I'm four months pg and work in a residential unit for adolecents.
My work situation has taken a scarey turn this week, on the shift I've just come off one of my collegues was assaulted twice over a 24 hour period. Tonight the unit is equally volitile from what I've managed to gather with the added problem of ex-residents turning up and being equally abusive to staff. Tomorrow there is just myself and one other - there really needs to be three of us - I'm not allowed to intervene in any confrontational situations (as per my risk assessment)which would leave just a single collegue on the main floor tackling any trouble. Also tonights events have left the office unsecure due to the door taking a hefty kick in - this is supposed to be where I go in event of trouble. Am really worried about going in tomorrow and certainly don't want to be there overnight. Frustrated as can't back my collegues but certainly don't want to be in the firing line just now. To top it all our management is either off sick or on holiday so very little support to turn to. Can't in all honesty phone in sick and don't want to make a bad staffing situation any worse.
Am going to try phoning the one manager we've managed to get support/help from who is quite high up and dicuss the situation with him. Not sure if it will help, not really sure if it will leave me in a position where I have no choice but to go in. Not a member of a union, which I'm sat regretting this evening. Really quite concerned .
ps. sorry if your on my due in thread for the repetiton but thought separate thread my help pull in some advice.
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Scarey work stiuation - HELP!
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Twiga · 15/03/2005 21:24
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