nope, I want you to stop whining !

and nope again, Im not tight at all, theres just some things I need to be there for to organise myself

I know and I already knew that lol.

I just dont think anyone understands just how bad this woman is and because she isnt english either she is also very very rude!

omg, shes not english ?


that makes soooooooo much difference !




(ill just add a few more os in down here incase that wasnt sarcastic enough for you.... oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo oooooooooo )

Sarcy swine! Let me add a few more for you OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! LOL!

LoL female pecking order, I think u should try to say NO !!!
especially in the matter of malpractice, say NO and if she says WHAT ? ask her to take it to the boss.

I really dont like confrontation though, I sort of bottle things up for weeks and weeks and then eventually I cant hold it in any longer and I just explode, Im terrified its going to happen very soon thats why I need help and quickly!

dental nurses have done x rays for me before.... and my dentis is head of dentistry at durham univeristy... so its not like hes a cowboy

They can once they have taken a radiography course but I havent yet!

Right ok,

a) I dont have a contract

I was under the impression that it is required with 2 months on being employed.   However, a statement of terms is the bare minimum required by law iirc.

nope, I want you to stop whining !

and nope again, Im not tight at all, theres just some things I need to be there for to organise myself

Skinflint and perfectionist. Find someone who has half a brain, that you can trust, and get them to do fourty hours of what you do.

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LoL female pecking order, I think u should try to say NO !!!
especially in the matter of malpractice, say NO and if she says WHAT ? ask her to take it to the boss.

I really dont like confrontation though, I sort of bottle things up for weeks and weeks and then eventually I cant hold it in any longer and I just explode, Im terrified its going to happen very soon thats why I need help and quickly!

Occasionally confrontation is required, or you end up being walked over. Keep a diary, also keep a list of things you need to do, bring it out every time she asks you to do something you shouldnt and add it to the end. Tell her that you will get onto it as soon as you have done everything else. If she complains then tell her you are working as fast as possible, if she wants you to do something else then she should do some other work herself.

Get them to give you a contract stating what you should be doing. If shes being insulting or abusive then try using a recorder and play it back to the boss. Keep recordings on your home computer too.

I think unfortunately the clue is in the job description - youre effectively an assistant so you get to do all the stuff your dentist doesnt fancy doing. And unfortunately as they are the qualified one...

Have you spoken to other colleagues to compare experiences? Is there any chance of the nurses rotating by default?

Other than that, it could be worse, you could work for Knighty  

(On a serious note on the "it could be worse" you probably do a fairly static 40-hour week and leave most of your work at the office - which some people would definitely regard as positive factors in a job).

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pah, young-uns dont know what work is these days

I worked 104 hours last week, more than that the week before!

You winding down for retirement ?

That man will die at work and theyll turn him into dog food too instead of burying him!