New Grad Problems?

[tetallorn]

Hey guys so i have a weird question. Heres the back story I'm a new nurse and I had an interview for a surgery center for a post surgery nurse. I was offered the job and the pay was $15 an hour, yep $15 for two days a week, I asked my friend who also works at a surgery center and she makes more than twice that. She then told me that sometimes some Dr's hire mostly only new grads because they don't know any better about the pay... so I was just wondering is that true? And if it is, is there any way to sniff it out?

[Nurse SMS, MSN, RN]

I would return to the bargaining table and simply say that $15/hr is not the market rate for an RN and you were expecting more in the range of however much IS the market rate in your area. There is no need to sniff anything out except for what the market rate is and whether this offer is in that ball park. If it is not, you will have to decide if low pay is worth it in exchange for experience. They will have to know you will stick around at that rate only long enough to get enough experience to start getting nibbles elsewhere. There is nothing wrong with negotiating fair compensation. However, be aware that if you have already accepted the position, your bargaining power is significantly less than it would have been at the time of hire.

[PCU_RN9, MSN]

When people start taking jobs for much lower than normal pay that starts a precedent. Then employers think its okay to keep wages down because someone out there will take that low unfair pay. You need to find out what the normal new grad range is and call them on it.