Well, I was spared being laid off but I'm still down

[SuesquatchRN]

Today was a hideous day. 15 positions were cut - only one clinician - but it was horrible to wait. As I'm in IT I got all the requests to de-activate user accounts and my heart broke for every single one of the people I know who lost their job today.

It was state funding cuts that drove it.

In one department when the sacrifice was announced all the other girls burst into tears, great gulping sobs, of some sadness for T, but more relief that they had been reprieved.

I feel like Winston in 1984. "Do it to Julia! Do it to Julia!" Dirty and foul and, yes, human and of course self-interested, but demeaned and lessened.

Sad.

[WildcatFanRN, BSN, RN]

:icon_hug: Sue

[TakeTwoAspirin, MSN, RN, APRN]

Alex, only one nurse was laid off - the amb surg manager. The rest were primarily semi-skilled to unskilled folks - maintenance, housekeeping, admissions clerks, drivers, a billing clerk, a pt tech. Two rad techs. The RRT was made p/t.

They have no options. It's 60 miles to the nearest hospital, and no one is quitting.

Gosh, I don't know whether that makes me feel better or worse. OK, they are not firing nurses, but the people they did fire are the least skilled and probably the least likely to be highly marketable in the future. The whole thing just sucks and I can well believe that this has had a negative effect on everyone involved. Even when you escape the axe you just can't help feeling like the other foot might fall at any point...

Just hang in and know that you have a lot of people that are sending wishes for better days.

[Melinurse]

I can only imagine how hard it was for you to de-activate those accounts. Glad you still have your position Sue. I know this must have been one heck of a weekend for you and your co-workers. {{{ Hugs }}}

[LovingNurse, BSN, RN]

I'm glad your job was spared, Sue... but send sympathy to you for your sadness toward your fellow co-workers and friends in these tough times. Where my husband works they were all told to be sure to have a "Plan B" = It's bad out there.

:redbeathe

[mgoodman]

i hate that all we can do is pray that things will get better

[VivaRN]

I'm happy for you but I understand the bittersweet-ness. Think of how hard it's going to be for the remaining clinicians (and patients) without the laid-off support staff. That is a rough day for everyone.

[amjowens]

I'm in NW Ohio/SE Mich, where unemployment has been a topic for some time. When I think of all the families who are hurting so badly, it's just horrible. There's a lot of people who think health care is a safe haven, and the J and J-type commercials don't help that misleading idea...anyway, I'm so glad your job is still there for you!

[HM2VikingRN, RN]

I'm glad that you survived Sue. I hope that there will be some outplacement services made available for those who lost their jobs. (And thanks for being empathetic for your brothers and sisters in the labor movement.)

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

I'm glad that you survived Sue. I hope that there will be some outplacement services made available for those who lost their jobs. (And thanks for being empathetic for your brothers and sisters in the labor movement.)

Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Not a week of severance.