Dental Nursing

[ScottishHaggis85]

This may apply to any job I guess but - Is it normal or acceptable do you think to be told you have to ask someone senior if you can leave when your Shift time ends? All the time?
New job never seen this before

I worked as a dental nurse for over 15 years, we just left when had shut down and cleaned everything. Was never on time due to the nature of appointments running late. No give and take whatsoever, minimum wage for a skilled job.

I get you with that. It’s not even that thats been stated it’s been said you just always have to ask permission to leave even at your finishing time. And I guess to help anyone else running over

Seems a bit rubbish tbh why should everyone have to stay late. Be win some lose some days. I'd want to be leaving on time when I could and then the late stays wouldn't be as irritating if they weren't frequent. We never got paid for after our finishing time so really should have just downed tools and walked out the door.

That’s just micromanagement. You might want to decide if this is the right place for you. Some practices offer lieu time if you go over, some pay overtime, others are quite chilled - go when you finish. I think it’s the management rather than the job, although part of the job is staying until after the last patient has left.

Yeah micromanagement sounds like what it could be :/ yeah same I think you should generally be leaving on time and only asked when really needed to stay later not expected