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Chat => General Discussion => Topic started by: *she-devil* on January 31, 2008, 22:10:10 PM
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Started a new job about 3 months ago.
Im once again a dental nurse.....
I love the job but the dentist I work with (a woman) is always taking the micky by adding extra work on top of my usual workload, every week since Ive been there new things have appeared for me to do. By the time shes done shell not do anything at all at this rate.
How can I stop this happening without being rude to her or complaining to the owner?
(Which I really dont wanna do - and dont know if I could either lol)
Oh and bear in mind that Im waaaaay too nice for my own good at times, I put up with way too much crap from people - always have! :gag:
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The only thing you can do really is read over and check what you are contracted to do. She may simply have been easing you into the role and building up your duties.
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pah! if you have time to do it... when why shoulden;t you be doing it anyway ?
if you have to work harder/faster to fit it all in... when why wernt you working that hard/fast before ?
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Yup... could be youre expected to do what youre doing. I just finished a week where I was given task after task, and had a to-do list spanning 2 pages.
Dealt with it... then this week, im in the clear :) relaxed week.
If its someone dumping crap on you, then do it, and make sure the higher ups see that youre doing it. That way you get noticed, and more importantly it gets noticed that the other girl is doing nothing. :)
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Right ok,
a) I dont have a contract
b) I run around so much already that I see myself passing myself the other direction
c) She is VERY lazy
d) Theres so little equipment I have to run around like a maniac to get things clean
e) She even has me righting all her notes now and doing most of her x-rays (which are clearly her job as Im not qualified to do it)
f) This one is just for knightys remark - I dont have time to be doing all the extra stuff its not as though Im standing around all day doing nothing! (Thats what she does)
She is a slave driver and cannot and will not accept that people cant always do things just at the very second she wants them to!
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but if you dont have time to do these things.... how are you getting them done ?
i work my ass off, and it really pisses me off when people bitch and moan because they dont get paid to sit on there ass all day!
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but if you dont have time to do these things.... how are you getting them done ?
Because I am rushing around more and more everyday to get them done and its starting to make me ill!
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Right ok,
e) She even has me righting all her notes now and doing most of her x-rays (which are clearly her job as Im not qualified to do it)
If this is really the case it could be mal-practice if you need to be qualified to do these certain tasks and you most definitely should raise this with the director.
For the most part Im with Alan though. Sure I have lazy days, but I work damn hard and put in the extra hours where needed. Too many people are work shy and expect to get it all for nothing - not that Im saying you are at all - but it seems to be breeding these days.
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Because I am rushing around more and more everyday to get them done
good, you want to get paid you should work for it....
could you rush around any faster if someone was chasing you with a gun ?
right... well why wernt you going that fast to start with?
its starting to make me ill!
bollocks.
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Right ok,
e) She even has me righting all her notes now and doing most of her x-rays (which are clearly her job as Im not qualified to do it)
If this is really the case it could be mal-practice if you need to be qualified to do these certain tasks and you most definitely should raise this with the director.
For the most part Im with Alan though. Sure I have lazy days, but I work damn hard and put in the extra hours where needed. Too many people are work shy and expect to get it all for nothing - not that Im saying you are at all - but it seems to be breeding these days.
As you know Nige I am not lazy, and since working there for only just three months the running around I do all day has dropped me almost a dress size so far - and thats with xmas in the middle and Im eating more than before! I wouldnt exactly call that being lazy tbh. The woman is so darn lazy she wont even take something out of its bag when needed she passes it to me to do and stands there glowering at me till its done!
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Knighty!
The woman is stressing me out so much Im worried that bloody headache I had for so long is going to come back! She iwll make me ill at this rate!
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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!
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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!
Do you want sympathy?
Your just too tight to pay anyone else to do it lol
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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 ;)
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Right ok,
a) I dont have a contract
b) I run around so much already that I see myself passing myself the other direction
c) She is VERY lazy
d) Theres so little equipment I have to run around like a maniac to get things clean
e) She even has me righting all her notes now and doing most of her x-rays (which are clearly her job as Im not qualified to do it)
f) This one is just for knightys remark - I dont have time to be doing all the extra stuff its not as though Im standing around all day doing nothing! (Thats what she does)
She is a slave driver and cannot and will not accept that people cant always do things just at the very second she wants them to!
wasnt you the same bird crying about some work experience work as a teacher?
sounds like to me your to lazy to do a proper days work.
May as well get yourself knocked up & live on benefits
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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!
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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 )
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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 ;)
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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!
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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!
Then confront her, or unfortunately youre stuck in the rut youve created for yourself.
And Egg... that would be another girl youre thinking of.
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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.
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If its someone dumping crap on you, then do it, and make sure the higher ups see that youre doing it. That way you get noticed, and more importantly it gets noticed that the other girl is doing nothing. :)
thats complete BOLLOCKS
if the "higher ups" see youre doing extra work they will dump more and more work onto you
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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.
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.
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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.
im not a bloody skinflint !
plus... 40 hours ? why a part timer ?
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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 :ptu:
(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 ? :)
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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! :gag:
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wasnt you the same bird crying about some work experience work as a teacher?
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Nah that was me lol re: a disqualification on a placement which i am waiting to resit. My only little winge i have is that I am just sat down all day in my job. I like a job where I am on my feet a lot moving around. -)
Thats all lol 8-)