Assaulted at work?

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paula morgan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:50:19 GMT

Why?

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Kiahanna — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:26:56 GMT

Please lock this thread.

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Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:28:12 GMT

Hiya chuck,

can't add much more to the good advice on here but just wanted to give you a big hug

Jen

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Clair Crowley — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:21:32 GMT

i can't believe what im reading this is absolutely disgusting. Firstly that you were assaulted in your place of work and secondly the way the rest of the staff have been treating you since. you are well within your rights to press charges against the client and your manager should be supportive they obviously know they are at fault and trying to cover up the faults. the fact that theye do not have an accident book is illegal. i love my job also but there comes a point where you have to put yourself first if you are being treated this way and are feeling so down and unable to sleep due to the pain and stress surely it would be in your best interest to relocate to a different practice as hard as it may be you have to put your physical and mental well being first. you must take time to allow your back to heal i now suffer longterm problems with my back due to not resting properly when i have injured it in the past.

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Fiona Leathers — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:15:39 GMT

Say it like it is, James!! Don't hold back now!!

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James Colver Cert. Ed, RVN — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:17:58 GMT

Bitch slap the psycho back to the stone age.

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:16:13 GMT

Just wondered if you had contacted the rspca and informed them what happened. I have spoken to a retired rspca insp. and he said yes you must do so.

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Mac Feather — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:55:03 GMT

It often happens that way, everything arrives on you at once. I reckon you are a strong person, you might not feel like one but I think you are. And we are all here for you.

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Kiahanna — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:48:04 GMT

Thanks for all your kind words. I really need them right now.

Found out today that my father is in hospital and he will have to go through a major surgery after the surgeon decides how big a risk it is...

This is some major stuff coming at me all at once.

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Selena Carnell — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:44:48 GMT

OMG i am so sorry for what you are going through.

I havent got anything that would be useful but it looks like the other guys in the thread have been a great help to you.

I too started what i thought would be my dream job as a trainee, it was a large veterinary hospital. I couldnt have been more wrong and in the end i was constructively dismissed told i wasnt up to their standards, and even told i was an idiot and a failure. I was sacked in the end as i refused to leave but my confidence was killed and it really affected me in the nxt few jobs, but 5 yrs later i found a brilliant place to work.

There is always light at the end of the tunnel, and a better place to work, if they are treating you like this now right at the start it really doesnt say much about the place.

Good luck and i am thinking of you,

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Angiy Michael — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:02:17 GMT

Hi, I am pleased to hear you have a close family member coming to see you..I am sure this will be really comforting at a time like this and try to focus on having this to look forward to. I know its difficult to see right now but things will get better and at some point in the future this will be something you look back on as an unpleasant interlude in your working life. Do however, as we have all said try and get sound legal advice and surround yourself with as much friendly support for your own well being as you can muster. We are all here for you if you want a chat at anytime XX

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Kiahanna — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:53:07 GMT

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I've been following this post and hope your ok. I think anything constructive I could say has been said, Ian you sound to have been fantastic, wish all practice managers were like you!

Just hope your ok and keeping your chin up

Sorry I cant say anything of any help really but your doing fantastically xxx

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Im really not doing well to be honest. My doctors are constantly saying 'you have to be patient and let it heal' and 'it wont heal over night'. I dont expect it to heal instantly I am just so tired of not being able to sleep because I hurt too much to stay in the same place or even sit down for very long. I think Im becoming ever so slightly stir crazy being in the flat all this time too. Im due at my doctors on Wednesday to discuss being put on antidepressants because I have gone so far down. Im hoping that they help. My one bright spot is my Aunt Ann, who raised me from age 14 onward is coming into the country to visit me. Thats the thing keeping me going right now. I havent seen her in a year.

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Claire Cameron — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:38:35 GMT

I've been following this post and hope your ok. I think anything constructive I could say has been said, Ian you sound to have been fantastic, wish all practice managers were like you!

Just hope your ok and keeping your chin up

Sorry I cant say anything of any help really but your doing fantastically xxx

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supamog — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:27:29 GMT

Dear AHogarth - am so so sorry to hear of your predicament, i hope things have improved by now. just to say that your employers have a duty to make sure that you are safe at work. Verbal abuse is bad enough, our receptionist get it quite often after asking for money but to be physically abused then threatened is terrible. Where the hell are the Vets when its tiime to leave. Surely its their duty to be last out? I suppose getting a taxi to wait is out of the question as we dont always finish on time do we? i have spoken to the rest of out staff about this and they are appalled and so worried for you. Our lot would have all piled in and this person would probably have not dared to come back, we are a right bunch of vixens when roused! We would have been the ones that would have ended up in trouble no doubt and given the practice a bad name but what the hell? safety first! lots of love x

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Anonymous — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:56:09 GMT

you must keep going back to the doctor as they have to work at the lowest medication and work there way up as far as i know. i had a prob yrs ago , meaning that i had to crawl around as leg would not work and was in so much pain. my boss called the doctor and told them they would see me and i needed pain relif stright away. they started me on cocodamol. guess what it didnt work. so i had to keep going back and calling as nothing they gave me worked. in the end i got a drug that was so powerfull the chemist refussed to give it to me untill she had called the doctors. I got it and it worked. i slept for the 1st time in about 4 days.

keep calling the doctor or go to a&e to get the pain relif u need. x x x

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Mac Feather — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:41:56 GMT

Is there another doctor you could go and see? Im not sure exactly what your injuries are but is there anything else you could try- accupuncture, massage, osteopath,massage?

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Kiahanna — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:08:20 GMT

I think I am fast approaching the cant stand anymore limit. Ive been in pain for 9 days straight now and its really wearing me down. The doctors have put me on yet another pain medication and seem more concerned about throwing pills at me then figuring out whats gone wrong. They have said that this could take anywhere from 2 to 3 months to heal. So I have to go through 2-3 months of pain like this. That prospect depressed me even more and I was so down yesterday that I caught myself thinking some very bad thoughts just to get the pain to stop, even for a minute. As time goes by the more I hate the woman for doing this to me, and my employers for making it worse. I dont like to hate, I'm not that kind of person. I dont know whats happening to me.

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Bethany Leonard - Williams RVN — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:27:52 GMT

ok, having suffered a similar situation in one of my previous jobs i can relate to AH's experience and although i grant that ptsd maybe a little severe a suggestion at this point, making sure that you are your priority is paramount. From my own experience i know that if you just try and get on with it without addressing things then it can get worse.

I too am glad that AH is dealing with things and things are getting better i was just suggesting that she needs to make sure she is her own number one priority at this time.

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Sal the 1st — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:58:41 GMT

woah , steady up - PTSD is a helluva label to even suggest at this time. - there is a world of difference between feeling down, feeling depressed and PTSD. If somebody is feeling down suggesting they may be suffering from something more serious is not going to help them feel any better.

From what I have read I feel that AH is handling this the best she can at the moment ( and well done to her , this sort of stuff can put you on a real downer, but from what I have read it would seem she is on the way back up )

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Bethany Leonard - Williams RVN — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:30:06 GMT

'OMG' this is shocking, the way they are treating you is horrific, both that you have had such little support from your co-workers but also for the way your employers have handled themselves - shame on them! You were definatley right to report this person to the police and i just can't fathom the reasons for thier reactions just amazing how people can be.....

It also sounds like you might be suffering from post traumatic stress dissorder - crying for no reason, feeling helpless etc etc - this is not to be taken lightley as if you don't allow yourself time to heal both mentally and physically it could have ramifications further down the line for you.

but on a slighlty more controversial note... if they are like this with you do you really want to work with them? i understand that its a dream job - took me a long time to find a tp - but trust me you need to be working with a supportive network of people both collegues and employers and frankly this lot sound horrid!

hope things get better soon for you.

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Kiahanna — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:03:19 GMT

Not yet, it wont be until next week at the earliest. If my back's no better it will have to be later on down the line.

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Anonymous — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:43:33 GMT

have you had your interview yet?

x x x x

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Kiahanna — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:02:29 GMT

Thank you very much to Ian for helping me out yesterday with organising my letter. I really appreciate all the help and hopefully I can somehow make this into something less damaging. :-)

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:09:08 GMT

AH ping Ian or ring him and take it from there... somehow don't think it will follow Bouncy Fi lines though

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Kiahanna — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:04:38 GMT

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Yes I am more than happy to continue helping you. I take it this is a grievance letter your writing ?

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Yes, its a grievance letter. I honestly dont know how to start it nor how to structure it. The vetline people advised me to do this and to do a couple other things but I am not sure how to word what I want to say.