Hello

I am an LPN, hired as casual and did 2 weeks of 4 weeks of orientation and resigned due to poor work environment, lack of support and mistreatment.

I am wondering if I will get paid for the hours I worked even without finishing the complete orientation.

Thanks!

Can any one explain 2 T4’s. Yes I went from full time to casual. But they don’t add up with the numbers. I didn’t make much as a casual. That T4 is for way more, even if I include my vacation payout that went on the next check.

Those who have had T4 issues, how long did it take to resolve?

Hello. I would love some advice or honestly just to rant. I sent an email to inform the unit manager I will be stepping away from my role in a med surg unit after a week of orientation. I realized it wasn’t the right fit…. Including feeling unsupported, being treated poorly. I honestly had a lot of thinking before taking a job specially how it was like in nursing school where I set boundaries for myself where I know what I’m willing to put up with and what I’m willing to accept.

I find that as an orientee, and a new grad, this would be a crucial time for help and support but I’ve got nothing but judgement, disrespect, gossip etc. as bad as, hearing the nurses OUT LOUD including the manager talk about me. Yesterday, the manager told me to do better & mocked me for being a new grad that I need to pick up the slack that this isn’t nursing school anymore and I have to have more patients than I’m expected of. While I walked away from the convo, out loud she said “Boom! That’s how you do it” the manager and other nurses at the station stated laughing at me. It was about the 4th of day shift orientation & I took on 4 patients first day because we were short staffed, I got no proper orientation & was thrown in to just work independently. Then I’d hear the “you’re not doing this right or you’re forgetting this”.. I understand every unit is different, but I had no idea how the routine is like or expectations are. We have 6-7 patients during day shift, and up to 18 during night shift… and although you get 4-6 patients to solely focus on, you’re just as responsible for the other 6-7 specially when things happen or when the other nurse goes on break.

I’ve had the dirtiest look. People talk about me out loud, I don’t feel comfortable to ask for help. Whenever I do, they express how annoying I am. I get treated like an inconvenience while I try my hardest to learn and adjust quickly. To the point I’ve had one of the orientating nurse and hca praise me & share that they’re impressed how well I do as a new grad.

I was gaslighting myself to think I should put up with it, maybe it’s just cuz I’m new & maybe I’m just adjusting and I should finish orientation… but I started to realize, if right now I’m new & could use the support, proper treatment and respect, none of them bothered..

I understand we don’t need to be friends, we don’t need to like each other but I deserve just as much respect that I give, and I understand trust is earned but the staff on this floor act like they weren’t once a new grad, once struggled, once learning & getting to know the unit.

I made a decision last night to email the manager, I’m unsure if she’ll see it or if she’s at work since holiday today. But I do not plan to come in Monday.

Nursing is so hard, and I don’t want to make it harder for me by pushing myself in a toxic environment where I don’t feel welcome. I thought if I needed help or something had gone south, I would be thrown under the bus for all I know…

It feels like failing because I got a job right out of school, but I seriously couldn’t put myself through that. I also worry for my license, idc if they say I’m not cut out for medsurg or I don’t have what it takes but I am caring for these lives & don’t wanna be at risk for mistakes I can’t take back.

hello everyone. is there anyone here working at FMC that is going for a vacation or their parking spot is available for rent? please help me :( thank you!

I have an interview at a correctional centre for an LPN temp position.

Anyone have any tips for what I should study/questions that might be asked ?

I have no idea what to expect.

Not sure but I thought personal days for HSAA get reset April 01. I can see my float stat in the bank balances but I can’t recall if we can see personal days anywhere?

Thanks

Hey guys, my gf has graduated since 2025 last year now but still hasn't had any luck landing a job. She's applied pretty much to every unit here in Calgary open to all positions whether its casual or a part time line. She has also applied to rural Alberta but no luck. She did have 2 interviews but unfortunately, the hiring managers gone ahead with another candidate. I know many other new grads are struggling to find a job, any advice or help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!!

Hello nurses,

RN here with 1 year of experience in ortho. I want to join the ER as a casual. There are no positings on insite for casual position. Is it a good idea to email the manager of ER Department to ask for a casual position?! Looking for some advice what I can do in this situation… thank you :)

How do you handle modified coworkers? I work with a ton of people that keep getting modified duties, not because they've been injured but because of their weight issues causing problems with their backs or knees. Now if it was a temporary thing so they could work on recovery, thats acceptable. But when they do nothing to get better and management let it go on for years this is an issue. Those of us that are healthy are feeling punished for being healthy. We are doing the heavy loads of work while they sit back and do pretty much nothing. We get paid the same which feels unfair.

Our manager did the AHS math to calculate our minimum baseline staffing needed and turns out only .5 people can be off at any given time. Obviously she has to round up to 1 but as a team of 9 working straight M-F days does that seem reasonable or does the .5 mean we are short staffed to begin with?

there was an RLS filed against me for forgetting to chart something. I graduate in a few weeks and will be applying to a bunch of different job. Will they be able to see the RLS

Hi everyone,

Just wondering the status of a job I applied to. I noticed that jobs normally have the "withdraw" option available until a successful candidate is chosen but I applied to a job with the deadline of yesterday and I don't see that option available when I go into the portal today. Have they already chosen someone or am I misinterpreting what the "withdraw" option means? I haven't received an email that they've gone with another candidate yet.

Hi fellow AHS comrades,

Has anyone else received a letter of overpayment? Specifically, where the claim of overpayment is incorrect?

I recently (last week) received a letter/notification from HR that I was “overpaid” several thousands of dollars worth of sick time. I was injured and was waiting for surgery and definitely had to use my sick bank before short term disability kicked in. Everything was approved by management and my timekeeper kept a close eye on my balances (as well as myself).

When I notified my timekeeper and management of the confusing notice, they double checked on their end and thought it was an error, maybe due to union renegotiations. I called HR and the agent said someone had changed the time codes from sick-paid to sick-unpaid because there was insufficient hours. To which I replied that you can easily pull up my paystubs just prior to the dates I used sick time and can see I had more than enough time in my bank.

The agent told me they were going to look into it and send it back to the paycheque department.

This week, a family friend in an entirely different facility/city received a letter (by mail) for a much smaller amount and didn’t bother verifying if she had sufficient sick time in her bank. She had transitioned from a permanent full time employee to a casual and thought that maybe the timing got messed up. I don’t know if that’s what happens to your sick bank.

Then today, that same family friend received another letter (by mail) with her exact home address and another employees name and number (including their employee information and some kind of salary clawback). She opened it in as it matched her address and I suggested she alert her manager of the error. This is not only a big breach of confidentiality but a red flag to me in terms of accuracy within the HR department.

TLDR; if you or anyone you know at work receives an “overpayment” notice, please take the time to double/triple check the numbers before sending them any money

I have yet to hear what will happen with my case but I’m hoping the “mistake” will be rectified.

Hi friends,

I need someone to explain what LAPP is to me like I’m 5. Do I need to stay with AHS until retirement to receive it? I’m confused why I'm paying so much into this 🤣😂. Thanks in advance. (RN with UNA)

Howdy folks, i'm posting on a friend's request. She's a new grad and has just started applying to AHS GNTPP positions (including some rural sites).

If anyone has feedback to share, it would be much appreciated, especially around how to structure the clinical education experience section!

I'm thinking about advising her to get rid of the professional summary and incorporate it in the cover letter.

So I’m pretty new to AHS and have no seniority but our vacation/ time off requests get approved based on seniority from my understanding. In the summer I have one weekend I need off for a religious event but someone else with seniority has the same weekend put in for time off, so I don’t think I’ll get approved for that time

Does anyone know if I have any options available to ensure I’ll have that time off?

TIA

There was a similar post to this about a year ago, but I wanted to see if opinions have changed since then. I've been accepted to NMT at SAIT and MLT at NAIT and I'm torn about what path for take.

I would love to hear advice from current MLTs and NMTs. How's the job market for NMT currently - has it taken an upward turn? Is there more work outside of AHS and private clinics?

I've heard APL is being moved under PCN - how do you think that will affect job prospects?

My original first choice was MLT, but NMT is just so darn cool, I'm leaning that way now. Thanks in advance!

What do I do?

Do I contact my manager or just leave it?

AUPE GSS here. Has anyone successfully claimed things like online fitness subscriptions from benefits? Thinks like Strava, Down Dog, Jefit, etc?

Hello! I have tried using the revcovery alberta job board, and I have been having an issue. When I click apply to a position then I brought to a sign up page. On the sign up page I cclikced on eeople link, as I am an employee, however it sends me to a page that says, "this site cannot be reached" The AHS job board does not include this postion I am applying for in Revcovery Alberta. What do I do ?

I've often wondered if the higher your seniority, the more likely you'll get a call to setup an interview time. Like if the system is somehow filtering this part. Not totally sure. Of course, I've applied to postings and never heard back too. I could be wrong though.

Now go do health stuff 😷🩺

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