Yea that’s the kicker - right now hospitals haven’t budged in pay raises

Sep 16, 2021
9:50:23am

cougfanz All-American

Or improved working conditions for nurses

So they are relying on these one time bonuses or extra pay for shifts.

Nurses are leaving because they can find better long term work elsewhere.

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Time

If you were offered $28/hr bonus in addition to your base pay to work an extra

StarMan

9/16/21 9:07am

Every time

WhirleyPop

9/16/21 9:07am

Most likely.

BYUtka

9/16/21 9:07am

No. I'm too old. Time has become more precious by far than more money.

PGVikingDad

9/16/21 9:08am

yes x2

Marc Spector

9/16/21 9:08am

$56/hr?

ColoSpgs

9/16/21 9:13am

Uh, sure. Yes, that too

Marc Spector

9/16/21 9:15am

Depends on where you are at in your career

stoils

9/16/21 9:09am

Nah. A 1% bonus does little to move the needle

Nikomedes

9/16/21 9:10am

$2800/hr eh? Not bad.

Marc Spector

9/16/21 9:11am

Does the bonus only apply to the extra shift?

scall

9/16/21 9:11am

Yes, only the extra shift is paid with the bonus.

StarMan

9/16/21 9:12am

That's an interesting question for anyone in the middle class. As noted above for younger guys early on it's probably a

scall

9/16/21 9:16am

Yea that’s the kicker - right now hospitals haven’t budged in pay raises

cougfanz

9/16/21 9:50am

It would be interesting if they offered small pay raises, even really small ones, in exchange for picking up shifts

KingDave

9/16/21 9:58am

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cougfanz

9/16/21 10:04am

No. I want to work less.

TCuz

9/16/21 9:11am

It's not that much more than the time and a half I'd already be getting, so I'd say maybe.

KingDave

9/16/21 9:12am

If I worked twice as many hours I'd make twice as much money, but I choose not to.

supertux

9/16/21 9:15am

If I didnt have plans. Absolutely

Gunga Galunga

9/16/21 9:15am

A 14-hour day with 4th graders? I may pass.

Spiff

9/16/21 9:17am

Can I still work from home?

novacoug1

9/16/21 9:19am

Can I spend half the time on CB? Then heck yes!!

Blue for Life

9/16/21 9:20am

Yup

rad dawg

9/16/21 9:22am

This is what's being offered at my wife's hospital for nurses to fill shift

StarMan

9/16/21 9:22am

Make it $200/hour and you’ll get some takers

Nikomedes

9/16/21 9:29am

At my employer, there are bonuses for certain nursing shifts, but everyone knows you're walking into

KingDave

9/16/21 9:31am

Yea it’s a huge crisis right now (in this region at least)

cougfanz

9/16/21 9:47am

Heck no

Slim

9/16/21 9:32am

Not a chance here either! I did pick up a weekend coverage shift this weekend

cougfanz

9/16/21 9:46am

I wish I got paid anything extra when I worked extra

Clark Addison

9/16/21 9:38am

I help my buddy out for basically free and am a stay at home dad - so $28 per

crack

9/16/21 9:44am

Nope

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