Christmas Eve 2021, busy hospital dept, been flogged through covid.
Management rosters as many staff on as possible for the 24th, way beyond clinical requirements, weeks in advance.
Why, we ask on the day, as it becomes apparent we're tripping over each other? “To give us the opportunity to catch up on our outstanding online mandatory education” eg fire safety videos, cultural awareness etc etc. Hours and hours worth.
Why is everyone behind on mandatory education?
Cos management won't roster us time to do it during the year.
So you have a whole lotta pissed off HCWs doing mandatory ed, while almost all the managers have given themselves time off.
The absolute pettiness of this.
Huge spike in sick leave throughout January.