tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114051345745830132.post7824644696005660771..comments2023-10-30T10:44:12.635-04:00Comments on Just stuff: The pink elephantBlubtrflygrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11513178415945991947noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114051345745830132.post-57980447025889799132012-03-24T23:02:36.811-04:002012-03-24T23:02:36.811-04:00Yours is the frustration of trying to work within ...Yours is the frustration of trying to work within "the system." I think most of us can relate to how you feel. I deal with it by trying to accept that some things are beyond my control and that anything decided by the "powers that be" will fall into that category.spldbchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505641654468777964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114051345745830132.post-1896720249406830392012-03-21T21:09:02.666-04:002012-03-21T21:09:02.666-04:00Yeppers. I think this also has a great deal to do...Yeppers. I think this also has a great deal to do with what goes on at my agency. A co-worker commented once that the person at the top doesn't care what we are "selling". We could be selling rubberbands as long as we meet our numbers. But rubberbands don't get hurt if they are not staffed appropriately ;).Blubtrflygrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513178415945991947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114051345745830132.post-82373655495228408172012-03-21T19:20:22.047-04:002012-03-21T19:20:22.047-04:00Good post. Our p.e. is the red tape and administr...Good post. Our p.e. is the red tape and administration that have been out of direct service so long they don't understand current issues and barriers to services.MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510445974262100184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114051345745830132.post-71961175203899369522012-03-21T18:49:34.369-04:002012-03-21T18:49:34.369-04:00A lot of people I work with thinks that it comes d...A lot of people I work with thinks that it comes down to money in the end...........I don't know. I can see that, but when we are bringing in hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for ONE case.......I think it's worth the investment.<br /><br />I've also suggested interns and even recruiting new grads, many who will suck it up and work for peanuts to gain experience, especially with the way the market is flooded and many who can't find anything.Blubtrflygrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513178415945991947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114051345745830132.post-56304824540728975212012-03-21T09:01:56.192-04:002012-03-21T09:01:56.192-04:00I totally hear you from the "lower end."...I totally hear you from the "lower end." Having worked in home care for a good ten months now, I totally see that "don't do anything until something happens" reality. It sucks. Our agency recently got fined by the state because of a lack of staffing. Something as simple as hiring someone to be awake overnight. So now they are having to go back and hire all these people, something they didn't want to. I don't know if its a lack of funds thing or something bigger, but I have often thought about it. What if something were to happen overnight and I didn't hear it because I was asleep? It wouldn't be my fault, because I was told I could sleep on my overnight shifts. Anyway, I feel like our big pink elephant is being understaffed. No one wants to do any hiring. Surely with unemployment the way it is in this country, someone out there needs a job and is willing to be trained. I get that it's a job that isn't for everyone. But seriously people? Sorry, rant over. Good post. I just thought I'd chime in with my two cents. Feel free to chip in, since I'm sure you obviously see a side to hiring that I don't, being at the bottom.Jennrose2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/04434974804536914349noreply@blogger.com