This is what happens.....

I know that times are tough for many people these days.   Pay cuts, layoffs, rising prices, etc.  I am much more aware of it since I am buying my own groceries and paying my own rent.  And I know people that are having problems financially.  Very sad.  I will not lose my job, fortunately.  As long as I behave myself and don't break any rules, I'll be ok.  And that leads into what is really on my mind.  I work for the state of North Carolina.  When I was a federal employee, getting laid off or fired was unheard of.  People seemed to be able to do whatever they liked, or not do anything at all, and they still got paid.  I guess that's ok, if that's the way you roll.  But, now, the state is different.  I guess.  We have a fairly new director.  He is an MD, tall, cute, and pretty young.  He tells everyone "call me Ian".  He smiles and remembers your name and always asks how you are.  Now, the mistake is, that we all believed him to be a nice, easy to get along with kinda guy.  NOT!!  He is extremely tough, and doesn't hesitate to remedy a bad situation, if it is within his power to do so.  So, this is the story...

There is a nurse in my clinic that is not exactly perfect, to put it mildly.  She cuts corners, makes mistakes, and much more.  No one likes her cuz she always dominates the conversation, and it is always about her.  Always ranting.  Never happy.  Well, she has been written up a few times.  The last time it came to the attention of our friendly director, Ian.  Technically, what she did is against the law.  Yeh, but it is a common practice.  She charted ahead.  That means, she documented something that hadn't happened yet.  Not only that, she was totally wrong about what did happen.  And the nurse that discovered this wrote her up.  And what did our nice guy director, Ian, tell our nurse manager to do?  Yikes!  I don't even like this girl, and I feel soooo bad about this.  Yep. He said, the next time she does something like this, fire her on the spot and escort her out of the building.  Puts the fear of God into a person, dontcha think?  Even tho she is so disliked by everyone, no one would wish that kind of dismissal on her.  Well, I wouldn't, anyways.  And, how do I know about this?  Because, I am the quiet, well behaved nurse that you can tell anything to and it will not go anywhere.  Well, yeh, it is now on the internet.  But, the nurse is un-named, and I feel like I haven't told a soul that would recognize this person.  But, it also is not a secret.  And it is scarey, and not good for morale.  So, I just wanted to write about it.   And all I can say is, Wow!