Message #50335

[countrigal]

To clarify some confusion... this is a co-worker, not here to help me per se except by taking over the duties that I assumed upon the retirement of the old co-worker.  We work together, our jobs are related but not the same, and as such we each have our own requirements.

She is aware that her office is on the other campus.  I made sure of this prior to her actually starting, when we met a couple of weeks ago.  During our polite, get-to-know-you conversation I casually asked where she'd be working, since she is moving from a position that is "housed" on this campus.  She said she'd be at the other campus.  Our boss is on that campus, the person she needs to check in with and get her initial paperwork from, but she still started out over here with the attitude that 1/2 of this office was all hers, as well as the entire, spacial office (which she's seen!) on the other campus.

I've been around here long enough to see how things work, and I know that if I'm not careful, I could be the one being sent to the other campus.  I have to stand my ground, keep justifying my need for this office and all the cabinet space (which is without a doubt justified), and not let her - or anyone else - walk all over me.  I'm not saying that all nurses are like this, but all the ones I've had to work with here are very much of the opinion that they are god, and what they want they should get, especially if it only inconveniences someone who isn't a nurse.  One other co-worker, who's job doesn't dovetail with mine, tried to move into my office and my first inkling of it was when she started telling me what I had to move where, and how she wanted the office re-arranged to suit her.  That was only about 5 months ago, so call me paranoid, but it made me want to hold my ground strongly very early in any discussion of locations.

For those of you wishing me the best with this pregnancy, never fear.  I'm keeping as little stress as possible (which is saying something, what with the other personal issues that are ballooning up right now! -- non-baby related, thankfully) and will not allow this job to jeapordize this baby's health, nor my own during this pregnancy.  I've actively started hunting for another job within the company, and doubt that I'll have much problem making a switch in jobs anytime I determine it's time to go.  Being in a position of that kind of "power" makes for less stress.  And as of last night, baby boy is doing very well, growing perfectly, looking calm and serene in his little world, non the wiser what mom is going through.

CountriGal
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