Medical Administration Clerk

[operator62]

A coworker of approx. 3 months has questioned any/all direction/instruction from me. Because I work in an environment where the staff often transitions because of military orders. As a civilian I've been here longer than most. I am considered the go to person. I asked her to make me aware of the arrival of a patient and when she questioned me I asked her "why do you question everything I do here", she stated "I going to talk to my supervisor." The verbal exchange occurred in front of two other coworkers. I mentioned it to our supervisor minutes after the incident. I told her this has been on going for the entire time she's worked here and I wanted her to be aware of it. I told her I feel disrespected by the coworker and that if she were to see me as and use me as a resource instead questioning me we would have a better work relationship. Yesterday, a week later I was written up and forced to have a meeting with the coworker. The supervisor advised me to apologize to my coworker (which I refused to do) for creating a "Hostel Work Environment." There are 40+ other individuals on staff, none of which share in this coworkers opinion. I do not feel this should be added to my personnel file or forwarded to the Contractor I work for. I did not sign anything. Please advise, thank you!

 

[army judge]

Your position as a contractor is always tenuous.
You were not, and are not a supervisor.
You are a self proclaimed, "go to" person.
You are likely to soon be, "dismissed", becoming the "GONE" person!!!
I suggest you prepare your resume.
You made a mistake, then compounded the error, and you eventually "doubled down" on it!!!!
Legally you have nothing to protect your job.
Good luck.

 

[txls]

This verbal exchange in front of other coworkers was not the appropriate way to address the situation. Usually when you're asked to sign a write-up, it's just an acknowledgment that you are aware of the write-up, and you have the opportunity to add your comments. You don't gain anything by refusing to sign. You might reconsider your response, ask for another meeting and apologize or the way you spoke to her. You may be in the right that she shouldn't question you so much, but the write-up is for how you addressed it.

 

[Betty3]

You might want to reconsider not signing the write up. Signing it just is an indication that you saw it/were made aware of it & not that you agree with it. "Generally" you can add your own comments/opinion to it. You might also want to apologize to co-worker as you were asked to. If you don't do as requested, you might not be there much longer.