Staff RN's earn more than Nurse Manager?!

Exactly.... you don't make the weekend, night and holiday differentials because you DON'T have to work nights, weekends and holidays like RNs do.....

IMHO, I avoid overtime. I was mandated by my last job to take 3 12-hr call shifts every 6-week schedule, and ALWAYS got called in. I had no choice but to come in, while getting paid OT.

That's too bad that they make you work holidays....

I'm pretty sure I didn't see any management other than the house supervisor for a few shifts around Christmas, New Year's, Easter, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, MLK Jr Day and Thanksgiving. Not to mention Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, etc....

Sorry if I sound cynical. I went from an excellent Magnet facility with one manager who cared to a huge hospital with 6 backstabbing managers.

Case in point: I made sure when I was hired I could work primarily weekends to accommodate school. He said fine. We are required to work 26 weekends a year. So I requested that I work only one weekend this month, as I am off school, and have already put in around 18 weekends. (1 measly weekend off) He says, "oh no.... you made a special request to work those weekends, and I did you a favor by allowing you to work extra weekends. Those don't count. You still need to work your 2 weekends a month."

You just wait and see if I stay a second longer than I need to in this job.....