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How to request accommodations for a blue uniform due to autism?
How can I request to be accommodated for this without embarrassing myself or making a bad first impression with the staff there?
First, ask what is the uniform color you will be assigned. If it's ...
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How do I show employers that a long commute won't hinder my ability to perform my assigned duties?
I am extremely comfortable with commuting, as this is something I have done for the past year--how do I show that to the hiring committee?
How should I go about trying to convince them, and other ...
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Extremely long shifts in the healthcare system
Allerleirauh's answer is quite good but I'd like to complement with some personal experiences. I did the whole 24 hour shift thing during my residency and although I didn't suffer from any form of ...
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Is there any legal protection for widowed mothers?
First and foremost HR IS NOT YOUR FRIEND
The unfortunate truth is that you are, in fact, violating policy by being late and being absent and there is no legal protection against that.
To assume that ...
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How to address a report of employees switching patients under their care in a pediatric dentists office?
Don't go by the report; it may be wrong. Take it as a starting point, gather evidence, then act on that evidence.
Or simply don't allow any choice. Schedule patients to specific technicians when ...
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Manager trying to undermine my performance after I helped bring in more than $1 million for the company
Should I just leave and let them deal with increasing A/R themselves?
Clearly you aren't happy here and have no confidence in your boss, your colleagues, or the company. The word you are using ("...
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How do I show employers that a long commute won't hinder my ability to perform my assigned duties?
this is a Tangential answer - I used to have an hour plus long commute. It was when I bought my first house - I bought where I could afford a nice-ish house, which was quite a ways from where I worked....
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How do I show employers that a long commute won't hinder my ability to perform my assigned duties?
Your potential employer's concern about your commute is likely rooted in the impact that long travel times can have on employee retention.
Research, including a study by Dr. John Sullivan, indicates ...
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Manager trying to undermine my performance after I helped bring in more than $1 million for the company
If the manager sees you as a threat because you are actually making things happen when she and previous workers under her have not, then you may or may not be able to salvage this job. If it's a ...
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'Deprioritised' after accepting conditional employment offer in favour of applicants to permanent roles:explain resulting hardship/get re-prioritised?
Without wanting to be too harsh, you seem to be making the same mistake here that a lot of other junior people make: all your reasons are based around the advantages to you, not the advantages to your ...
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How to express concern with an unsafe practice in a hospital setting if quitting is not feasible?
If your wife has concerns, she should raise them with her superior, as that is her duty as a medical practitioner.
The joint statement came out a year ago. A relevant quote form the joint statement:
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Employer suppresses recording and payment of overtime - what are my options?
I would go back to the "works council" and tell them nothing have changed. Also speak to your union.
Another way to solve the problem that have worked for me in the past is to just start enforcing ...
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How to express concern with an unsafe practice in a hospital setting if quitting is not feasible?
Consider this situation from the perspective of the hospital. If they have X ventilators, and Y people need them, and Y > X, then some number of people will not have a ventilator. Those people ...
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How to express concern with an unsafe practice in a hospital setting if quitting is not feasible?
First things first: Please THANK your wife for doing a very difficult but desperately needed job in this pandemic. It's hard and sometimes very thankless work but we all appreciate it very much.
This ...
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How do I show employers that a long commute won't hinder my ability to perform my assigned duties?
In a business with client interactions on a set schedule, being on time for work is a legitimate concern. The longer your commute, the more chance there is that you will be delayed and cause a ...
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How can you determine if the job position you are placed in now is really for you?
Vague and unclear instructions that need clarification are common in the workplace.
In a past job, I was asked to implement an audit logging system for a piece of software that I worked on. What ...
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How to address a report of employees switching patients under their care in a pediatric dentists office?
I have many family members in clinical roles in health-care: wife as RT, brother as CRNA and sister as PA in outpatient dermatology office.
From what I heard from my siblings and wife, switching ...
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Is there any legal protection for widowed mothers?
About the only protection you have in this regard is the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Which is better than nothing but it is not going to protect you in the situations described in the ...
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Extremely long shifts in the healthcare system
After a short search for "nurses night shift" I found many sites with tips and tricks. Maybe this helps to diminish the problem.
For better fall asleep the term "insomnia" will bring a lot of hits.
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How much can a health care professional tell a friend about their day, considering HIPAA limitations?
Ask your friend. Chances are that your friend has been informed on what is allowed to discuss and up to which degree, to avoid law suits. They probably have special courses on what they can and can ...
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What are some possible temp jobs in the US
Here are some things you might try:
Warehouse work. Not a lot of skill required, and no learning curve. Depending on where you are, it might be abundantly available right now. Amazon is hiring an ...
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How do I show employers that a long commute won't hinder my ability to perform my assigned duties?
You don't have to convince them of anything. Just say the commute would be fine.
This won't be a show stopper, it's just an understandable concern. A lot can happen on an hours commute. Especially in ...
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Getting set up with a working contract without my knowledge. Is this possible?
I think there are two potential contracts in question here, and that's causing some confusion. Typically you would have signed a contract with the agency that hired you, and that would specify your ...
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How to apologize to my boss for saying something that offended her?
I'm not a believer in false platitudes. If you're sorry, show it through your actions. Understand that what you did may be unprofessional and stop making jokes at your patient's expense.
To me, it ...
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How do I go about applying for jobs that I have no professional experience, yet overwhelming personal experience and not make it sound creepy or bad
Condolences on the loss of your mother.
I've had friends who did exactly what you are doing. It's not creepy, not at all. People with personal experience often bring strong empathy to the work.
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How to express concern with an unsafe practice in a hospital setting if quitting is not feasible?
How can my wife communicate her concerns while protecting her job?
Depending on the particular hospital's culture, she could discuss her concerns with her boss, the hospital's ombudsman, or chief ...
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How do I show employers that a long commute won't hinder my ability to perform my assigned duties?
Commuting has been an obstacle for some other employee in the past.
If you really want this job, I'd suggest that you tell them you're going to do a trial run in real traffic, and maybe meet your ...
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How to apologize to my boss for saying something that offended her?
Apologize, in person, with sincerity.
Understand that no matter how friendly you are with your clients... and your bosses, that they aren't your friends. Always act accordingly.
I never get so ...
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Physical vs Digital Product Manager; what are the differences?
DarkCygnus suggested I put this into an answer instead of just a comment.
So, expanding on my comment.
In the end, both of your proposed jobs are just that - jobs. The position title is dependent ...
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Manager trying to undermine my performance after I helped bring in more than $1 million for the company
You sound very unhappy there, conditions are unlikely to change, and leaving is the most direct solution.
I've worked in a hospital and closely with hospital financial offices, and what you describe ...
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