'You don't get a job': Nurse manager refuses to hire nurse who was unpleasant towards them earlier in their career

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
Feb 18, 2024 6:00 PM EST

It's rather poetic when, in life, someone's misdeeds come back full circle to bring their entitled approach to life back down to earth. It's the kind of thing you only really expect to see in stories—namely the type you read in high school literally class that your teacher picks apart and overanalyses in excruciating detail.

But, it does happen, and you won't forget it when it does. In the workplace, it usually occurs in the form of an ill-mannered ex-colleague or boss applying for a job at your new company. This can happen years and years down the line, long after you've both left the original roles where you've met. Chances are that you're now a manager in charge of your own team and, well, if they haven't fixed their attitude issues chances are that they're still exactly where they were before in their careers. This presents you with the unique chance of declining to hire them into your new organization. 

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    Posted by u/Professional_Elk1845 You get me in trouble for dumb reason, you don't get a job. I'm (28)m a nurse manager at a hospital and Lady (Bianca) calls the hospital looking for a job and The call was forwarded to me. The lady asked if we were hiring and she gave me her name and her phone number. She said she goes by (Bianca) but her name is something else. She's been calling here a couple times a day and wanted to come to the hospital in person to leave her résumé. I tell her to apply onlin
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    She applies online I'll look at her résumé and noticed her name sounded familiar, but I didn't think too much of it. I looked up her license and she was a red flag. So I reject her application. The next day she comes in person wanting to meet me and leaves her résumé at the front desk, even though I told her not to come in person. Then I come to the realization that I've worked with this lady a few years ago at another hospital. I was about 22 at the time and I was not a nurse at the time, just
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    She was the only nurse I did not get along with and we had an argument About getting a temperature on a 2 year old kid with a complaint of fever. She wanted me to get the temperature rectally and I told her no because I got it orally instead, kid is capable of comprehending how to put thermometer under her tongue. I told her if she wanted a rectal temperature she needed to do it herself. We argue about it, and She gets mad because she is a big lady and had knee problems and she was lazy. She got
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    Fast forward to yesterday, after I realized who she was, I called my boss from my old hospital to verify her name. My boss told me that she was fired from the job Years ago for throwing her badge at my boss. I told the front desk clerk to throw her résumé in the shredder. Today she calls again asking for me, I do not reply. Tldr: lady applies for job gets rejected because she got me in trouble 5-6 years ago.
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    taloncard815 It amazes me that people treat young people who are under them like not realizing they may be over them someday 1.1k Reply Share 656 ... MidLife Education The toes you step on today may be attached to the you need to kiss tomorrow Reply Share ●●●
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    AprilB916 I like when the universe gives us these moments for a little payback! Gotta give her credit for being persistent, although probably desperate. Side note ....I haven't seen old thermometer's used in many years. Reply Share 156 Professional_Elk1845 OP She is very persistent and that is pretty admirable, I would have taken time out of my day to meet her and talk to her if I didn't realize who she was. I believe in second chances. But she doesn't deserve any of my time. Sharing this post a
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    bluenoser613 Ghosting is not going to work. She will keep trying. Provide some type of reply to close the door firmly. ↑ 48 ↓ Reply Share
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    BeautifulPhantom1 Clearly she isn't good at following directions on top of all the other reasons she isn't a good candidate. Guess she was hoping you remembered her fondly if she keeps calling and asking for you directly. Hopefully you take her call soon and let her know that you have filled the position so she doesn't keep calling and trying to bug you. 39 Reply Share Professional_Elk1845 OP I don't think she remembers me, and she's only asking for me because I initially spoke to her on the pho
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    774969929166485 I had an employee threatening to fight me on sight, after I fired him for NCNS. 5 years later he applied for a job in the same niche industry and mentioned working for my company. The hiring manager called me and asked if I knew him. I did not have positive things to say about him. 32 Reply Share ●●●
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    -FalconKick- Be careful who you step on on your way up because you'll meet them on the way down 25 Reply Share
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    StreetTailor7596 She keeps calling and coming by because nobody else will have her. Just let her know you remember her from an old job. She'll stop bothering you. 412凸 Reply Share
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