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LadyCygnet
Fanatic   Posts: 287 Registered: 31/10/2003 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/11/2003 at 12:18 AM |
Due to the fact that several bored coworkers (including myself), surfed the
net, did some chatting, checked email, or checked ebay, the administration,
in their INFINITE wisdom, have decided that anyone who uses the internet
for "anything other than healthcare purposes" will be suspended or
terminated.
So, I sat there, work completed, watching the mildew collect, as we are no
longer allowed any rights, including having drinks near the nurses'
station...before long, I'm sure they won't even let me read or write
anything non-healthcare-related at the desk. Hell, pretty soon we'll
probably have to go to the breakroom just to order food, much less eat
it...not that I'm allowed to leave the desk anymore unless I have someone
practically sign in blood that they are going to cover the phone while I am
away...
And I came to one, previously undiscovered conclusion: this job is so
fucking BORING.
So, I will follow the other really good employees...and get the hell out of
Dodge...
I have a BA in English, no ties besides family and my cats, and a strong
urge to get away from this cesspool. I'm open to suggestions. What would
you do in my place?
[Edited on 22/11/2003 by LadyCygnet] ____________________
"To Live is to Annoy." -- Rev. Lambert Reilly, Archabbot, St. Meinrad Abbey
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Monolycus
Fanatic  Posts: 580 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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 posted on 22/11/2003 at 01:50 AM |
Yeah, I got hit with the "use the computers only for business" crap a
couple of days ago. One of my damned coworkers has been checking the
dating services and leaving them on the friggin' monitors at work. This is
uncomfortable in the west, but here it makes people go bright scarlet and
apoplectic (a land of contrasts, I assure you). So now I have to walk
twenty minutes to a PC bong and pay hourly charges to check my friggin'
mail. The real kicker here is, this guy just dropped a million won to get
a pc in his apartment. I'm the only one who doesn't have access to the
"personal" part in "personal computers", and, once again, I have to pay the
piper for somebody else's sloppiness. Fuckin' people.
~M.
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LadyCygnet
Fanatic Posts: 287 Registered: 31/10/2003 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/11/2003 at 01:57 AM |
Well, I always closed windows after I was done.
I recently found out that some people get brownie points for snitching on
their coworkers. I guess I'm lucky I haven't been fired
yet...*snickers*
I guess I just have to live with it, for now....but I have a friend that
does sex texting, and she's trying to hook me up with that. The pays good,
but there are no additional benefits, so it's a bit of a tradeoff.
Advantage being, though, I could live anywhere and still do my job.
Food for thought. 
TGS
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"To Live is to Annoy." -- Rev. Lambert Reilly, Archabbot, St. Meinrad Abbey
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Arthegarn
Member   Posts: 79 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/11/2003 at 03:13 AM |
Well, that's not the best part of it.
I haven't read this anywhere, it just comes from chit-chat with USA lawyers
that I know of, but it seems your Supreme Court ruled in 1998 that there is
no right to privacy about internet connections from work.
The idea is more or less like this: unless otherwise specified by the
contract, the computer your company guves you is por professional use only.
If it were for personal use as well they'd be paying you "in especimen",
part of your sallary wouldn't be money but the allowance of using your
computer for personal reasons.
So the worker KNOWS the computer is for work only. Meaning that ANYTHING
downloaded through the company's server (or into the company's hard disk)
is theoreticallu for work and thus the company has access to it. Meaning
they can check their Histories and visited pages, read mail (none of it is
personal, it is business) , et cetera. The idea is that when the worker
knowingly and willinglt uses his work computer for personal use is tacitly
waving away his right to privacy, much like he does when he knows a
conversation in being recoreded. From the point of wiew of the Science of
Law, the reasoning is flawless. You have been told not this computer is a
means to an specific end. You willingly have put yourself in a dangerous
position in which you have waved one of your rights. So, that's your
decision.
I also heard there is a similar plea right now in which an ex-worker is
suing his former company becouse they read his private e-mail and has, from
the beginning, claimed that that was proffessional misconduct on his part
(he used the computer willingly for personal purposes) and paid the company
for such misuse. That MIGHT have a chance of getting an indemnization but I
wouldn't bet on it...
As for you, Lady Cygnet, you know what do I tell everyone else. Come down
here to Madrid, enjoy its gothic scene and earn a living by teaching
English. I know of several USA schools and universities down here (I had to
do some research to take my LSAT just in case...).
Oh, there might be a slight communication proble, here, though. Spanish
cats dont say meow, they say miau
[Edited on 11/22/2003 by Arthegarn]
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LadyCygnet
Fanatic Posts: 287 Registered: 31/10/2003 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/11/2003 at 01:36 PM |
Arthegarn: Sooo tempting...*grin* I'd rather not leave the country, but I
do have a weakness for Hispanic culture...and men...some of the fun stuff I
discovered when I was researching my mongrel heritage...
!Pero, me hablo Espanol muy, muy, MUY mal! I know just enough to get
slapped...or deported...will that count against me? ____________________
"To Live is to Annoy." -- Rev. Lambert Reilly, Archabbot, St. Meinrad Abbey
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feralucce
Extreme Fanatic   Posts: 1810 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/11/2003 at 02:07 PM |
So.. where in the constitution is the right to the internet guarenteed?
There are many many many wrse jobs... pedicurist, proctologist, prison
barber, delouser, and wastewater treatment worker.
in your position, since there is not much physical labr invovled and you
make a great pay copared to mc donalds... I would search for another job
while being relived that I was not unemployed in today's job climate.
Feral ____________________
The earth turns on a tilted axis - just doing the best it can.
Hohenheim of Light~Full Metal Alchemist
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LadyCygnet
Fanatic Posts: 287 Registered: 31/10/2003 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/11/2003 at 02:30 PM |
Feral: I am not about to quit until I have another job lined up...and I'll
thank you not to sound like my ex-MIL. My parents didn't raise me to be
stupid...just to do something when I wish to rise above the inane and
annoying.
The Internet crackdown was just icing on the cake. Since i took this job,
they have been creating more and more stupid rules and policies. It's a
wonder any of us can breathe, much less do our jobs. The further we bend,
the further we're bent. You wouldn't believe half of the rigamarole it
takes just to be able to get a fucking break. And, by law, we are supposed
to get our fucking breaks...but we don't. We don't have the manpower to
leave the floor, or else the phones ring and the patients suffer.
This job is not labor-intensive, but it is very much stress-intensive. The
fact that I must SIT and do NOTHING until I am given more work is really
irritating. That, and I'm supposed to fucking magically teleport myself to
the other unit on the floor and do their work too. So I run between
stations, doing orders, putting away paperwork, etc...
No job is really worth it unless it requires thought. I was able to
compensate before by doing research while I worked...but I can't do that
anymore either...
The girl 6 job looks more tempting by the minute...
It isn't really wise for them to assume we'll continue to bend to their
blind will when our talents can be redirected elsewhere...
[Edited on 22/11/2003 by LadyCygnet] ____________________
"To Live is to Annoy." -- Rev. Lambert Reilly, Archabbot, St. Meinrad Abbey
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feralucce
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1810 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/11/2003 at 05:00 PM |
| and as I am not there... I am not fit to judge... just sounds like a job ____________________
The earth turns on a tilted axis - just doing the best it can.
Hohenheim of Light~Full Metal Alchemist
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LadyCygnet
Fanatic Posts: 287 Registered: 31/10/2003 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/11/2003 at 05:08 PM |
Hey, if you'd like to try my job, be my guest...
It's bad enough working in a high-stress environment, but when the
underbelly gets ripped open and it turns out that people you trusted aren't
worth trusting, it ceases to be worth the effort...
Almost of the good ones are leaving anyway...I'd rather not be stuck with
all that's left behind...
[Edited on 23/11/2003 by LadyCygnet] ____________________
"To Live is to Annoy." -- Rev. Lambert Reilly, Archabbot, St. Meinrad Abbey
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feralucce
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1810 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/11/2003 at 09:16 PM |
like I said... I am certain there are worse jobs... or worse than
un-employment...
as for teh trust thing... I do not mean to sound like a jerk, but that is
life... If you come to trtust anyone but yourself... then you are a fool. ____________________
The earth turns on a tilted axis - just doing the best it can.
Hohenheim of Light~Full Metal Alchemist
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LadyCygnet
Fanatic Posts: 287 Registered: 31/10/2003 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/11/2003 at 09:19 PM |
And I am certain there are better jobs...
And if I'm a fool, then I'm a fool...and I'll gladly wear the fool's
cap...
I already have a lot on my plate without this bullshit. A flagging economy
is no excuse for reaming your employees.
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"To Live is to Annoy." -- Rev. Lambert Reilly, Archabbot, St. Meinrad Abbey
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feralucce
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1810 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/11/2003 at 09:21 PM |
| so far... NONE of the rules you have mentioned are that horrible ____________________
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LadyCygnet
Fanatic Posts: 287 Registered: 31/10/2003 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/11/2003 at 10:13 PM |
Well, due to certain rules about my job, there are certain rules I can't
discuss...
Like I said, it's a lot of shit hitting the fan at once...allow me to
clarify:
1. The hours suck. Even though I work evenings, I'm expected to pull
dayshift on weekends...and I'm lucky if I get a friday night off before I
work a Saturday morning. They ignore that little labor rule about the 8
hour gap sometimes.
2. the work environment is hostile. When I feel as though I'm walking on
eggshells, it's time to go.
3. We have to jump through so many hoops to even take
a break...and some people think I don't need a break because my job is
mostly done at a desk.
4. There's a lot of stress; it's people's lives at
stake if one of us fucks up...and yes, med errors have slipped through the
cracks before Fortunately, the one time that happened was when I was still
green, and no harm was done...thank God.
5. I have to magically answer the phones at two different nurses'
stations...if I had mastered the art of teleportation, this wouldn't be a
problem.
6. I have to take care of the duties at both nurses' stations, as the
nurses don't feel obligated to even check the orders before I get to
them...as I said, morale is shot to hell now.
7. So much shit is "first priority," I have no fucking idea what I'm
supposed to do first anymore...gotta love bureaucracy...
8. If we are forced to work another floor in additon to our own in spite
of being stretched so thin we could double as guitar strings, we don't
have the
option of saying no; it is "you will" rather than" will you?"
9. The admissions department no longer brings us the blue cards we need to
actually do things for a patient, so I have to magically levitate them up
here, too
10. And, now that I have my BLS, they want me to transport patients as
well.
To add to the winter of my discontent, here's a basic summary of what I do
all damn night:
Take off shitloads of orders, put away labs, reports, and other sundry
paperwork, answer phones, answer desk inquiries, call people for various
things, put the fucking tape on the stupid charts so the doctors don't have
to think, keep track of the cards, stamp up the paperwork, make sure the
paperwork is kept in stock, keep track of the blue cards, copy charts for
swings, do admissions, dismissal, and formulary interchanges all while
keeping a fucking smile on my face.
After all, how can the "customers" know we're happy if we don't smile?
Yeah, I'm griping...but I have my reasons...
[Edited on 23/11/2003 by LadyCygnet]
[Edited on 23/11/2003 by LadyCygnet] ____________________
"To Live is to Annoy." -- Rev. Lambert Reilly, Archabbot, St. Meinrad Abbey
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LadyCygnet
Fanatic Posts: 287 Registered: 31/10/2003 Status: Offline
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posted on 22/11/2003 at 10:31 PM |
(since it won't let me edit, I'm just tacking this on)
Before all of this started happeneing, this was a pretty cool place to
work...then came the new rules, new prohibitions, and even more
changes...
The entire vibe of the place has changed. Where we used to work well
together, laugh together, and have really cool nights no matter how shitty
the situation became, we're at each others' throats 24/7. No one can trust
anyone else. When one comes to the floor, the new hostility is
tangible...
And that, my dears, is the probably the main reason I want to leave. When
I get a gut feeling that something is seriously out of whack, I'm usually
right on the money. All the signs tell me it's time to go anyway. I'm
ready.
____________________
"To Live is to Annoy." -- Rev. Lambert Reilly, Archabbot, St. Meinrad Abbey
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feralucce
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1810 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 23/11/2003 at 02:33 PM |
| ok... mayhaps I mis spoke... *winks* but I still say waste water treatment
worker 1 is a worse job (speaking from experience) ____________________
The earth turns on a tilted axis - just doing the best it can.
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LadyCygnet
Fanatic Posts: 287 Registered: 31/10/2003 Status: Offline
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posted on 23/11/2003 at 02:48 PM |
Feral. you had a valid complaint, and I did need to clarify. *grin*
Well, at least wastewater doesn't give a dam (heh) if you answer the phone,
take a break, or do something constructive when it's moving slow.
*gratuitous tongue wiggle*
I still owe you one, m'dear...*wink* ____________________
"To Live is to Annoy." -- Rev. Lambert Reilly, Archabbot, St. Meinrad Abbey
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feralucce
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1810 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 23/11/2003 at 04:24 PM |
| yes, but I think that having to work with human excrement balances it out ____________________
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veronica
Coward   Posts: 1 Registered: 23/11/2003 Status: Offline
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 posted on 23/11/2003 at 08:05 PM |
go to switzerland. they vote with SWORDS there, and 60% of their power is
HYDRO!  im
having a love affair with the swiss lately....
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LadyCygnet
Fanatic Posts: 287 Registered: 31/10/2003 Status: Offline
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posted on 23/11/2003 at 09:47 PM |
oooh...Alps...mmm...chocolate...mmmmm...swoooords....
It'll be years before I can afford to visit Europe, though...
Still, I think Madrid would be my first stop... ____________________
"To Live is to Annoy." -- Rev. Lambert Reilly, Archabbot, St. Meinrad Abbey
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feralucce
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 1810 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 24/11/2003 at 10:03 AM |
| what does fucking switzerland have to do with anything! ____________________
The earth turns on a tilted axis - just doing the best it can.
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