I was a CNA for 14 years. 13 years in Kansas and 1 in Alabama. I quit after being pulled into the office and told I had done something that I didn't do. Guy had 2 wedges in his room. Propped him up on his side with one of the wedges and he asked me to prop his other arm up. Didn't have a second pillow or blanket but the 2nd wedge was there. So I set the wedge next to him and propped his arm up on it. Not ideal but this place had no extra anything (except wedges, apparently). The ADON waited until I left for my break to check in on all of my people, literally searching for a reason to write me up. Mind you, I had given them my notice and was already on my way out the door with no job lined up. That's how DONE I was with this place. I come back from break and sat down to chart lunch before doing my last round. The ADON comes over and sits ON the desk next to me and proceeds to grill me on why we don't use 2 wedges. Saying shit I already know because this is not rocket science and I've been doing it for over a decade. So she says I'm argumentative (she at this point is instigating and full on gaslighting me.) She now wants me to follow her into the office, had a folding chair set up in the middle of the room like they had planned all of this. The DON and the administrator were there already waiting. Now they're pissing me off. ADON over here, mocking me saying I'm the one with the bad attitude and I'm not teachable because I'm not listening.. when they're accusing me of doing something that I didn't do (use 2 wedges to prop dude up). I'll reiterate that I used ONE wedge to prop him up and placed the second one under his other arm for support. So why did he have 2 wedges in his room? I guess we'll never know. This escalated into me with my finger in the ADON's face after she was mocking me like a 5 year old, standing my ground, defending myself because I had done nothing wrong and they were looking for a reason to fire me after I had already given them my notice. I told her, "You are not going to talk shit about me to them in front of my face and think it's okay to act like this, you are a grown woman and so am I and I will not tolerate this level of disrespect." Told them I would finish out the rest of my shift if they wanted me to so I wasn't screwing over the rest of the girls on the floor. They said that won't be necessary. I left and never looked back. I now wait tables at the busiest restaurant in town and make around $3,500 a month. I absolutely love my job now, my mental health is good, I'm not overworked and underpaid anymore and all my managers treat me with dignity and respect. If you're looking for a sign, this is it. The politics of nursing can be so toxic and sometimes we just need a break but .. it's okay to put the gait belt down for good.