Wow! That's all I have to say about the things that are said amongst the workers at Cascade Vista! There are about 3 languages (other than English) that are spoken at my clinical setting in which I can understand: Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Mandarin. It really is amusing sometimes when they don't know that I understand the things they are saying. I have walked by while they were speaking about my colleagues and about other workers; it makes me cringe sometimes when awful things are spoken about others there. I really wonder why there is so much tension between the NA-Cs and the nurses. I can somewhat understand why there could be possible tension between those two groups of people, but I have also heard horrific things said about the residents as well.
I recall being in a room with a colleague and her resident; two NA-Cs were behind another curtain getting an non-ambulatory and non-cognitive resident ready for lunch, and they were just being obnoxious with the things they said about the resident. They cursed, laughed, and even judged the resident. I almost wanted to cry because of the fact that the resident was incapable of understanding their words; inside, she has entrusted her care to these people, and instead of loving and caring, they mocked the resident. As for me, I kindly walked over there and said, "excuse me." I didn't want to say anything further because I potentially could have offended them, and conflict was the last thing I wanted during clinicals.
It bewilders me when people work at a place that requires love, patience, and perseverance, but these people harbor hatred, judgment, and intolerance.
Sometimes, I wish I didn't understand so many languages so that I don't have to hear hate coming from people's lips. It puts me in an awkward situation because when they do find out that I understand, they start acting weird around me.
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You know, that always leaves a bad taste in my mouth, talking behind other people's back. I haven't been innocent of that, but for the last few months now, I've been trying my best to limit my opinions on others if they aren't positive. If I have something negative to say about someone, which there hasn't been many, I'll say something positive. If there's a group setting that just bad mouths and trash talks, I am quick to leave the scene. 1 Corinthians 15:33 says that to "not be misled: bad company corrupts good morals." That's true, for work, it's kind of a challenge to avoid people who you know don't reflect who you want in a friend. Or, rather, who you know can build you up but I try my best to avoid those certain people, and right now there's a couple at work ;)
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