I have worked at the same hospital (excuse me, Medical Center) for nearly 15 years. I have been an RN for nearly 26 years. The Medical Center where I am employed charges us to park. As much as 500 dollars per year, depending on the area you are assigned/request to park in.
Does anyone else out there have to pay to park to go to work?
I mean the hospital built the parking deck(s) due to a lack of space in the area and they do provide a "free" parking area, but it requires a 5 min. walk to get from the free area to the hospital or a ride on a provided shuttle bus, if you work the "right" hours.
But really, do you think you should have to pay to park where you work?
I don't agree with it, but then, I'm not about to walk a half mile to the "free" lot when I get off work at 11pm.
I the nursing school I'm in doesn't have parking for students at all we have to park on the street and feed a meter all day. Except clinical days when we are not allowed to leave - who knows what happens then - parking tickets? Then there are the snow days and the plows come through. I'm trying to figure out bus routes and trip times before the semester. I live in the greater Cincinnati area and this crummy city is in the freakin' dark ages when it comes to public transit - well, and in every other area a city can be!
Having to pay to park at the hospital's facility -- IMHO, just sends the wrong message to employees.
No, actually it sends the correct and accurate message all too clearly: "We could care less about your safety or convenience. If you had a union, we would have to deal with them and probably not be able to charge you for parking, but you don't have one, so there! If you don't like it, leave."
As frequently happens on this BB, another opportunity to repeat myself:
in Chicago my DH had to pay $70/mth, and it wasn't the most "secure" area either. What sucked even more is he was a union hospital, and their union had yet to negotiate free parking.
i think its terrible, but again its all about caring less about their staff, and get every penny they can.
Public transit is a joke there, the metra/train he could have taken to work, but then he would have had to shuttle 2 buses to get the the hospital (or walk 8 miles) and the shuttles EARLIEST bus was at 730 am, so for day shift nurses, it didn't help them at all. Funny how management and office employees have all the great public programs to participate in huh?
i think its terrible, but again its all about caring less about their staff, and get every penny they can.
I think if the hospital owns the parking lot, then shame on them. If they don't then I can understand it. I've had other jobs in other fields in urban areas where we were on our own where and how we managed our parking. Parking wasn't a benefit.
I think if the hospital owns the parking lot, then shame on them. If they don't then I can understand it. I've had other jobs in other fields in urban areas where we were on our own where and how we managed our parking. Parking wasn't a benefit.
Tweety, i couldn't agree more. Just another way to take advantage tho IMO.
My current job charges $5 a pay period to park in the garage steps from the hospital. But you aren't guaranteed a spot in the garage unless you work nights (thankfully I do). There is free parking a few blocks away but my hospital like many isn't in the nicest part of town so between my laziness and concern for security there was no question.
Our access badges used to mess up all the time and not let us out of the garage and they didn't always have an attendent there to let you out (take your money). It was kind of amusing to see that about once a week someone would break through the exit "arm". I'm sure from frustration of not being able to get out.
We pay but we can have it deducted and put as "salary sacrifice" which means that the tax man pays eventually. Our problem is that the hospital car park is right on top of a bus stop and it is cheaper for people to park there and ride the bus to the city than park in the city - and guess what - the hospital doesn't care. Mind you they do try to save some parks for afternoon staff - but.......
It's free where I work- we are provided with employee lots. You can pay $20 a month to park in the garage, of which I don't nor plan to do. It's more than a 5 minute walk though, but i figure i am getting my exercise in. This however only applies to day shift. 3-11 and night shift do have closer parking lots and they can park in the garage for free. I'm not complaining. I think its ridiculous to pay those outrageous prices and I'm sorry for everyone that has to do that.
It's annoying. Practically extortion since there is nowhere around to parf for free (unless you want to move your car every hour) and the bus service around where I work stinks.
I used to have to pay $50 a month, now it's more like $20 at my present job.
Alisha H.E.
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How about public transit?
I the nursing school I'm in doesn't have parking for students at all we have to park on the street and feed a meter all day. Except clinical days when we are not allowed to leave - who knows what happens then - parking tickets? Then there are the snow days and the plows come through. I'm trying to figure out bus routes and trip times before the semester. I live in the greater Cincinnati area and this crummy city is in the freakin' dark ages when it comes to public transit - well, and in every other area a city can be!