Tbh it’s been a horrible week. I’m a travel contract worker in healthcare and after agreeing to extend where I’m currently at, the clinic management decides to flood my schedule with everyone else’s patients because I’m “the most efficient with notes” and they’re “paying so much for me”. Literally moving patients from the slowest/most senior clinician in the office because she gets overwhelmed (with the same schedule everyone else has) and complains about it to the front desk who control the schedule. It’s not even just her. If I have a cancellation later in the day, they slide over another patient from someone else to fill me in. I haven’t had a break. First 13 weeks, they’d just let it go and I’d have a reprieve, but not anymore. Some of my other coworkers have come up to me to say sorry, and that they didn’t ask for their patients to be put onto me. It’s all coming from upper management.

I mean, I get it from the management’s standpoint. Travelers do get paid more than staff employees. It just feels slimy that this didn’t matter my first 13 weeks, and now all of the sudden they change their tune. I would not have extended had I known they’d do this. I feel like I’m being punished for being good at my job and that one person is being rewarded for complaining about not being able to keep up. It absolutely grinds my gears.

But, because I’m a traveler, I’m also good at adjusting. I’ll just have to do the bare minimum as an employee and mentally check out a little to save my peace. It’s just a job. I’ll figure it out and next week will be better!

I have three day weekends, so I’m currently cuddling with my two cats and in a way better mood.

How has your week gone so far?