Contractor CRNAs get screwed when new contract holder takes over

I worked for a DOD contractor before I became a DOD civilian. It's really horrible that they do that but it's the chance that you take when you work for a contractor. Be lucky that they offered to keep the employees who were working on the contract. I know penalty of people who recently lost their job at the location I work at because of a contract switch.

I know the pay cut sucks, but unfortunately it's the way of government contracting. I know at one contract renewal one group of people had thier pay cut by $5 an hour. From what I've seen contractors sometimes keep close to what the pay scale in the area is.

Can they really do that? That's awful. I would definitely start looking somewhere else. Do you have to sign on again?

This is good info to have as I am intending on becoming a CRNA. Seems very unfair.

Working in the Federal Gov't contracting realm as an engineer I have seen similar things happen. However, the companies that win in my area must have a history of work in our area in order to be taken seriously and have a chance to win.

Most of what I have seen is companies bidding based on people working >40hours per week. As salaried personnel we are not guaranteed overtime payment, in fact more likely is that we will not be paid OT. Thus that extra work (over 40hrs/week) we bill is $$$ that goes to beef up the profit line.

When asked to work an extra 4 hrs. per week, one of my coworkers asked if he would be paid for it. THe answer was no, it helped the company stay 'competitive'.

If the pay, after the 22% cut, is competitive with what CRNA's in your area are paid, then I am not sure what you are complaining about. If the pay, after the 22% cut is NOT competitive then you have an opportunity to go seek greener pastures.