I’m not sure what more I can do besides what I’ve done, but I wanted to get your take. I’m an RN, working at a very large hospital. The main campus, where I work, covers 1. I’ve been with the hospital for almost 3 years, and in this position for 1. I sought and accepted the transfer that brought me to this office and position primarily because my schedule (three 1. I was needing child care overnight 2- 3 times a week, even when I was working days, because I left before they were awake, and I was missing every single activity because I was either working or asleep. The position I’m in now is salaried/exempt, and consists of weekdays approximately 8- 5. It’s a bit more variable than I’d been led to believe, and there are several times a month when I work 1. I considered it – even with a 3. I was able to drive my kids to school about 5. The parking situation has also been different than what I’d been led to believe, which is part of the current problem. You can imagine the challenges of city parking for 2. I started at this office in July of 2. My manager told me upon hire that I would have to take a not- so- great parking assignment to begin with, but she would be able to get me into the closest parking lot within 3 months at the longest. I accepted the bad parking assignment (about a mile away, not a safe walk, there’s a shuttle service that runs every 1. She did, and was told I could not move into the lot adjacent to our building. However, there was a new lot opening, and I could get in there. I accepted that assignment, which is a 5- minute walk from my office. In March, I noticed some clues about upcoming changes to my parking lot and the surrounding streets. I approached my manager and asked her to inquire again on my behalf, explaining that if even 1. I would be back in the situation I came from, needing someone to come and help my kids in the morning, but now instead of 2 or 3 days a week, it would be 5 days a week (during school). She did not take me seriously, and did not inquire. About 3 weeks ago, I got notification that parking in my lot was being decreased, along with several others, for a total of 4. I was asked to rank the 8 available alternatives. One was my current lot, and there were 3 others that are within a reasonable distance that wouldn’t change my commute. The other 4 would be basically impossible. I ranked them, as asked. The notification said assignments would be made based on seniority, location of workspace, and our rankings of the choices. My manager was on vacation, but the day she returned, I emailed her to ask again if she could help in any way. She got back to me and agreed to try, but said it didn’t look good. I of course agree — with 4. Which is why I asked in March. Today I received my reassignment, a few minutes after a cc’ed email from my manager to the parking office, asking for me to have a better assignment. It seems to be a case of too little too late, as my reassignment was seventh on my preference list. Discover Deli with a Difference! Established in 1932, Deli Brands of America has a tradition of quality and value that is unsurpassed.Your customers will taste the. It’s completely across campus, at the exact furthest point from my office. There is no shuttle service to this parking lot. I google mapped it, it’s just over one mile, and is estimated to take 1. I’m assuming that isn’t accounting for weather. I am in no way interested in making my “workday” 1. I arrive because I have to wear all white through the city/weather, and trying to figure out how early to leave when it’s snowing because traffic, parking, walking, OMG. And when combined with the fact that I do work 1. I’ll be walking in the dark both ways at least half of the year, *and* I’ll have to get someone to help with my kids every day . Since the kids are off school as of tomorrow, and the change is final next week, I won’t need child care until August, so I can park where I’m assigned. But I plan to start exploring a transfer or seeking a position at another hospital as soon as I’ve finished a year here. Also required is a “fully meets” on your annual evaluation, which I did achieve (I had mostly “exceeds.”) And we had merit increases just last month, and I got the maximum available for my pay grade.)They like me, I like them, it’s a fine job, and I’m learning a lot, and doing a lot. I was just asked last week to be our department representative to 2 major committees.
But changing the time I leave my house from 6: 4. When I explained this to my colleagues, they said I was overreacting. They seem to think we can work something out among us so that I can stay on in my position and still be home enough for my kids. I am the only salaried/exempt person in this section of my office, and the others don’t seem to understand that I can’t just let them cover my first and last hour each day – they would go into overtime, and I wouldn’t be doing my job! I was talking to my parents and my dad has basically forbidden me to park in this new assignment and is planning to pay for me to park in patient/visitor parking for the duration. That would be $2. I think it’s absurd. But he does have a point about walking a mile, before sunrise or after sunset in a not incredibly safe area. I’ve had to call the police twice since I’ve worked here, once for an attempted break- in while I was waiting for a patient’s transportation to arrive (the closing nurse is not allowed to leave the building until all patients are gone; this was after 6 PM on a Friday and the only people in the building were me, a med student and a wheelchair bound patient), and once for an altercation in the office when I had to step between an adult and the child he was assaulting. My dad doesn’t even know about those incidents, but he does know the area and he does have a point. I do not want to have to leave, but I just don’t see how anyone thinks this could work. I am the only one in my office who was reassigned in this way (the one other person who was reassigned got into one of the three lots that were feasible for me). It’s probable that I would take a pay cut if I left, but considering the challenges I feel like I’ll have with this change, I might be able to handle less pay. Do you think I’m over/underreacting? It’s a really good job with really great people. I cannot leave the house while my kids are asleep during the school year, I cannot start missing all of their activities because I get out even later, and I cannot walk a mile each way on a daily basis. At SNAP we offer training and therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental & Language Delays, Behavioural Problems, Learning Difficulties. Watch breaking news videos, viral videos and original video clips on CNN.com. Book now at Piedmont Restaurant in Durham, explore menu, see photos and read 1109 reviews: "Very nice surprise. Highly recommend". Read about 20 great things to do in Vancouver - Time Out Vancouver. I don’t think you’re overreacting in choosing to leave rather than to add a one- mile walk each way, on top of a work day that’s already sometimes 1. That’s inexplicable to me. If they’re assigning you to a lot that far away, they should be providing transportation to and from it. However, before you make up your mind to absolutely leave over this, why not explore other options, like carpooling with someone who has a better lot assignment (you could take turns driving but share their better parking space) and/or banding together with coworkers to advocate for a shuttle? You also mentioned that most days you’re working 8- 5, and it’s only a few times a month that you’re working 1. If you know in advance which days those will be, it might be worth parking in the patient/visitor parking lot those days, even though it will cost more. You might even ask if you can expense it on those days — who knows; maybe your boss would be open to that. But ultimately, it’s not crazy to decide to move on from a job when you’ve had a significant change in your working conditions. I’d just try to exhaust other options before going straight to that conclusion. Revware – Reshape your world. The Micro. Scribe. Deli Brands of America. Discover Deli with a Difference! Established in 1. Deli Brands of America has a tradition of quality and value that is unsurpassed. Your customers will taste the difference and come back time and time again for products prepared by Deli Brands of America. As a family- owned and operated USDA processing facility, we provide delicatessen, steak, veal, pork, lamb and other specialty meat items nationwide to distributors, chain restaurants, retail foodservice and industrial accounts.
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