Oh where to start. Just kidding. I am a secretary in our local hospital. A rather large hospital for where we are located. I work with 4 other women (and I use that term loosely ). Some of the things that bother me the most is when I'm put in the middle of things, for example one nurse say so and so is supposed to do it so please go and tell her to do it....I go and give that nurse the message to do something per the other nurse and I get this massive attitude. I now just say "Don't shoot the messenger"

Two of the nurses (40 something years old) don't get along with each other and instead of having teamwork in the office all I hear all day long is what the other did not do, what the other was supposed to do and didn't. I mean come on this is not Romper Room with toddlers but instead most of the time that is exactly what it feels like.

And last...one of the nurses is notorious for not getting her work done on time, so I was on vacation for a week the first week of May and when I got back I got called into my bosses office and was told that I needed to pull my weight in the office and I now need to attend meetings to take minutes because it does not seem that this nurse is able to get what she needs to be done in a timely manner. See this nurse is smart, because she can not get what she is supposed to get done....I will now be responsible and if I finish what I am supposed to do and give it to her to "proof" and she does not get it back to me in time....well, I will now be the one to take the fall.

OK enough ranting and raving, I'm done.

Don't get me wrong, while these things bother me....I do LOVE my job. It is very rewarding to be able to have someone from another department compliment me on my work. Networking with other departments and people in this hospital will take me far and I do look forward to that. --- Meg