its my first weekend in charge at work and loads of people are emailing me to say they are off sick <sob>

[nailpolish]

im going to balls it up and my manager will think im incompetent

Fio, there is a team of 20 and 4 are off sick

i have emailed some people who work mon-fri, who sometimes do weekends as extras, im waiting to hear back from them its short short notice

what are you doing now np? ( as in employment- not as in what exactly are you doing this minute)

are people allowed to Email in sick! don't they have to call anymore!

they are just rather nastily taking advantage are they? just offering sympathy..no experienvce of managing a team

phlebotomy emma, really enjoying it (so far!)

full title Weekend Phlebotomy Supervisor

astra, we are a team who only work weekends, no point in calling in the office

i dont think they realise zippi

i have a feeling they are going out for a works drinkie tonight, at least they are not phoning me at the office 7am tomorrow morning, at least i have a chance to repalce them

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(scuse hi-jack but saw your name here nailpolish. How are you feeling-- aside from panic-stricken at work situation?)

orlando you are so kind

im fine!

ache was there the next day but since then fine

its wierd

i have period pains today so that will arrive tomorrow

thanks for asking !

any phlebotomists at a loose end tomorrow?

or anyone keen to learn? im a fast teacher...

Excellent timing. You'll feel great getting up for work tomorrow and putting on your WHITE coat. (oh well, at least you are phlebotomist. Bit coals to newcastle though.)

Glad you are feeling better

No. Am romantic novelist. But will try anything once.

are you??!! how exciting!

what have you written

aww bless thats horrible, im free but iv a feeling i live nowhere close to you!
any chance of getting agency in?

thanks lanismum

i dont know the procedure re agency but ive contacted all the phleb bank staff (all 10 of them!)

Write for a well known publisher of that sort of fiction. You know the one

Good suggestion lanismum. Any emails yet np?

when i used to do agency it was through nhs professionals, maybe they would be able to help?
as a last resort, will any of the patients have cannulas in that you can get the drs to bleed them from if you get too bogged down?

i hink there is a policy about agencies in the hospital, ie dont use them

if i am short i will either ask the drs to prioritise or um em erm

just do what i have time for

we start at 7 and all the bloods have to be in the labs by 1030

so by 1030 i would just stop and give all the requests to the dr wiht an apology and he would have to do them, dep on the labs i suppose

and lanismum we NEVER take blood through cannulae NEVER EVER!

OH and 1 person has volunteered so i just need 3 now

oh good, glad someone has come forward for you, i suppose its different with children, they very often had their blood taken through a cannula, depending on what else it was needed for, was always a good was of skiving

i know what you mean , cannulae are great as last resort,