Many employees are not happy with their boss because of the incompetency of the boss’s social skills. Any employee regardless of age and gender would love to work in any environment where the boss understands the social needs of every employee. It’s not the money or title or the “Ivory Toward!” It’s the smile, the pad on the back, the hand shake your boss gives you on Friday and perhaps a joke or two. Do you realize how much money you would save!
If employees are disgruntled AND seeking additional time off to spend with family, what does this tell you for workers’ compensation claims? They’ll rise, that’s not rocket science, it’s just logical. Also, as medical copays increase or employees reject group medical due to higher rates, more employees will look to the statutory system to cover their injuries.
It was already very difficult to weed out suspicous (hostile) potential jurors in employment cases. These findings suggest that age, sex harassment and other discrimination as well as tort cases cases will be increasingly difficult for employers to win. Companies that don’t take every step possible to avoid juries may well get sued out of existence!
This was a terrific article. Surpised at the lack of confidence in the top dog leaders. Such a shame, if you cannot believe in your leader with your full heart and soul how could you ever be happy. You would never gift your heart and soul effort on the job, also looking over your shoulder. Not a fun way to live most of your living days. How can society change this? It does trickle down to the employees, boy how I have experienced the corruption in corporation in the past two years as I have been disabled. Hard to believe what people are like now. Monica Soltes 519 948 2456
I find that managers have unrealistic self-perception. They pride themselves on being tough but fair; the rest of us think of toughness as just a way to keep us subservient. And Fair? Demanding the best each day from us but giving no recognition is, at the very least, unrewarding. There is a definite lack of understanding how to motivate people. This article suggests that someone is going to get a rude awakening when performance suffers and absenteeism increases. Too bad that the target audience is probably not listening.
I hope that you find a doc that will really listen. I’ve been in this industry 20 years, second generation, and it really upsets me that these things happen. Best of luck.
An intersting question is how employee attitudes and expectations toward managers are shaped by a generation of educational philosophy that emphasizes no failures and lots of self-esteem with students emerging that have no realistic idea of their actual competences.
Yeah, that’s what I think of when I need time off for my family. First, file a workers compensation claim that’s bogus. So, that I may go to a medical provider that does not discriminate against injuries. What’s not rocket science is your total lack of brains when is comes to your logic. Turn it around, it is the insurance carriers and their employers, HMO healthcare alike. Provider’s inside the network who indeed carry the yardage of corruption within the worker’s compensation system. NOT the fact injury you would presume to be a direct link to time off. Nobody gets injured to sit in a welfare line for food stamps, nobody goes to county healthcare system for your benefit. Nobody lives in an occupied state of repression SO taken away by the corrupt workers’ compensation system. Nobody works injured and then reinjures themselves because the insurance doctors got it right the first time. Nobody allows their entire medical records history invaded to accomodated oneself. Nobody has their finacial records poured though to futher raise the question of integrity of the accuser. (Insurance Carrier) Employer sponsered workers’ compensation fraud for the injured employee, think NOT. Yes, there is that problem and those are the employer’s who have that in mind also when they want a mandate of employer sponsered medical coverage. These very same employer’s and entities who provide the services of healthcare, and receivers of stock buy into options at who’s expense? Once again, the people using the service, not the providers. As long as those employers continue to subsidize this delivery system, then your logical lies will fly back in your face.
I’m not saying that the system doesn’t have huge flaws, but you’ve obviously run into companies or adjusters who have the wrong attitude. WC is for those who are truly injured in the workplace. Injured workers SHOULD get the best medical treatment. The reality of the system, however, is that there are some major fraudulent claims which are rarely prosecuted. That’s not to say that employers don’t commit fraud, they do. BTW, you sound very angry. It’s really not good for your health.
Well, there’s alot of things that are not good for my health, and one of the major problems is being all stuck up in a hell hole granted/greated by the likes of a Pakistani POS name Dr. Milik Hansan and his co-hort Mr. Arthur Messinger beholding. Gotta love that. Not only that, he also gots one of his Saudi Royal Companions posing as an M.D. stating that my screw left elbow is nothing to write home about. I’d say that’s the case, get your fake MD pakistanti, Saudi Royal *** back to the Middle East. Shabi Khan is this Fake Stanford Hospital, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center locates his fake-ness about, also heard is in the SF area posing as a sports medicine fake.
Well, I screwed that all up….but, what I really mean is **** healthnet and their Pakistani, Saudi Royals with their version of American Heathcare. Go back to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and practice there if there are so welcome. I don’t welcome them in this country to co-habitat with the likes of other criminals of our own origin. Dr. Milik Hasan MD, and his tribe of doctors are spread all over this nation and do not have our best interest in mind.
One guy’s favorite expression was, “There’s the door, if you don’t like it here, get out and don’t let the door hit you on the a__!” Charming!
I could always tell when another boss was lying – his lips were moving.
I’m know there are some very considerate, compassionate and honest bosses in this industry – unfortunately, I have only enjoyed being in the service of two such people in my 28 years in the business.
I salute you, great managers. From what I’ve seen, you are few and far between.
Shine on!
Thanks for the Good Luck, but I believe what’s more needed and you can ask Walt Kainz of Healthnet about this. Open souce sharing of private, personal records, that’s what I like. Expert-comprehensive studies of their records since they are so inclined to have access to mine. Mr. Milik Hasan, MD Neurologist himself being in this country since 1971 I am sure won’t mind either. Been to the Crawford Ranch lately? How’s that Saks fifth Avenue lawsuit working for you? Enron causing you financial troubles. Not the professional Dr. Milik Hasan as smart as he is, your a pr***. Why not just tell everybody what your full name is and relations are. As he alleges he received some bad banking investment advice? Right up their with filing false workers compensation claims huh? Lets’ not forget that I’m crazy so, I can say what ever I want, That’s what crazy people do.
My heart felt thanks for such wonderful managers go out to the few of Black Angus Restraunt who’s duty to service are “Extra-Ordinary”.
1. GM Terry Hayes, remember why you hired me? Remember Stickney’s restaurant in Palo Alto? Why did another manager take over at Black Angus Restaurant Milpitas, California?
2. GM John Klapoetka, how about those add ons?
3. Have to mention another special person from the Los Altos, CA Corporate location “Julie Reinchenbach” Was it that you were sleeping with one of the other managers that you poked you busy-body nose into my life? or was it that you are a busy “*****” all playing friend, I don’t play friend “*****” but, thanks for the gift certificate.
I am an employment law attorney who has represented both employees and employers in these lawsuits. I alos work with many insurance agencies, CEO’s an HR execs to avoid frivolous employment law and work comp claims. I agree 110% with the posts that this mis-trust will generate ever more suits. We are tapped out on the effectiveness of our safety and compliance programs. The future of employee risk management lies in sound hiring, retenton, performance management, discipline, termination and communication procedures. It is he culture of todays organization that will have the biggest impact on the risk management bottom line. For free management and compliance tools please visit our websites at http://www.hrthatworks.com or http://www.donphin.com
This story is about an injured worker hired by company BA. in 1994
Employee for company BA gets injured in 1995, and can no longer perform the functional duties required of this job description hired for.
Employee developes 2nd injury of other extremity. Injured employee is horrified by this 2nd extremity injury and cannot give numerous medical providers cause of.
Employee/injured worker is aggitated by continued awareness of repetitive disbelief of answeres to “how did this happen?, what did you do to yourself?” answere being “I don’t know” just woke up with this lump on my left wrist.
Employee/injured worker has about had it in the way of not believing her answeres. Patient is left with the decision to seek another physicians oppinion of left wrist complaints. Still patient isn’t buying into cutting the bone out. Patient files worker’s compensation claim in Januray 26, 1996, for the carpal tunnel injury and left wrist work related symptoms. Patient is informed by Dr. Hotson of an eroded ulna styloid process for the first time.
Employee/injured worker thinks of the only X-Ray records that might explain the missing ulna styloid process and anything else to help the doctors. Instead injured worker gets nothing but lies, and run-a-round from Good Samaritan Hospital. Finally, after injured worker’s persistence she makes one last desparate attempt before her surgery date to help the physicians. What a surprise, Radiology had report and physical X-Ray. Patient takes this new information to a Monday morning conference with group of physicians. Surgery proceeds 1 year past the onset of symptoms. Futhermore patient believes herself that this is not just confined to the left wrist. She is affraid that it is much more damaging than first thought.
Post Surgery patient goes to medical library to read up on type of Surgery performed. Patient left with a complete visual of injury that she believes started in 1966. And what’s really sad about this is: the parent of injured worker also denied the truth about that ER external reduction and stay over at folsom community hospital. What was revealed finally by medical records of 1966 was (2) broken bones, radius/ulna AND even stated reason brought into ER was incorrectly submitted as the actual occurance.
So, pre-surgery & post surgery Good Samaitan Hospital continues to distort my medical records history for yes, beholding to Healhnet aka Cal-comp to this day. Just by a shear chance call on (2) different week-ends did the records appear. One in May 1996 & August of 1998. Before that was a cut-n-past billing record. Today, much of the same……newly found records that suggest amoung other findings, (congential cause and partial history of 1966) The hospital, not the doctor’s withheld information in 1988 that showed a left ulna styloid process missing, plus was not noticed as Absent period. Where they failed was to disclose the needed comparison studies that might or might not have prevented the distruction of my DRUJ or the continued need for surgery of the left elbow.
Michael A. Orber & Associates, Inc. he’s another one of those act “friendly f****” but, behind the sceens right there in on it. Poor bastard can’t even get my name right, calls me Betty.
(3) letter to date from Mr. Orber and phone calls have produced his statement of get this “I had better back up my accusations.” Mr. Orber & my response was: You had better back yours up. Mr. Orber how is it that Healthcare Indemity, Inc. can back-up an inserted false medical record showing a prior worker’s compensation claim for the right wrist, huh?
I wouldn’t be surprised if Banker’s Life Insurance Co. is into file sharing of patient’s private medical records as a reference for insurance, hospital, hmo buddies to all share in this kind of medical distortion. Besides my own personal story of medical records history thus far of manipulation, distortion, and outright fraud by many players. It’s a wonder that anybody today in this world can obtain a complete truthful medical history because of the need for risk managment practice at the expense of innocent dependents of the injured worker/employee. The acts by someone who makes $10/hr., salary, or other when added up is the risk of another family or person’s life. Go figure another non-industrial injury related to major psychosomatic symptoms related to risk managements.
“Stymied” Peace offered to little white golf balls? Don’t go near the greens? That’s like saying “keep off the grass” violator’s will be prosecuted!!
President Bush bringing up Health care accounts, Mr. Bush should link his *** up the the HMO crisis first. First rate pigs that even employer’s should stand up to but, don’t have any balls to!! That would be why? Bush and his social security reform, (whats he want to hide again?) Try tracking the people who are not the obligation of the social security system. Also, his bull about encouragement to keep families together? That wouldn’t have anything to do with the state of welfare fraud by the likes of Dr. Milik Hasan Co., Dr. Milik Hasan & Company thanks for my -0- work week.
Byline: Michele Conklin & Al Lewis
If you’re looking for Dr. Malik Hasan, don’t go near the greens. The Pueblo neurologist who founded Colorado’s QualMed and built it into the nation’s fourth-largest HMO, Foundation Health Systems, announced Friday that he was retiring.
Asked if he might spend new-found free time playing some golf, the 59-year-old workaholic responded: “I have nothing against those small white balls. I would rather leave them in peace.”
Hasan said he plans to live until he’s 100 and has no plans to shorten his legendary 20-hour work days.
BETTY, Could you please call me about your experience with Michael Orber? I just got a call from him for the first time and I’m interested to know what I’m in for.
Thanks, Dan 916-290-9418
There are many product available that companies can use to determine the access the skill of thier managers. These tools do a great job of protecting the anonymity of staff members, which is crucial in obtaining honest feedback.
Measure. Report. Improve your organization with AlphaMeasure employee surveys.
Many employees are not happy with their boss because of the incompetency of the boss’s social skills. Any employee regardless of age and gender would love to work in any environment where the boss understands the social needs of every employee. It’s not the money or title or the “Ivory Toward!” It’s the smile, the pad on the back, the hand shake your boss gives you on Friday and perhaps a joke or two. Do you realize how much money you would save!
If employees are disgruntled AND seeking additional time off to spend with family, what does this tell you for workers’ compensation claims? They’ll rise, that’s not rocket science, it’s just logical. Also, as medical copays increase or employees reject group medical due to higher rates, more employees will look to the statutory system to cover their injuries.
It was already very difficult to weed out suspicous (hostile) potential jurors in employment cases. These findings suggest that age, sex harassment and other discrimination as well as tort cases cases will be increasingly difficult for employers to win. Companies that don’t take every step possible to avoid juries may well get sued out of existence!
This was a terrific article. Surpised at the lack of confidence in the top dog leaders. Such a shame, if you cannot believe in your leader with your full heart and soul how could you ever be happy. You would never gift your heart and soul effort on the job, also looking over your shoulder. Not a fun way to live most of your living days. How can society change this? It does trickle down to the employees, boy how I have experienced the corruption in corporation in the past two years as I have been disabled. Hard to believe what people are like now. Monica Soltes 519 948 2456
I find that managers have unrealistic self-perception. They pride themselves on being tough but fair; the rest of us think of toughness as just a way to keep us subservient. And Fair? Demanding the best each day from us but giving no recognition is, at the very least, unrewarding. There is a definite lack of understanding how to motivate people. This article suggests that someone is going to get a rude awakening when performance suffers and absenteeism increases. Too bad that the target audience is probably not listening.
I hope that you find a doc that will really listen. I’ve been in this industry 20 years, second generation, and it really upsets me that these things happen. Best of luck.
An intersting question is how employee attitudes and expectations toward managers are shaped by a generation of educational philosophy that emphasizes no failures and lots of self-esteem with students emerging that have no realistic idea of their actual competences.
Yeah, that’s what I think of when I need time off for my family. First, file a workers compensation claim that’s bogus. So, that I may go to a medical provider that does not discriminate against injuries. What’s not rocket science is your total lack of brains when is comes to your logic. Turn it around, it is the insurance carriers and their employers, HMO healthcare alike. Provider’s inside the network who indeed carry the yardage of corruption within the worker’s compensation system. NOT the fact injury you would presume to be a direct link to time off. Nobody gets injured to sit in a welfare line for food stamps, nobody goes to county healthcare system for your benefit. Nobody lives in an occupied state of repression SO taken away by the corrupt workers’ compensation system. Nobody works injured and then reinjures themselves because the insurance doctors got it right the first time. Nobody allows their entire medical records history invaded to accomodated oneself. Nobody has their finacial records poured though to futher raise the question of integrity of the accuser. (Insurance Carrier) Employer sponsered workers’ compensation fraud for the injured employee, think NOT. Yes, there is that problem and those are the employer’s who have that in mind also when they want a mandate of employer sponsered medical coverage. These very same employer’s and entities who provide the services of healthcare, and receivers of stock buy into options at who’s expense? Once again, the people using the service, not the providers. As long as those employers continue to subsidize this delivery system, then your logical lies will fly back in your face.
I’m not saying that the system doesn’t have huge flaws, but you’ve obviously run into companies or adjusters who have the wrong attitude. WC is for those who are truly injured in the workplace. Injured workers SHOULD get the best medical treatment. The reality of the system, however, is that there are some major fraudulent claims which are rarely prosecuted. That’s not to say that employers don’t commit fraud, they do. BTW, you sound very angry. It’s really not good for your health.
Well, there’s alot of things that are not good for my health, and one of the major problems is being all stuck up in a hell hole granted/greated by the likes of a Pakistani POS name Dr. Milik Hansan and his co-hort Mr. Arthur Messinger beholding. Gotta love that. Not only that, he also gots one of his Saudi Royal Companions posing as an M.D. stating that my screw left elbow is nothing to write home about. I’d say that’s the case, get your fake MD pakistanti, Saudi Royal *** back to the Middle East. Shabi Khan is this Fake Stanford Hospital, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center locates his fake-ness about, also heard is in the SF area posing as a sports medicine fake.
Well, I screwed that all up….but, what I really mean is **** healthnet and their Pakistani, Saudi Royals with their version of American Heathcare. Go back to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and practice there if there are so welcome. I don’t welcome them in this country to co-habitat with the likes of other criminals of our own origin. Dr. Milik Hasan MD, and his tribe of doctors are spread all over this nation and do not have our best interest in mind.
Worked for plenty of creeps!
One guy’s favorite expression was, “There’s the door, if you don’t like it here, get out and don’t let the door hit you on the a__!” Charming!
I could always tell when another boss was lying – his lips were moving.
I’m know there are some very considerate, compassionate and honest bosses in this industry – unfortunately, I have only enjoyed being in the service of two such people in my 28 years in the business.
I salute you, great managers. From what I’ve seen, you are few and far between.
Shine on!
Thanks for the Good Luck, but I believe what’s more needed and you can ask Walt Kainz of Healthnet about this. Open souce sharing of private, personal records, that’s what I like. Expert-comprehensive studies of their records since they are so inclined to have access to mine. Mr. Milik Hasan, MD Neurologist himself being in this country since 1971 I am sure won’t mind either. Been to the Crawford Ranch lately? How’s that Saks fifth Avenue lawsuit working for you? Enron causing you financial troubles. Not the professional Dr. Milik Hasan as smart as he is, your a pr***. Why not just tell everybody what your full name is and relations are. As he alleges he received some bad banking investment advice? Right up their with filing false workers compensation claims huh? Lets’ not forget that I’m crazy so, I can say what ever I want, That’s what crazy people do.
My heart felt thanks for such wonderful managers go out to the few of Black Angus Restraunt who’s duty to service are “Extra-Ordinary”.
1. GM Terry Hayes, remember why you hired me? Remember Stickney’s restaurant in Palo Alto? Why did another manager take over at Black Angus Restaurant Milpitas, California?
2. GM John Klapoetka, how about those add ons?
3. Have to mention another special person from the Los Altos, CA Corporate location “Julie Reinchenbach” Was it that you were sleeping with one of the other managers that you poked you busy-body nose into my life? or was it that you are a busy “*****” all playing friend, I don’t play friend “*****” but, thanks for the gift certificate.
I am an employment law attorney who has represented both employees and employers in these lawsuits. I alos work with many insurance agencies, CEO’s an HR execs to avoid frivolous employment law and work comp claims. I agree 110% with the posts that this mis-trust will generate ever more suits. We are tapped out on the effectiveness of our safety and compliance programs. The future of employee risk management lies in sound hiring, retenton, performance management, discipline, termination and communication procedures. It is he culture of todays organization that will have the biggest impact on the risk management bottom line. For free management and compliance tools please visit our websites at http://www.hrthatworks.com or http://www.donphin.com
This story is about an injured worker hired by company BA. in 1994
Employee for company BA gets injured in 1995, and can no longer perform the functional duties required of this job description hired for.
Employee developes 2nd injury of other extremity. Injured employee is horrified by this 2nd extremity injury and cannot give numerous medical providers cause of.
Employee/injured worker is aggitated by continued awareness of repetitive disbelief of answeres to “how did this happen?, what did you do to yourself?” answere being “I don’t know” just woke up with this lump on my left wrist.
Employee/injured worker has about had it in the way of not believing her answeres. Patient is left with the decision to seek another physicians oppinion of left wrist complaints. Still patient isn’t buying into cutting the bone out. Patient files worker’s compensation claim in Januray 26, 1996, for the carpal tunnel injury and left wrist work related symptoms. Patient is informed by Dr. Hotson of an eroded ulna styloid process for the first time.
Employee/injured worker thinks of the only X-Ray records that might explain the missing ulna styloid process and anything else to help the doctors. Instead injured worker gets nothing but lies, and run-a-round from Good Samaritan Hospital. Finally, after injured worker’s persistence she makes one last desparate attempt before her surgery date to help the physicians. What a surprise, Radiology had report and physical X-Ray. Patient takes this new information to a Monday morning conference with group of physicians. Surgery proceeds 1 year past the onset of symptoms. Futhermore patient believes herself that this is not just confined to the left wrist. She is affraid that it is much more damaging than first thought.
Post Surgery patient goes to medical library to read up on type of Surgery performed. Patient left with a complete visual of injury that she believes started in 1966. And what’s really sad about this is: the parent of injured worker also denied the truth about that ER external reduction and stay over at folsom community hospital. What was revealed finally by medical records of 1966 was (2) broken bones, radius/ulna AND even stated reason brought into ER was incorrectly submitted as the actual occurance.
So, pre-surgery & post surgery Good Samaitan Hospital continues to distort my medical records history for yes, beholding to Healhnet aka Cal-comp to this day. Just by a shear chance call on (2) different week-ends did the records appear. One in May 1996 & August of 1998. Before that was a cut-n-past billing record. Today, much of the same……newly found records that suggest amoung other findings, (congential cause and partial history of 1966) The hospital, not the doctor’s withheld information in 1988 that showed a left ulna styloid process missing, plus was not noticed as Absent period. Where they failed was to disclose the needed comparison studies that might or might not have prevented the distruction of my DRUJ or the continued need for surgery of the left elbow.
Michael A. Orber & Associates, Inc. he’s another one of those act “friendly f****” but, behind the sceens right there in on it. Poor bastard can’t even get my name right, calls me Betty.
(3) letter to date from Mr. Orber and phone calls have produced his statement of get this “I had better back up my accusations.” Mr. Orber & my response was: You had better back yours up. Mr. Orber how is it that Healthcare Indemity, Inc. can back-up an inserted false medical record showing a prior worker’s compensation claim for the right wrist, huh?
I wouldn’t be surprised if Banker’s Life Insurance Co. is into file sharing of patient’s private medical records as a reference for insurance, hospital, hmo buddies to all share in this kind of medical distortion. Besides my own personal story of medical records history thus far of manipulation, distortion, and outright fraud by many players. It’s a wonder that anybody today in this world can obtain a complete truthful medical history because of the need for risk managment practice at the expense of innocent dependents of the injured worker/employee. The acts by someone who makes $10/hr., salary, or other when added up is the risk of another family or person’s life. Go figure another non-industrial injury related to major psychosomatic symptoms related to risk managements.
Nancy,
I recognize your name from the many years that I was active on the risknet, riskweb and riskmail discussion boards. What became of riskmail?
David
“Stymied” Peace offered to little white golf balls? Don’t go near the greens? That’s like saying “keep off the grass” violator’s will be prosecuted!!
President Bush bringing up Health care accounts, Mr. Bush should link his *** up the the HMO crisis first. First rate pigs that even employer’s should stand up to but, don’t have any balls to!! That would be why? Bush and his social security reform, (whats he want to hide again?) Try tracking the people who are not the obligation of the social security system. Also, his bull about encouragement to keep families together? That wouldn’t have anything to do with the state of welfare fraud by the likes of Dr. Milik Hasan Co., Dr. Milik Hasan & Company thanks for my -0- work week.
Byline: Michele Conklin & Al Lewis
If you’re looking for Dr. Malik Hasan, don’t go near the greens. The Pueblo neurologist who founded Colorado’s QualMed and built it into the nation’s fourth-largest HMO, Foundation Health Systems, announced Friday that he was retiring.
Asked if he might spend new-found free time playing some golf, the 59-year-old workaholic responded: “I have nothing against those small white balls. I would rather leave them in peace.”
Hasan said he plans to live until he’s 100 and has no plans to shorten his legendary 20-hour work days.
BETTY, Could you please call me about your experience with Michael Orber? I just got a call from him for the first time and I’m interested to know what I’m in for.
Thanks, Dan 916-290-9418
There are many product available that companies can use to determine the access the skill of thier managers. These tools do a great job of protecting the anonymity of staff members, which is crucial in obtaining honest feedback.
Measure. Report. Improve your organization with AlphaMeasure employee surveys.
Three phrases should be among the most common in our daily usage. They are: Thank you, I am grateful and I appreciate.
Nancy, I loved the article, and following your work. Keep in touch!