Quitting work? Bad reference?

[deleted719840]

---

Members do not see this ad.

Hello all,

I've been accepted to a few DO school and will be matriculating next fall. However, there has been some recent complication with my current work.

I really like my work, but something bad went down. I work in a lab as a lab technician with 2 other lab technicians. On a particular day, both lab technicians were gone for vacation and I was the only one left in the lab. So our boss hired someone from other department in our clinic temporarily to cover the workload. I finished my own work and another's technicians work during regular hour and noticed the new person did not finish his work when I'm leaving. I called my boss and asked her what I should do since the work that was done was quite important next day. I never got a call back so I stayed OT and finished the extra work with the new person.

The next day, I received an email from my supervisor stating that we were taking advantage of her and the company. The email also stated that we were sitting there and doing nothing and getting paid. At the end, she put my name on it and sent it to many people in the company.


After reading the email, I replied to my supervisor explaining what happened. At the end, I stated it was pretty unfair to be accused and to be publicly humiliated. I also mentioned that it was unfair that I had to do three people's job and expected to finish them on time. She never replied my email and gives me the I want you to quit face ever since.

At this point, I want to quit the job but am scared that my supervisor will write me a bad reference in the future since I am on bad terms with her. I don't need the money and am just trying to waste time before medical school starts. Any input is appreciated, thank you!

 

[DrMikeP]

Is the job listed on your med school application? Does your boss know where you were accepted? I would avoid doing anything that might make the boss respond vindictively, but unless you really did something bad (like sexual harassment) you'll probably be OK. Just keep your nose clean!

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

 

[deleted719840]

Is the job listed on your med school application? Does your boss know where you were accepted? I would avoid doing anything that might make the boss respond vindictively, but unless you really did something bad (like sexual harassment) you'll probably be OK. Just keep your nose clean!

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

My boss doesn't know I'm accepted to medical school yet and the job is not listed on my resume nor application.

 

[Medschoolornah]

what?? just don't get a reference from your boss???? profit??? quit??!!?!?!

 

[DrMikeP]

Then, assuming you did nothing unethical or illegal keep your mouth shut and head down. Don't tell anyone related to work anything. Even use caution on social media. If you did something unethical or illegal then ofcourse you ethically should inform your acceptance schools. Also you should avoid getting fired, as that might be something that could come up if you fill something out at some point.

Best of luck

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

 

[mathnerd88]

Hello all,

I've been accepted to a few DO school and will be matriculating next fall. However, there has been some recent complication with my current work.

I really like my work, but something bad went down. I work in a lab as a lab technician with 2 other lab technicians. On a particular day, both lab technicians were gone for vacation and I was the only one left in the lab. So our boss hired someone from other department in our clinic temporarily to cover the workload. I finished my own work and another's technicians work during regular hour and noticed the new person did not finish his work when I'm leaving. I called my boss and asked her what I should do since the work that was done was quite important next day. I never got a call back so I stayed OT and finished the extra work with the new person.

The next day, I received an email from my supervisor stating that we were taking advantage of her and the company. The email also stated that we were sitting there and doing nothing and getting paid. At the end, she put my name on it and sent it to many people in the company.


After reading the email, I replied to my supervisor explaining what happened. At the end, I stated it was pretty unfair to be accused and to be publicly humiliated. I also mentioned that it was unfair that I had to do three people's job and expected to finish them on time. She never replied my email and gives me the I want you to quit face ever since.

At this point, I want to quit the job but am scared that my supervisor will write me a bad reference in the future since I am on bad terms with her. I don't need the money and am just trying to waste time before medical school starts. Any input is appreciated, thank you!

Why can't you just have a nice, normal conversation with your supervisor and explain what happened? The problem is, you need to figure out how to make everyone happy, even at the expense of your own. This is something that physicians have to deal with too. You shouldn't have told her that it was unfair to be accused and that you were publicly humiliated. You could've just talked to her personally, instead of an email, and then explain the situation in a calm manner. There's no need to keep pointing fingers at someone higher up than you. Tell her that you honestly tried your best, and that working two people's jobs and also helping someone who is new to the duties is difficult to get done in the time that you were allotted. You had to stay later to finish the work.

Now, you've just made someone who is higher up than you more upset with you. Remember, people tend to remember the bad, but forget the good. It isn't worth working for someone higher up than you who is always constantly upset with you.

Apologize to her, and tell her you didn't really mean for this to happen. At worst, she's still upset with you. At best, she forgives you and lets all of this slide.

 

[deleted719840]

Hi guys! Thank you all for the helpful advice. I did try to talk to a her a few times but I guess the timing was not right. But I just received an apology email from her just now, and she told me she was on period last week.

 

[JustAPhD]

Hi guys! Thank you all for the helpful advice. I did try to talk to a her a few times but I guess the timing was not right. But I just received an apology email from her just now, and she told me she was on period last week.

Haha well then, glad it worked out for you.
Sounds completely unprofessional on your PI/supervisor's side though. I'd be rightly pissed if my supervisor called me out for something like this.

 

[sizillyd]

Recently, I have experienced this quite a bit at my job, as well. Let's both relish in the fact that we won't have to deal with this much longer. Best of luck in med school!

 

[ChrisMack390]

If this job isn't on your app, and the manager didn't write you a letter and doesn't even know you're going to med school, and you don't need the money, then who cares? Go travel or something.

 

[kelminak]

If this job isn't on your app, and the manager didn't write you a letter and doesn't even know you're going to med school, and you don't need the money, then who cares? Go travel or something.

This is what I was thinking too. Unless the money is a significant issues, I would instantly quit and enjoy the remaining free time I had before med school started. Sounds like a stressful environment to be in with no significant reason to do so. I *highly* doubt she's going to go haywire and start phoning med schools to make sure every one of them has a bad review. How much *does* she know about you applying to medical school? Does she even know which ones? Try to imagine a worst-case realistic scenario.