Die Hard Nurse

[2bmalenurse007]

How many of you nurses out there, love your job so Much, That you would take a dollar pay cut. And do the same job.

[ohmeowzer RN, RN]

well the paycut of one dallor an hour won't make a difference in my paycheck, i probably wouldn't notice the money missing. but... if i did have to have that pay cut i would want it to go to better staffing or education. i would want it to go somewhere to make work a better place for all .

[Selke]

Why do nurses always get asked this question, but never physicians?

[RNDreamer]

ooops, meant to hit "quote" and hit "thanks" instead....what I wanted to ask is, is this normal for nurses to be asked to get a pay cut? I only ask because of the question you asked...thanks in advance.

Why do nurses always get asked this question, but never physicians?

[Zookeeper3]

If my facility viewed my professional practice as a valuable and respected member of the team to improve care and held this as a true value and commitment and more than a simple mission statement....

then came to nursing, asked us to take a pay cut for these reasons... and they were valid, were not detrimental to quality patient care but provided ways to enhance it.... I would take the cut. provided the explanation had value to it for my patients.

((cough, cough, cough)) when anyone finds this, e-mail me.... I'll take the cut, move and work my orifice off for you. Promise;)

Otherwise... older, smarter and wiser... patients never benefit from these cuts, and my family looses in the process too.

[caliotter3]

If my facility viewed my professional practice as a valuable and respected member of the team to improve care and held this as a true value and commitment and more than a simple mission statement....

then came to nursing, asked us to take a pay cut for these reasons... and they were valid, were not detrimental to quality patient care but provided ways to enhance it.... I would take the cut. provided the explanation had value to it for my patients.

((cough, cough, cough)) when anyone finds this, e-mail me.... I'll take the cut, move and work my orifice off for you. Promise;)

Otherwise... older, smarter and wiser... patients never benefit from these cuts, and my family looses in the process too.

That's right. When you take a paycut, your family loses. The only thing worse is to get laid off or fired outright. Many people leave employers when paycuts are announced. It is common sense.

[TrudyRN]

not real willingly but would have to consider the whole situation

[Susan9608]

I took a three dollar an hour pay cut to leave my cushy, boring little job in order to move to a very high stress PICU job. I'm glad I did, though I miss the extra money. whomever said that their sanity was worth it is right on. My sanity was worth it, too.What I find more irritating than taking a pay cut is the merit raise system. My last "merit" raise was a whopping 18 cents a hour. That bumped up my taxes just enough so that I now have more tax money taken out of my pay check, so I take home less money every pay period. How's that for getting screwed as your reward? :)

[MAISY, RN-ER, BSN, RN]

Would not take a pay cut, in fact, I think my department is overdue for a payraise! When you go to work in an environment that has you dancing a jig on the head of a pin....you deserve to be paid for it! Lately ER has been a danger zone...sick....sicker....sickest! Fearing for my license and sanity daily!

Think my OR and specials friends are in the right field!

Maisy;)

[MedicalLPN, LPN]

Would I leave my current job over a pay cut? Possibly depending on the circumstances and how big the pay cut was, would I leave nursing as a profession if salaries plummeted for some reason, no I wouldn't.

[showbizrn]

PAY CUT??

Business is business.

Don't expect bad business decisions from me JUST BECAUSE I'M A NURSE.

Pay cuts are bad business and an insult.

No thanks!

showbizrn

[sharlynn]

Count me in. I love my job and always have (with a few bad days thrown in here and there!).