Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Should be glad I have a job??

Haven't been on in a while...been busy with getting ready for our baby that is due in December and with the hubby going back to Grad School. Sometimes I can't believe how crazy life can get in such a short time. But I have to admit, as crazy as it is I am so excited about all of the wonderful changes that are coming our way.
However with every thing good, comes the bad. Work has really sucked lately. The hospital that I work for had one of the most profitable years in a long time last year (not my opinion, the CEO sent a letter to everyone thanking us all for our hard work). Despite this, the hospital is tightening its belt and cutting back. They have instituting a hiring freeze and are trying to implement a wage freeze, I don't want a raise particularly, but I do think it is dangerous to stop hiring staff. They are also drastically understaffing us on a daily basis. I don't get upset when we are busy but I do get upset when we are so busy that it puts patient safety at risk. Two patients fell the other nite because we were so busy. The last thing is that all of this stress has caused a lot of tension between day and nite shift. I have worked nites almost as long as I have worked and I take a lot of pride in my work. I am getting tired of hearing that nites has it better than days and that we don't do anything. I am hoping that things get better soon because I don't like feeling like my work is not appreciated.
My biggest pet peeve is that management keeps telling us "Yes times are tough, but we should all be happy we have a job."

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  2. Welcome back to blogging. I missed you, even though I can text you anytime or catch you on facebook!

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