nurse manager was rude to me

3 I can't take it any more. I've posted previously about certain co-workers throwing me under the bus, but today my NM was particularly ******. The phone was ringing and because I didn't pick it up, she looked at me with disgust and said "you know, you can pick up the phone" with a very sarcastic tone. Just the other day, I'm picking up the phone every 2 minutes, and she happened to call a few times, and she comments that I'm the only one picking up the phone. She runs hot and cold. All I could do was look at her and mumble "I'm sorry"
***...I feel like no matter what I do, it's not good enough.
Just needed to vent because can't vent at work, Last edit by rn/writer on Mar 10, '09 : Reason: Changed mixed word to all *** per TOS.
If she was just standing there, doing nothing I'd have picked up the phone, and promptly handed it to her. But then again, I'd have probably mooned her while I was at it. I have very little patience these days.

Quote from jam2007I can't take it any more. I've posted previously about certain co-workers throwing me under the bus, but today my NM was particularly B....y. The phone was ringing and because I didn't pick it up, she looked at me with disgust and said "you know, you can pick up the phone" with a very sarcastic tone. Just the other day, I'm picking up the phone every 2 minutes, and she happened to call a few times, and she comments that I'm the only one picking up the phone. She runs hot and cold. All I could do was look at her and mumble "I'm sorry"***...I feel like no matter what I do, it's not good enough.Just needed to vent because can't vent at work,

I am with the others...something wrong with her hands?? I would have said "I am doing blah blah blah (something really important I hope) could you please get that" see what she says...if she still will not pick it up I would then get it....... but you still get the message across and she will look like a lazy ###,not you

I always pick up the phone when NM is around unless I am busy :-) When she is not around, not so much :-)

Just say Ok I will next time, and brush it off your shoulders.

Thanks all for your humor! Definitely had to vent...don't want to have things build up and say something I'd regret at work.

{{HUGS}} I feel for you. I've dealt with the same types of co-workers and managers and it just makes life miserable and puts floor nurses in the perfect frame of mind to create med errors, make mistakes in patient care and generally **** off the staff.Take a deep breath, remember that you are doing the best you can for your patients, and sometimes prioritizing your workload means that the phone will ring for a while.Good luck

Do not expect the NM, DON or any other management personal to be nice to you. I have come to the conclusion that being a mean and lazy person is a prerequisite for the job. Good Luck, keep your sense if humor, your gonna need it.

Why didn't she pick up the phone?

Quote from KyPinkRNWhy didn't she pick up the phone?

Yet another reason, I do not do acute care anymore.

Totally understand your frustration. My NM is the same way. Never know how to take her. Well, she is a lot nicer to her favorites. The favs are suck-ups, some are lazy and spend time talking to her instead of patient care, and they tend to tattle on every little thing just to keep something stirred up. It adds extra stress to the work environment. It feels like we have "cliques", just like high school. Fun, huh? Our morale is really, really low right now on our floor.Good to release here...it will build up and eat away at you. Just do your best to lay low, do your job, and look forward to going home!EDIT: And, I just realized how old this original post was. Oh well. I am sure all advice still applies.