Quanta
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I think Amy just landed a star on the heroes walk of fame for doing that. Yep. I never could understand why some bosses are so ... relentless! If you guys are shortstaffed then hire, hire, hire! Family emergencies are inevitable. In order for a business to thrive, bosses need to respect and understand their employees' needs. Yes. Amy did the right thing and thank you for giving me 2 points!!! |
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Jujeaux
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This should be covered in your contract or employees handbook,hospitals mission statement,its hard to believe this scenario isnt part of some document to give guidelines for your supervisor to follow and advise. |
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This all depends on how your employment manual is written, but generally, walking out on the job is considered an official resignation. Now, it is also important to remember that many of the laws related to employment in this country are based on "case law." That is, a judge hears a case like this one and makes a ruling one way or another, and it becomes the standard. My guess is that most courts would not find Amy's actions unreasonable, and I think that most of us would also do the same thing.
Chances are, this matter would come to the attention of the HR department (and then legal) and Amy would be fine. The employer would almost certainly rather let her remain employed than to fight that legal battle.
Let me know how this one turns out. |
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cacee ©
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I think your supervisor is a jerk. If her family was in trouble and danger of death, she would definitely go immediately. Unless she's got a stone where people usually have a heart. Which I suspect now after what she said. |
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medolfan1313
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Who is to say what's "serious" and what isn't. I think Theresa left the decision up to Amy...Amy decided it was serious enough to warrant her leaving the job site...that should be good enough for Theresa. If Amy returns to work and Theresa gives her grief about leaving, Amy should remind her that she (Theresa) allowed Amy to use her best judgement as to what she considered serious. I hope that helps :-) |
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SE YAAA! Yahoo! Answers YOU SUCK
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I think Amy did the right thing. Family does come first, a job is only a job, she only has one husband. How can the Supervisor advice that? What is the definition of really serious, to her ? Twisted..yeah twisted |
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Royallady1947
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I wouldn't think twice. My husband and children would always always come first. Amy did the right thing by going to her injured husband. I would have seriously worried about Amy if she HADN'T gone to her husband. I think the supervisor has her priorities mixed up totally. Good for Amy! I hope her husband is okay. |
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allluvjo
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your supervisor is an alien from mars report her to the authorities she does not sound human |
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denashops
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Family should come first and if that supervisor doesn't realize that it needs to be taken to a higher lever. |
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pregojess
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my family comes first and if i am needed immediately then i would leave work and wouldn't care if i was fired. your supervisor was wrong for saying that and i do believe there is a law that says that employees can not get fired if they had to leave for real family emergencies. she may have to prove to the supervisor or higher ups that her husband was in an accident and bring in the emergency room papers to back her up. just in case. family comes first always. |
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ZedNeon
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I'm thinking: "I wish I could just work and go to school" - now that's a great life!!! :-)
As for Amy - good for her, she did the right thing. |
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mconnor2470
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Amy is definitely not wrong. I can't believe your supervisor would even come up with such a response! Your family should always come before your work. Fortunately I have a boss that understands this. |
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71Bee
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I would say in this case she's following the "family comes first" rule. I think most ppl in that situation would do the same thing. |
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sloppy joe
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I have been a manager and I can not see how you could ask an employee to stay in that situation. |
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Emily
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She was scared. I think it's ok to leave. Wouldn't you want to leave and rush to your husband's side? |
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C D
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Family before work, no matter what. |
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blondelemur
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Can Amy really be of service to her patients if her mind is elsewhere and she is in agony? And, she didn't "walk out", she left to attend to a family emergency after telling you that she needed to go. Emergencies come up in life, try to show show compassion and don't add to her stress. She should to go and attend to her hubby because he was in an accident. Is it any wonder you guys are short-staffed? |
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MRJS
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Amy did the right thing in attending to her husband first. Then, she needs to patch things up at work.
The supervisor has a life too. She has a mortgage, bills, children, obligations, events, responsibilities. On top of that, she's managing a group of people who carry their own set of circumstances.
I think it was George Clooney's mother who said, "I don't have a picture of you at work George because I don't want to confuse work with home."
Again, Amy did the right thing, but now she has to deliver at work. |
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Rich
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if it was me i would have tried to find out via phone how bad it was and if it was serious i would have left...if it wasn't serious I would have tried to call someone into cover the shift....the supervisor should have at least came in to cover it herself |
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scotty g
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Amy did what she should of done. If there are any reprimands or if she gets fired I would contact a Lawyer. |
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