This girl from work has called like 3 times in the last 15 minutes. All she said is something about a day on the schedule book. Presumably a day she wants me to switch with her for. I just worked YESTERDAY, a day I was supposed to be off, for her. Now shes calling again today. And I know there will be several more calls before the day is over.
I HATE when people from work call. They KNOW I do not answer my phone and it is a pointless and futile effort. If I am not on the clock or On Call then I have no obligation to speak to any of them. Its my day off and I'm going to spend it however I like. I don't care if your kids have a dentist appointment tomorrow and no one will switch days with you. I don't care if your mother in law is having a birthday this weekend and you have to work. Appointments, birthdays, etc are ALL things you know of in advance and can plan for accordingly. Its not my fault you wait until the week before to do anything about it. If my appointment falls on a day I have to work, I call and reschedule my appointment to coincide with one of my days off. Its very simple, yet these people can't seem to grasp this elementary concept. What burns me up even more is the fact that my phone number is so readily available to whom ever wants it. Its in a folder that easily accessible to everyone and I think this is wrong. It should only be available to the manager and the charge nurse. NO EXCEPTIONS. I see it as a violation in privacy.
Sorry, I just had to vent.

I especially hate it when that happens to my mom. She always ends up coming home late, and I have to deal with the house longer since my sister is a lazy bump on a log.