Dear Lactnet friends, For many reasons I have decided to leave my hospital LC position. I was offered and accepted a transfer to the nursery. However, when I told my supervisor that I would not hand out formula marketing bags she said that I could not work there if I would not perform the "required duties." She compared it to me "not liking carrots so not handing out carrots." I did give her copies of the International Code and the IBLCE Code of Ethics. This supervisor has been terribly unsupportive of breastfeeding and I am fed up. I thought that I could still help breastfeeding families, which I love to do, without some of the political hassles in the nursery. However, I don't know if that is possible or if I even want to fight this battle. If they do say I can work in the nursery, minus the marketing bags, I would also not want to use the formula tape measures, crib cards, etc. Have any of you worked in a facility where you used your own supply of such items? I have worked at this hospital for 20 years and other opportunities in the maternal-child area are very limited here. (By the way, we had 2600+ deliveries last year. We have a NICU and one LC FTE position. We are expected to see all breastfeeding mothers, answer phone calls and see outpatients. Just in case anyone of you wants to apply for our opening!!!) Thanks in advance for any advice/support! Kathy Wright RN BSN IBCLC Columbus, KS USA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Fussy? Opinionated? Impossible to please? Perfect. Join Yahoo!'s user panel and lay it on us. http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]