interest as so much at my office is about to change. I may be calling on you for advice. Lots and lots of advice : )8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-16242687183328610592016-03-07T20:06:11.846-05:002016-03-07T20:06:11.846-05:00It's good to hear the other side. Unfortunate...It's good to hear the other side. Unfortunately my coworker is a nurse and our boss is an x-ray tech. Not a good mix because my coworker just says, but you're not a nurse to our boss and he seems to think he has no recourse. He's not a bad guy but he hates conflict and avoids it at all costs. If you bug him enough he will give you what you want usually but I don't operate that way. And she honestly believes she is the greatest nurse ever which just causes me to shake my head.<br /><br />Obviously I am not looking forward to her return. Sigh.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.com