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I have to vent out about how DW is being treated at work. She is leaning on me, and I need to lean on everyone here.
Since DW has been back at work, returned from maternity leave, it appears as though she has been "punished" for taking the time off. She has been stuck directly into inpatient duty, PICU and next month is ER. Generally speaking, ER is shift work right? Well, as an intern (two years ago) she did 16 shifts in the ER and worked one full day in clinic with one home-call. Last year she did the same # of shifts, 16 but had two days in the clinic and also had two home-call shifts....one of which she was called in on. The schedule came out and it is not pretty. DW is working 19 ER shifts, all residents/inters are. Of these shifts, only four are actually days of 8a-6p. She has eight shifts from 4p-2a, and six shifts from 10p-8a (one shift of 12p-10p). Along with two full clinic days and two home-call shifts. The next resident in seniority has seven, 8a-6p shifts. She is pissed.
The scheduling of 19 shifts just started for this coming month. No other 3rd years have had to work that many.
THe scheduling was done by the chief residents, both female, single and childless and apparently, neither of which like DW. Gretchen has approached them about the schedule and she received an email response, as the chief she spoke with in person told her that other chief actually made the schedule. The email stated that 'the scheduling is within the lines of ER policy and that if she has any other concerns about it, she could talk to her. But the schedule is set and there will be no changes made.' Gretchen is furious, she told them to remove her from ER and just put her back to inpatient so she could at least pick her days off. So, she is very stressed about it. It has quickly lowered her breast milk productivity....not that we don't have enough in the freezer, but it is something that she loves to do with the baby and it is a bonding time that is get cut shorter and shorter....
There....I feel a little better...wish there was something I could physically do other than dole out the hugs and constant reminders of the # of days left until she is doing a different service...
Since DW has been back at work, returned from maternity leave, it appears as though she has been "punished" for taking the time off. She has been stuck directly into inpatient duty, PICU and next month is ER. Generally speaking, ER is shift work right? Well, as an intern (two years ago) she did 16 shifts in the ER and worked one full day in clinic with one home-call. Last year she did the same # of shifts, 16 but had two days in the clinic and also had two home-call shifts....one of which she was called in on. The schedule came out and it is not pretty. DW is working 19 ER shifts, all residents/inters are. Of these shifts, only four are actually days of 8a-6p. She has eight shifts from 4p-2a, and six shifts from 10p-8a (one shift of 12p-10p). Along with two full clinic days and two home-call shifts. The next resident in seniority has seven, 8a-6p shifts. She is pissed.
The scheduling of 19 shifts just started for this coming month. No other 3rd years have had to work that many.
THe scheduling was done by the chief residents, both female, single and childless and apparently, neither of which like DW. Gretchen has approached them about the schedule and she received an email response, as the chief she spoke with in person told her that other chief actually made the schedule. The email stated that 'the scheduling is within the lines of ER policy and that if she has any other concerns about it, she could talk to her. But the schedule is set and there will be no changes made.' Gretchen is furious, she told them to remove her from ER and just put her back to inpatient so she could at least pick her days off. So, she is very stressed about it. It has quickly lowered her breast milk productivity....not that we don't have enough in the freezer, but it is something that she loves to do with the baby and it is a bonding time that is get cut shorter and shorter....
There....I feel a little better...wish there was something I could physically do other than dole out the hugs and constant reminders of the # of days left until she is doing a different service...
). Matt, the way your wife's co-workers are behaving is just sad. Especially being pediatricians -- hello, don't they see new moms with babes like every day? Not very sympathetic or understanding, IMO!
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