My issues with my coworker have been pretty much resolved. I was able to talk with my director, and she agreed that what I was requesting was 'do-able'. And it happened a few hours later. I was feeling like I was totally on a breaking point. I noticed this person only did five - yes, five - letters yesterday. But, that is not my problem.
Enough. I had had enough.
Today is Tuesday and a very dear friend's funeral is today. I requested time off last week to drive to the funeral and back to work and make up my time, to both my supervisor and director. Neither have bothered to respond. We had a staff meeting yesterday morning (which I forgot, but since I am here at 7AM anyway, was on time. A few didn't remember and wasn't there, so it is a good thing I come in early. During the meeting it was announced that there is an internal audit today - and unfortunately, it is on our three person 'team'. Which means, I'm guessing, that I can not leave for 3-4 hours and go to the funeral.
When is rudeness in not responding to emails for time off acceptable? Isn't it enough I work from 7:30AM - 6:30PM straight through most days? I don't take a break except to go to the bathroom. I eat lunch at my desk. When is what I give 'enough'?
I tell myself that it is because this new team is just getting familiar with all we have to do. Three people is truly not enough to handle this volume. Yet, we have a hiring freeze on and no more can be hired. The other two members of the team do not work overtime. Well, the nurse generally works through her lunch hour, also eating at her desk, but is here at 8AM and goes home at 5PM. But then, she isn't paid for overtime either. The other coworker comes in at 7:30AM and leaves at 4:30AM and DOES take breaks (several of them) and lunch hour (sometimes extended). At least I get paid overtime, but I don't work it for the money, although it is very helpful right now; I work the extra hours because I can't afford to get behind in my work as when we get a real audit, we get sanctioned as much as $10,000 on each mistake made. I don't want those mistakes to be mine. We are on very tight time frames to get the authorization in the system, the letter mailed, and the phone call to the member made. Unfortunately, I can only do one at a time, and most times I can not get ahold of the member - or their POA, if we can even find the paperwork in the system. Most times we can not.
This is just a suggestion to you.... You, and your spouse, need to have a medical power of attorney paper completed and notarized and sent to your insurance company, given to your doctor, and given to the hospital you may go to. This enables the insurance company to talk with your spouse, or with you should it be your spouse, should there be any questions about the insurance. Seriously, I didn't realize what an issue this is. We are having to go through numerous folders to find POA information for these people who are so sick they can not respond, and if we can not find a POA, we have to try and discuss issues with the member, who usually does not understand. And if there IS a POA, they get uptight and angry if we say what has been requested is denied because it won't do any good. It's a catch 22 I guess, but we spend numerous minutes looking for each record as it comes up.
Hubby and I have a trust account in which we have all that information signed and notarized. A copy of our Living Will is in the doctor's hands as well as Phoenix Baptist Hospital, which is the hospital we'd probably request since it is where he has privileges. Our medical power of attorney is also in our file, I think. You never know when this information is needed. I know ours is kept at the bank in the safety deposit box so that when I need to get it - or hubby does - we know where to go. Along with our wills. In fact, you simply MUST have a will. Even if you write it out and notarize it.
If you don't have a signed will and you die, the state will determine everything about what you own, support for your children, everything. Your spouse will have to give receipts to the state to be reimbursed for their care. Read up on it, if you don't believe me. It isn't just you die and life goes on. Without a will designating who will be in control of your finances, your home, your benefits - well, the state thinks they can do a better job of it than your spouse - or anyone else designated - can. Please do not delay in getting this completed. I'll even put it in our safety deposit box, or a copy of it, so that you will know where a copy is. Do you want the state to raise your children and be involved in their welfare? Do you want everything you have worked for taken away from you because you didn't take the time to complete a will? It isn't that hard. Just do it.
Enough. I guess you have had 'enough' of my suggestions this morning so I'm going to shut up and get out of here and get to work. It's time. I wish I could say it is 'enough' and leave. I still hope I have a rich aunt or uncle out there somewhere and I'm their favorite. It would be nice to quit work and do fun things. I had a year of that - and I guess I got spoiled. Although I look back on that year and realize I wasted a lot of time. I could have exercised a lot more. I could have cleaned my house. I could have written a book, or at least gotten started, I could have.... but I didn't.
And it's time to say enough. Quit procrastinating. Quit putting things off. Do it. Now.
Except I still have to work. For now.
Have a great day - don't put things off, choose today to accomplish one thing. Make it a good one.
Blessings!
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