Thursday, February 26, 2004
WEDNESDAY WORK MEETINGS
When you work for a large corporation like Kaiser Permanente and you're part of the Physical Therapy staff, you would think their weekly meetings were all business. And for the most part, they are. But the last few meetings have been something straight out of kindergarten. Here's a recap:
Four weeks ago: We were asked by our boss to pair up and write down "What Works" and "What Needs Work" for our department. Then, we were asked to write down a flowery vision statement for ourselves in terms of our department. Mine was something cheesy like "I will reach every patient at their level and treat them with the upmost respect and concern."
Three weeks ago: We were asked to take that vision statement and to demonstrate what that would look like artistically by taking various magazines and cutting out words and pictures. Then, we were handed posterboard to paste these cut-outs onto. So, there we were, taking away precious patient time to act like 5 year-olds fighting over magazines, scissors, and glue sticks. Then, we had to present our artwork. It was ultra cheesy.
Two weeks ago: We were given a bunch of junk: paper clips, plastic cups, shredded paper, rubber bands, gloves, etc. We were placed into groups of three and we had to take this stuff and come up with the most creative object. Apparently, it was an exercise in team building. But we just felt like trash pickers. By the way, the winners were a group that put all the paper clips together and made a necklace and earrings. Sad!
Last week: We had to take two mandatory annual competancies exams. They were multiple choice and some of the questions were pretty tough. But here is the kicker: They gave us all the answers!!! They read the questions aloud and then gave out the answer. Needless to say, we all got 100%. What a smart department we are!
Needless to say, my creative side has had enough. I'm ready for a little more of a challenge.
When you work for a large corporation like Kaiser Permanente and you're part of the Physical Therapy staff, you would think their weekly meetings were all business. And for the most part, they are. But the last few meetings have been something straight out of kindergarten. Here's a recap:
Four weeks ago: We were asked by our boss to pair up and write down "What Works" and "What Needs Work" for our department. Then, we were asked to write down a flowery vision statement for ourselves in terms of our department. Mine was something cheesy like "I will reach every patient at their level and treat them with the upmost respect and concern."
Three weeks ago: We were asked to take that vision statement and to demonstrate what that would look like artistically by taking various magazines and cutting out words and pictures. Then, we were handed posterboard to paste these cut-outs onto. So, there we were, taking away precious patient time to act like 5 year-olds fighting over magazines, scissors, and glue sticks. Then, we had to present our artwork. It was ultra cheesy.
Two weeks ago: We were given a bunch of junk: paper clips, plastic cups, shredded paper, rubber bands, gloves, etc. We were placed into groups of three and we had to take this stuff and come up with the most creative object. Apparently, it was an exercise in team building. But we just felt like trash pickers. By the way, the winners were a group that put all the paper clips together and made a necklace and earrings. Sad!
Last week: We had to take two mandatory annual competancies exams. They were multiple choice and some of the questions were pretty tough. But here is the kicker: They gave us all the answers!!! They read the questions aloud and then gave out the answer. Needless to say, we all got 100%. What a smart department we are!
Needless to say, my creative side has had enough. I'm ready for a little more of a challenge.
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