Im not sure if this is favoritism, but it is a form of descrimination against women in the workplace. I worked for a doctor for over 1 1/2 years, I was looked upon as the new blood and oh so eager to please. However this doctor was a professed Christian and used this against us. Not only did he not like the women in the office to be strong and speak their minds, even tho he repeaditly told us "You can always come to me with anything", he never listened. His own mother was the office RN and they kept this a secret (she being his mother) so patients and new employees wouldn't act any different around her...the second lie. The favoritism came into play when I watched as over 5 employees came and went in my time of employment, all because of this mother (the RN). The doctor would listen to us, but then we would be punished by getting a new office manager who turned out to sexually harrass one of the newest employees.

The Dr's mother also a professed Christian was and is the office sales person making over $8000.00 a month in commision. But when the girls in the office went to the Dr concerning this new office manager, we were punished once again by having our hours reduced, this happened twice in a 3 month period, until the girl who was being harrassed finally came forward. The new office manager was asked to leave, but the Dr did something no one should ever do. He told the girl "Dont say anything to anyone about this". He was trying to keep it hid, because he knew that the other girls in the office has warned him about this man. #3 lie.

Finnally, and foremost, after all of this happened, the Dr's mother was made office manager. Someone who knew nothing about anything in the office, not how to schedule patients, run billing, solve insurance problems ect. Yet SHE was made the manager. Needless to say, the rest of us office girls had had it. The Dr's mother was beginning her new reign as Queen, and we were to "act as if she were manager" Dr's words "even tho she doesnt know what she's doing". We were to "pretend". Here lies the favoritism. She picked a fight with two of my co-workers just before picking the last one of the day...with me. I stood up to her and she ran off to the Dr., he sided with her. In the midst of this heated scene, I felt ill, and decided the best thing for me was to call it quits for the day before I say something I shouldnt. I had 30 minutes left on the clock, I clocked out, told the other manager I was leaving I didnt feel well, I told my co-worker who said "Go..get out while you can" and the associate Dr., knew I was leaving.

I received a call at home late that night from ...HER the Rn mom/office manager and I was told, "because you left without permission, we do not want you to come back". I was fired. I am seeking Unemployment and looking hard for a new job, but I will not use them as a reference, I also will make sure that my next job, will not be a family owned business nor a buisness that uses their faith as a front.

Favoritism, yes, I know that she will always be the Dr's mother, however a little respect for someone who stuck it out even tho my hours were reduced to 15 hours a week because a sexual preditor wanted to "hit on" a new girl and then not give me my hours back when he was fired. A little respect and loyality to someone who stuck it out, but there was none.

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