Is this even LEGAL?!?!

[maestrotee]

Our CEO just pulled me into his office today to inform me that 'corporate' is not happy about the raise I just got 2 months ago and he has to 'readjust' my pay, giving me over 2 dollars an hour cut in pay!!! My job as a charge nurse has not changed, just what the 'company' is willing to pay me. I have never heard of such absurdity. Needless to say, my resume is in the works as we speak and I am out of there after just shy of a year. They must think I'm a fool! By the way, I am a member of prepaid legal and will be investigating this with an attorney, but does anyone know off hand if this is a violation of wage and labor. It sure should be!

[ghillbert, MSN, NP]

Yes, I read the post...my point is mainly that very few people look to work at a specific facility anymore. I'm going to go for the one that pays best, in most instances. Managers have to realize that money talks, bulls**t walks. This is why they're having such issues now..Prestige of a hospital, or the fact that someone may have done clinicals there long ago, or all their family members go to that hospital isn't enough anymore.

And you may not have stated so specifically, but the gist I got from your post was that you do think there is something wrong with staying for money. Managers/adminstrators will do what's best for them, I get that. But, they have to realize that goes both ways. I also think the nursing world and the corporate world are 2 different things, despite the fact that some would have us think otherwise.

The original post that I responded to, was talking about an event that happened at a CORPORATE job. I merely responded that in MY previous corporate job, I would have done the same. I didn't mention working at healthcare facilities, and I hardly think you can intuit my opinion on something I did not say.

I really think you need to read things more carefully before pulling out your "thumbs down" chastisement.

[bagladyrn, RN]

Oh jeez, my primary recruiter tried to tell me there was not a single med/surge position available in the Calif. area and that WA was the only place wanting med/surge. Then, as I mentioned before, he saw other recruiters putting out contracts for me and he changed his tune (by offering a better contract for WA, he still wanted me there for some reason).

IDK, I just dont see it, the shortage of work people are claiming is going on. But, I'll concede, I was told today by a couple other travelers that the options are getting slimmer. They did agree with my assessment though that if you want to work, you can. Just cant lobby for as many perks as before.

I hope something that is good for you opens up soon. I mean that. I hate to see the bargaining power taken from travelers. If we dont have that, we dont have anything.

Thanks! Actually I have a good sounding position lined up (never really know til you get there though). I started searching about 8 weeks before the end of my current assignment though and applied everywhere (though I did draw the line at North Dakota in January). Couldn't get to the area I wanted though so I'm going to be about 3000 miles from my area of choice. I believe what did it was that I told my recruiter to send my resume out to any positions in my specialty as soon as they came into the agency, figuring I could accept or decline after hearing from them. My resume was apparently the first this hospital received for the position and I was called within hours of it being faxed. Gotta get in there quickly when there are lots of applicants for each position.

[eriksoln, BSN, RN]

Thanks! Actually I have a good sounding position lined up (never really know til you get there though). I started searching about 8 weeks before the end of my current assignment though and applied everywhere (though I did draw the line at North Dakota in January). Couldn't get to the area I wanted though so I'm going to be about 3000 miles from my area of choice. I believe what did it was that I told my recruiter to send my resume out to any positions in my specialty as soon as they came into the agency, figuring I could accept or decline after hearing from them. My resume was apparently the first this hospital received for the position and I was called within hours of it being faxed. Gotta get in there quickly when there are lots of applicants for each position.

I'm glad to hear that. Nothing upsets me more with todays economy than people who are willing to work not being able to. I can live without going out to eat all the time and the other non essentials, but when people who are truly motivated to do their part cant, thats upsetting. I watched Obama's speach today, it did perk me up about things a little.

Me, like I said, I'm actually considering going in as a staff member at a new hospital in WA. They might be willing to let me go into the ICU so it looks like the opportunity I've been waiting for. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.