Im doing my job Im not part of your team

1 This may seem petty/silly

I work weekends doing wound care in LTC. Recently we acquired a new nurse on weekdays for wounds (2 nurses m-f, just me on the weekends). She is such a nice person and trying very hard to fit in and learn the job. Whats bothering me is she is sending correspondence between departments signed "Sincerely, your wound care team, Nurse X, Nurse Y and Nurse Z (insert my name there). Some of the correspondence include letters of praise and gratitude to physicians and PAs gushing on and on about how wonderful thier care is (signed Your Wound Care Team with names). She doesnt even know these people and has very limited knowledge of their inattention to detail, and lack of respect for nurses. Today she brought in lavish gifts for the managment from the Wound Care Team.Talk about a brown noser! How can I tactfully tell her that I would prefer she not include my name on gifts and correspondence. I go in every week to do a job, and though I do communicate with the weekday people, I prefer to not be included as a part of this "team". I dont want to be rude but this is annoying!
I see your point, I don't go for those tactics either. However, in a gesture toward promoting goodwill among your peers, I'd say nothing and let her keep doing it. You can only indirectly benefit from being associated with all the positive affirmations and it isn't costing you a thing. Objecting to it, on the other hand, and stating you don't want to be on her "team" is going to create genuine conflict.

I have changed my mind since reading notjustanurse post. She is right, no one should sign your name, without your permission, hence the full edit. Peace!

While I agree with linearthinker, I don't appreciate anyone signing my name to anything without my express permission. Lord knows what she could email at some point!

Quote from notjustanurseWhile I agree with linearthinker, I don't appreciate anyone signing my name to anything without my express permission. Lord knows what she could email at some point!

Quote from linearthinkerI see your point, I don't go for those tactics either. However, in a gesture toward promoting goodwill among your peers, I'd say nothing and let her keep doing it. You can only indirectly benefit from being associated with all the positive affirmations and it isn't costing you a thing. Objecting to it, on the other hand, and stating you don't want to be on her "team" is going to create genuine conflict.

The way things go most of the time at work, I would be wondering what vileness she really had up her sleeve. I would not allow her to continue using your name no matter how innocent it may seem.

Quote from Nccity2002I agree with Linearthinker. As long as there is not harm (other than annoyance... )...do not sweat the small stuff...or you may come off as a the sour grape of the team.

If someone is going to speak for the team, then they damn well better have consensus or clearly be the boss and thus, content clearly attributable to them.

Ask yourself, what is the worst case scenario, the worst possible outcome of this situation? Is it bad enough to justify the sheet that is going to hit the fan when you complain about this? I do understand your point. Im not the touchy feely type either, and I wouldn't like the brown nosing. But I am a beliver in keeping workplace drama to a minimum, preferably zero, and unless there was some real risk of my professional reputation being tainted by being vaguely associated with lame gestures of goodwill, Id just keep doing my thing and let her do hers.

just my two cents..but what if there were a problem in the future that you have no knowledge of, and she addressed the problem, and signed it the "woundcare" team with your name inserted? that could be a serious problem...nix it now...nicely but nix it...no-one should sign your name..really...

Quote from Isitpossiblejust my two cents..but what if there were a problem in the future that you have no knowledge of, and she addressed the problem, and signed it the "woundcare" team with your name inserted? that could be a serious problem...nix it now...nicely but nix it...no-one should sign your name..really...

You should use the same signature line for all of your correspondence and cc to her. Maybe she'll get the idea.