This has been a good discussion to read through. I have found the HR management side to be much more frustrating than medicine and probably the most difficult part of my job. Partly it is the drama surrounding, and emotional nature of, my employees. Recently there has been friction between them. I got so frustrated I just about shut them in a room and told them to work it out or someone was going home. I really just want to focus on medicine and have everything run smoothly. Eventually I had to explain that one person's actions and attitude toward another employee were causing more damage than the 'faults' of the other employee in supposedly not doing her job. I have had some relief by letting my Office Manager (and partner) take a more active role and directing complaints to her, even though she is not in the office much.
