SilentAssassin1642
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Looks like i'm out of a job again. I thought this one would be secure...i was wrong.
As you probably know I'm not feeling 100% atm...that bloody thirst! So emotions are running a tad high at the moment. But I went in as per normal and started getting on with trying to sort out cover for various appointments. Except that half of the information on the calendar was wrong. Line manager on the other desk was getting really annoyed that I was getting confused and telling the support worker the wrong place (what am i supposed to do? it's on the calendar that way), and that I was asking for help over sorting these things out. She yells at me. I understandably get a tad upset as there was no reason for her to do this. So I got into the kitchen to calm down and get a drink where this lovely lady asks if i'm ok.
i break down then. I'm feeling sick anyway, and I tell her that this job is really stressful and I don't know what I'm doing with it as I'm not getting the help or training I need.
Big boss lady comes in and this is when the s**t hits the fan. She turns around and says that the job isn't for me and that its obvious it will never be for me. I try and protest this saying its only been a week, wheres the training been etc? I mean, I wasn't trained on how to deal with nasty phone calls! This is when it gets bad...
"With your health problems I don't think its wise you work here. You have too many health issues to be in a such a stressful environment"
She then gives me til the end of the week or I could leave there and then. I opted for the second option, went and got my stuff and left. As soon as the office is out of view, I burst into tears more out of anger than anything.
I have since spoken to the TEA who have explained that big boss lady/man/thing is incredibly tactless and probably didn't mean what she said in a discriminatory way. But she still SAID it, and understandably I am really upset. But the main issue here is the lack of training. Even the TEA ladies agree that 1 week isn't enough and I was totally thrown in the deep end with it all. But apparently this is Pathways all over, they always leave things to the last minute and it looks like I was another of those things, and what makes it worse was that after kim left there was NOONE to help train me and help me out when things got rough.
TEA lady is looking into another job for me ASAP though. Word has it the archaeology unit is after bucket monkeys again too.
As you probably know I'm not feeling 100% atm...that bloody thirst! So emotions are running a tad high at the moment. But I went in as per normal and started getting on with trying to sort out cover for various appointments. Except that half of the information on the calendar was wrong. Line manager on the other desk was getting really annoyed that I was getting confused and telling the support worker the wrong place (what am i supposed to do? it's on the calendar that way), and that I was asking for help over sorting these things out. She yells at me. I understandably get a tad upset as there was no reason for her to do this. So I got into the kitchen to calm down and get a drink where this lovely lady asks if i'm ok.
i break down then. I'm feeling sick anyway, and I tell her that this job is really stressful and I don't know what I'm doing with it as I'm not getting the help or training I need.
Big boss lady comes in and this is when the s**t hits the fan. She turns around and says that the job isn't for me and that its obvious it will never be for me. I try and protest this saying its only been a week, wheres the training been etc? I mean, I wasn't trained on how to deal with nasty phone calls! This is when it gets bad...
"With your health problems I don't think its wise you work here. You have too many health issues to be in a such a stressful environment"
She then gives me til the end of the week or I could leave there and then. I opted for the second option, went and got my stuff and left. As soon as the office is out of view, I burst into tears more out of anger than anything.
I have since spoken to the TEA who have explained that big boss lady/man/thing is incredibly tactless and probably didn't mean what she said in a discriminatory way. But she still SAID it, and understandably I am really upset. But the main issue here is the lack of training. Even the TEA ladies agree that 1 week isn't enough and I was totally thrown in the deep end with it all. But apparently this is Pathways all over, they always leave things to the last minute and it looks like I was another of those things, and what makes it worse was that after kim left there was NOONE to help train me and help me out when things got rough.
TEA lady is looking into another job for me ASAP though. Word has it the archaeology unit is after bucket monkeys again too.
Sorry to hear it. I would have cried too! I probably wouldn't have even lasted the week without any training.
