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I’ve been placed in a holding pattern to likely be fired

I work at a private specialty health clinic. I started 3 weeks ago today. Quite a few times I was being trained by an employee from a sister clinic which at first seemed great but I ended up being corrected by managers and other employees for things I was being taught by the training employee and it became overwhelming and hectic to train with them. The employee training me is also still in training. At some point I started noticing things the employee was doing could potentially compromise patient safety and was also against their consent. We strive to practice bodily autonomy at our clinic as some patients are there for SA. We work in intense procedures and I eventually broke down crying to my manager that when this particular employee was training me I felt very uncomfortable and also mentioned the patient safety concerns. I was told this information…


I work at a private specialty health clinic. I started 3 weeks ago today. Quite a few times I was being trained by an employee from a sister clinic which at first seemed great but I ended up being corrected by managers and other employees for things I was being taught by the training employee and it became overwhelming and hectic to train with them. The employee training me is also still in training. At some point I started noticing things the employee was doing could potentially compromise patient safety and was also against their consent. We strive to practice bodily autonomy at our clinic as some patients are there for SA. We work in intense procedures and I eventually broke down crying to my manager that when this particular employee was training me I felt very uncomfortable and also mentioned the patient safety concerns. I was told this information would be passed on to that employees specific manager (at the sister clinic). My manager also praised for me being honest and communicating with her and that I did what I was supposed to do by being vulnerable with her and knowing when I needed a break. My manager also said that my training was not the norm as they are short staffed and that it would get better. Things seemed fine and I worked with the employee again but was not directly trained by them. I was impressed with the way it was handled. Last night, however, I received an unprofessional voicemail from someone high up the line who had zero first hand knowledge of the situation that she doesn't feel comfortable having me return to work because I refuse to work with one of their employees and I claimed patient safety was put at risk. She said she was going to investigate it and call me if I still have a job. I feel angry and honestly heartbroken. I truly enjoyed my work at this place and it was very accepting of me being queer and it seemed protective of mental health. I have cried and I am trying to process things. The higher up employee didn't even ask me what happened.

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