How in the ever living hell are these shifts considered safe and acceptable? I don’t mind 12 hour shifts, that’s fine. But forcing us to flip flop from 12 hour shifts starting at 7am and one’s starting at 7pm is insane. It’s not safe. I don’t care how many days they “graciously” put between the two. The extra 2$ an hour is laughable.
And I’m sure some of you are thinking “get the nurses union yo protect you” but no. The union is stuck in the boomer, pain Olympic mindset from the 1960s where they put IVs in blindfolded during snowstorms uphill both ways while they were on fire! And the union has a lovely rule that you only get shift of choice (read as: straight days because that’s how it all is set up even if that’s not the shift of choice) after ten years with the company! A fucking decade. And then they act like we should be honored for the pleasure.
I’m not anti union. There are good things. But this is insane and unsafe. You’d think the hospital and union would agree that safest practice with the best outcome is preferred. But nope. Makes me want to overthrow the union.