sharing and venting

Things have gotten so bad at work, I just need to share and vent a little.  Don't get me wrong, I luv my job.  But, our new nurse manager is apparently epic fail.  Oh, she's a nice enuf person.  I actually like her.  But, no one else does!  She made the mistake of telling us her door was always open.  The second mistake was placing her office right in the clinic.  Too much availability.  People are in and out of her office constantly, to tattle on a coworker.  Yes, I said tattle.  Everyone, except me, of course, is acting like a spoiled child and running to "mommy" to tell on everyone else.  It's disgusting, to say the least.  I have always been the quiet one.  The one you could tell anything to and it would go no further.  I pretty much keep to myself and try to stay out of the politics and other nasty stuff that goes on.  But, I was sent to the principal's office once again today.  This was different, tho.

When I got there, my NM looked very sad.  She asked me if I had said something about her that was pretty specific.  Yes, I think I did, but it was a loooong time ago.  She said, no, it was in the last three days.  NOT!  Twasn't me!  But, one of my coworkers had tattled on me.  She wouldn't tell me who it was.  My philosophy in life is to deny everything!  So, I did.  We talked for a long time about all the nonsense that supposedly grown up adults were involved in, and I was actually shocked to hear how bad it was.  Back stabbers, out and out cruelties, and much more.  People have been going to our director and complaining about the NM.  Yikes!  That's a big deal!  So, I told her, if she ever needed someone to talk to, I'm a good listener.  Well!  About a half hour later I was summoned.  When I got there she was crying so hard, actually sobbing.  The director had talked to her about all the complaints, and to make a long story short, it was very bad, just awful.  She needed to talk.  OK, I can listen.  But then, she started trying to get information out of me.  Who is saying what?  Oh not, not me!  I hear things, but I don't tattle.  I sat and talked to her for about 1/2 hour, trying to reassure her and telling her basically to suck it up and keep on keeping on.  So, she tells me she's thinking about quitting.  TMI!!!  I didn't need to know that.  Now, I'm her best friend and confidant.  Not good.  I told her, I would get a rep if she kept calling me into the office, even if it was to cry and sob.  And, of course, I would not tell anyone about it.  Yikes!  What do I do now?  No, I don't want to talk about it.  So, she is safe, there.  But, I also want to go back to keeping to myself and not getting involved.  Bah!  Too Late!

Ahhhh, I feel better.  That's all.