Re: Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich
I gotta tell you something Pinksugar, in most places, lunch breaks are NOT freely given. I worked 8 years in the ER, 12 hour shifts, we rarely ever got our two 15 min breaks, and as far a lunches went, if we were too busy, which was 90% of the time, no one went to lunch. I routinely worked 12 hours without a break. I would bring my food to the nurses station and take a bite here and there. Yes, a JAHCO no, no - but even our boss turned a blind eye, lest he had to don scrubbs and give us meal breaks.
Now I work in PACU, when I am on call, I often don't get breaks. My record is 24 hours straight work without breaks, meals. My boss doesn't care, "comes with doing call". The nursing supervisors doesn't care, "there is no one who can relieve you" - so there are many places where this is common place.
Compalining does no good, without a union, if you rock the boat, you're likely the one to fall overboard and drown.
So, there are those of us who routinely work - pretty much non-stop, without proper breaks.
Blessings.
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