https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 23:00:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nurse-bees-manager-bees-what-is-your-opinion-difficult-co-worker-situationkind-of-long#post-112642 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:20:05 +0000 jennylynn 112642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the opinions ladies! My only issue is that she volunteered to work Memorial Day with the intention of thinking she was clearing herself of doing her July 4th. To me, that's taking advantage of the situation. I don't think I should be pushed into working it when she chose to work it. No one is making her. I did mention it to our boss, just to get her take on it, and she's supposed to get back with me after she looks at the past holiday schedules. I just wanted to know if my line of thinking was wrong...<br /> Keep them coming ladies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nurse-bees-manager-bees-what-is-your-opinion-difficult-co-worker-situationkind-of-long#post-112601 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:36:55 +0000 BabyLove 112601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's a tough call. I can see both sides. I think if she weren't known as being difficult with taking holidays, it wouldn't be as much of an issue. I also know that once I got back from maternity leave, I didn't feel comfortable taking time off for awhile. But that's just me. If July 4th is a big deal to you though, it's worth mentioning to your superior. I think if it were me, I'd hold out to fight over the fall/winter holidays. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nurse-bees-manager-bees-what-is-your-opinion-difficult-co-worker-situationkind-of-long#post-112567 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:03:59 +0000 LuLu Mom 112567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would definetley address this with your manager and ask to have them explain how the holiday rotation will work with you on maternity leave. I don't think this is her deicison to make, I believe it is up to your manager to decide how to handle a disruption in the rotation due to having a baby. You won't still be on maternity leave for the Fourth will you? </p> <p>I would explain to your boss that you are not trying to get out of your holiday shift, however due to it being your by-year for the Fourth you already have family plans as a "hello baby" thing and you would hate to miss it unless that is the rule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nurse-bees-manager-bees-what-is-your-opinion-difficult-co-worker-situationkind-of-long#post-112564 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:01:24 +0000 SAHM0811 112564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hmm... I agree.. I see her *reasoning*, but it really is just taking advantage of the fact that you're on leave on Memorial Day. But like you said, you worked July 4th last year, so I do think that you should have it off this year. What has your nurse manager said about it? Any chance you can switch a holiday (like Labor Day?) with any of the other two nurses? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/nurse-bees-manager-bees-what-is-your-opinion-difficult-co-worker-situationkind-of-long#post-112558 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:54:36 +0000 jennylynn 112558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, I'm a nurse at the hospital, and we are required to work every other holiday to be fair. There are only 4 of us that work in our unit, so there are 2 RN's that work together per day and we alternate holidays worked every year so no one works the same holiday every year. Well, we have this one co-worker who is always difficult to get along with when it comes to working holidays and feels she in entitled to have what she wants off when she wants it off. One of the holidays she is particularly difficult over is July 4th. </p> <p>Well, my holiday to work this year is Memorial Day and her's in July 4th (I worked July 4th last year). Well, most likely I will be on maternity leave Memorial Day, so she has *volunteered* to work memorial day, and has written in on the schedule that July 4th is her holiday off because she is working memorial day. No one asked her to work it, she volunteered for the sole purpose of having July 4th off. </p> <p>I usually don't really care about July 4th, but it will be baby's first real holiday with a family get together, and I'd like to be there and I feel like it is still my holiday off this year. I don't want to make a big deal out of nothing, but I feel like she's being really pushy and manipulative. Her reasoning for wanting it off every year is because of a family cook-out. Well, we all have families and we all take our turns missing out on the get togethers, and I don't see why she should think she doesn't have to do that. Am I wrong to expect her to work it, and me have it off? What's your opinion on it?</p> <p>Sorry so long! Thanks if you read it all :) </p>