Work from home discourse

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I realised in the past 2 days why work from home riles people up...example, I was due to be on shift, was involved in a rta. At first opportunity I rang with my apologies and an explanation of why I did not fulfill my bank shifts. Throughput the conversation, a toddler was screeching g in the background (not judging at all but be serious) I was then told oh I will make a note on the system. 4 hours later...a phone call from someone who really should not be following up a call from am inept yet clearly lucky employee (who does not need to concern herself with child are costs). Had the cheek to say, well, if you were in hospital over night, you cam prove that. Ummyes, I could, but honestly you are missing the issue, that should be glaringly obvious.

You didn't know I already rung in to e plain my absence..

The person that is paid to log phone call did not put a note on the system regarding my phone call (her child was so noisy/annoying, I too would probably forget.

The person that called me to chastise me and point out how I have let a ward down. Forgets that, as much as you want your staff to put patients first. Staff do acfuly have children we have r
Birthed and raised who are actually our priority.

I got that message in the first phone call.

The best wake up call I have had in 23 years of being a mum the o es that berate you are the biggest hypocrites.

Good luck hitting your target....

I'm sorry, what?

I used to pullan extra 26 hours per week. Just to break even won't do that again.

I’m not sure I fully understand your post either. However, I do agree people should not be working whilst looking after children as they can’t focus on either to the level they should be.

The person who forgot to log your absence made a mistake. They could well have made the same mistake if they were in the office. People with no kids make errors too.

I hope you made it clear to the second person you were not at fault.

It's a shame you can't do it electronically so it would show you tried to cancel at a certain time.

I do think that people who try and do childcare at the same time as working are out of order. On the employer, potentially clients, colleagues and the child.

One example of why people ask, why are there not enough staff to look after our unwell family members?

That is exactly my point to be honest. That person was not fulfilling their role, in any aspect, being paid to support staff, looking after their child, no matter how much that saves them money.

When the second person rung me up I was annoyed..I paid for childcare for years..and then go told. Well there is no record of you calling up. But, if you were in hospital, you can prove that in your appeal, right? The actually check of that, reminded me, the first person didn't do their Jon, the second person was as caring as a fish on land...and there are over 20+ shifts need filling everyday.

Next time you visit a family member or friend in hospital. And you are concerned about the level of care they are receiving.just remember that the people who striving to cate for those who Nedd our help, are also human beings with families to support.

I respectfully disagree, I have 6 children. Never once in my working life would I take a phone call in a professional capacity with my children in theory toddler years interrupting a work call. That is why I paid for childcare in my working hours.

Point aside though when the second person called to give a warning for not calling in(even though I did) and followed up with, but you can prove that.

I decided at thatonent, yes, yes I could. But if you can call me so uninformed, I can just decide. No, no I will not do what you are now asking me.

Good luck with filling those shifts. It really is the principle of the whole situation that pissed me off the most.

I still don't understand how the woman who took your call with her kids around has anything to do with staffing levels in health and social care. This is a very odd rant!

What a bizzare incoherent rant…

What about my post do you respectfully disagree with? I said I don't agree with people doing childcare when they are working.

I mean, how do you know the person who made the error hasn’t also been berated for messing up, not doing their job and putting whoever it was who chastised you in an awkward position.
I can tell you from personal experience this week of a consultant surgeon not showing up to a theatre list i had to have an uncomfortable conversation with him, before he forwarded me the email he had sent to the rota coordinators they’d not acted on. Sincerely apologised to surgeon then pulled up the person who made an error (in work, not WFH by the way) and datixed the error.