Overheard a conversation with a board manager and ward manager

They were speaking about multiple staff members calling in sick and how short staff they were. Board manager continue to says something along the line she’s so sick of it, it’s a joke, people calling in for f*cking period pains, are you joking - just take a fucking pain killer and come in. Ward manager laughs in response and then goes on about how they’ll call in sick because their partners / kids are unwell and they say just leave them with some medicine and come in.

This convo was had at the nursing reception desk, on shift.

How inclusive of the board manager towards women with endo, adenomyosis, generally really painful periods 😵‍💫 furthermore, as a nurse, are you not aware of these conditions?!

Rubs me the wrong way how women in charge act like this, how insensitive of your own gender. And who tf gives a shit. You should never feel bad for calling in sick, because this is how they’ll speak behind your back, and will replace you with the blink of an eye.

Burn out in the NHS is very much prominent, and I’m 100% sure they’ve also called in sick for similar issues — they’re human, insensitive ones, but still human.