Am I the only one not getting a raise?

[Meerkat]

Rumours have been going around that our shift is getting an across the board raise. Another nurse told me that she was called to the office and told her raise. She said they are calling everyone in individually to tell them, I guess with salaries being personal and all (I never did get that whole thing about not discussing salaries...what's the big deal?)

Anyhow it's been a few weeks, and I have not gotten called down. The raise is supposed to go higher because we are night shift--so it's EVERYONE on night shift. Do I just wait longer for them to call me down or what?

[HM2VikingRN, RN]

So job performance doesn't figure into it and everyone gets the same? I've never liked that idea, because there's no incentive to go above an beyond, and no reward for those who do.

I think that the gain of consistent step ranges is that there are consistent standards applied. Ideally there would be a combination of longevity and merit increases. I have been around health care long enough to know that there are people who consistently do a good job who are undervalued/demeaned by managers either for personality reasons or lack of sufficient kissing of the anal sphincter of that manager.

True statement (Names changed to protect the guilty)

If Leona made a sharp left turn alice would break her neck.

I am not opposed to merit increases as long as the standards for a merit increase are consistently defined and equitably applied for all employees.

GO UNION