more like self-preservation than self-destructive!

Posted By: sm on 2007-09-22
In Reply to: I think I am having a mental breakdown. - Hayseed

I would do just like you, with the ultimatum. I never worked at home for hospitals, only in-house. but what you describe is unreasonable. On-call should be for certain hours, certain days, not round-the-clock whenever...

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I think I am having a mental breakdown. - Hayseed
- more like self-preservation than self-destructive! - sm
- Wouldn't it make more sense for the company - barbv
- Heck, don't apologize - Okie MT
  - You missed the point - Me
    - You certainly have a right to your opinion - Okie MT
      - If you're willing to give up a job - Me
- Just apologize for the email and start looking - Me
- So sorry to hear about all of this - desperado
- Hayseed I know just where you are coming from - mt1955
- Wow you need a big sister-hug right now. - sm - mammamt
- On-call requires on-call compensation by law - Working my way out
- Hayseed, take a deep breath... - AnMT
- I apparently I still have my job. - Hayseed
  - Hayseed...I thought you loved your job and co...what happened? nm - backandforth
    - Plain and simple burnout. - Hayseed
      - Turn off the pager, or conveniently leave it - sm - Laura E.
  - It doesn't sound to me like you were heard. - MrsChippy
  - are you the only one getting stats? Ask. nm - Frequent visitor here
    - I honestly have no idea. - Hayseed
      - Tell them 'no' again, firmly. And then tonight - sm - San Francisco
        I agree..Turn off the darn pager and phone and shove the IM up their..bleep bleep bleep... - WanderingMT
  - Stats during normal working hours are one thing - ER MT
- Definitely no more of this on call stuff! - ER MT
- You can't be too far gone, you still - maxine
- That used to happen to me, until one day I said no. SM - MT50
- Get some well-deserved rest (sm) - Frequent visitor here
- On-call work is for docs and EMTs. Give it up and save your - soul! Breathe... Sleep... NM
- Doesn't sound fair or worth it at all, to me. (sm) - San Francisco
- time to get gain control again - anon
  - "gain" control - anon
- Wish I Could Help - LinK
- Life is too short.... - anotherMT
  - Ditto! - Lillybelle

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