He is aging and wanted to work with a colleague in a joint office situation. He pondered a few different offers and we both thought that the situation we chose was possibly a good choice. It is a walk in clinic with a family practice Dr. who also runs his practice out of the building. It was understood that he was just changing location and not structure of his practice. When we were half way moved into the office they changed the deal. It would be a percentage that he would pay and out of that percentage they would pay my wages and his practice related expenses.
Or so we thought...
FIRST paycheck my wages were cut by 4.00 without any warning whatsoever. THEN there was huge controversy because I was too friendly to the patients and too helpful. THEN they did not want me working as many hours as I did. (I start early and leave late but never charge for my time over and above my scheduled hours.)
It all went downhill from there... the office manager who sat beside me had a standard answer for patients when they asked how long the wait might be "I don't know I left my magic 8 ball at home today". If a mom was in to see the doctor and she had a child with her and asked where the bathroom was for her little one she would tell her "the bathroom is for patients only, you will have to walk over to Safeway with her to use that washroom." If an elderly person needed to use the phone to call the handi dart (taxi bus for disabled and elderly) she would say no the phone is not for patient use.
After listening to this women treat people like crap ALL. DAY. LONG. I was ready to melt into a puddle of tears. I felt soooo bad for the patient and the way she spoke down to them and struggled to even ask a question of this woman who wouldn't listen or allow them to explain anything.
It was a bad decision to move there. I helped make that bad decision and I struggle with that.
Our patients knew I was unhappy because they could see it on my face and my whole demeanor. I tried to go with the flow and gave it everything I had. EVERYTHING.
Suddenly the hours were cut and the last two weeks of August I was only working 2 days per week. I was confused and was sure something was up. Nobody said a word. I kept telling my doctor that they were going to get rid of me and he said no, hold on till the end of the month and I'll see if i can find another office to move to. Please hold on. So I held on....
I came and my doctor had been trying to reach me all morning because on the impromptu day off that they decided I should have the day before they had sat him down and informed him that i would be dismissed. He told me he would pay for a lawyer for me if he could afford it as it was not right what they were doing. It wasn't right but I told him I didn't want to work next to a woman who could treat people the way she did. It was a toxic situation and I felt like although I loved working for him and all of the patients the location was unhealthy for me. He agreed and told me to hang in there and hope that he finds another office before I find another position.
Then they handed me a letter and told me I wasn't good enough to work in their clinic. I cried and can't help but feel well not good enough.
Oh ya the last two weeks of August they cut my hours considerably on purpose so that my severance pay would be half of what it should be.
So I'm done for now and moving on to something else. I love school so I'll take a course and upgrade. Then I will work full time again in the very near future. For now my kids need me to get them oriented into school for the year in the next few weeks.
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