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Trilby · 02-13-2005, 11:54 AM

[quote=garnet] Most of the people I work with (myself included) rarely take lunch breaks and work lots of hours of uncompensated overtime, [quote]

Garnet, I don't recall if you've ever said what exactly it is you do--but, you must really love it. I don't know of one person I work with (including myself) who would work one minute uncompensated. And things where I work just keep getting worse. They are cutting staff so much that it is dangerous for patients AND staff (few months ago a tech was beaten up because a patient wanted a cigarette and it wasn't "cigarette time"--he's not back to work yet-had to have surgery on his hand because of it) and they keep piling on more and more duties that less and less people are supposed to accomplish. Every time I walk in that unit there is something more they want and everyone is bumming. All because they hired a "Ph.D." Nurse and her job is to Save Money by all Means Necessary. I hate those ivory tower nurses who haven't seen a patient since 1952. There's a reason there is a shortage. Who wants to work like that?

02-13-2005, 11:54 AM	#13
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	[quote=garnet] Most of the people I work with (myself included) rarely take lunch breaks and work lots of hours of uncompensated overtime, [quote] Garnet, I don't recall if you've ever said what exactly it is you do--but, you must really love it. I don't know of one person I work with (including myself) who would work one minute uncompensated. And things where I work just keep getting worse. They are cutting staff so much that it is dangerous for patients AND staff (few months ago a tech was beaten up because a patient wanted a cigarette and it wasn't "cigarette time"--he's not back to work yet-had to have surgery on his hand because of it) and they keep piling on more and more duties that less and less people are supposed to accomplish. Every time I walk in that unit there is something more they want and everyone is bumming. All because they hired a "Ph.D." Nurse and her job is to Save Money by all Means Necessary. I hate those ivory tower nurses who haven't seen a patient since 1952. There's a reason there is a shortage. Who wants to work like that? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum