So I'm in Australia and I work in the public sector. The state I used to live in was great (granted, I worked in the community back then). Now I'm back in a hospital in the state I originally lived and studied in. Oh boy is it bad. Overworked, understaffed, hospital saying it's okay to strike but also making it impossible to communicate to our union for the strikes by shooing union members out even when they have permission to be there.
I'm getting fatigued constantly and my bipolar has recently tipped to depression which it was bound to do, but work is making it even worse. I got attacked by a confused patient a few weeks ago on my birthday and work made it as difficult as possible to get my workers comp sorted as I had to take time off and see a doctor. Yelled at on the phone because I wasn't supposed to speak to this person even though I kept getting directed to them. Oh did I mention in my state, there's an agreement that affects public holiday pay and sick pay?
The state agreement wasn't disclosed to me upon employment unlike in my other state. So my public holiday rate is only time and a half. I get paid more on Sundays. Had I known, I would've opted for time in lieu because we get an extra day of leave that way. And sick leave? Can't access it for 3 months of employment. So when I got attacked I had to live on half my fortnightly pay. If they don't give me the payout I'm entitled to (according to workers comp), I'll be really fucking pissed.
It's fucked. We're not looked after and I'm fucking done with nursing. I've had a few job interviews I'm fairly confident about so hopefully I'll be out of this hellhole in the next few weeks. I want to quit now but I really need the money….