ORRN1020

I work at a hospital in the OR where many shifts have recently become available due to MANY nurses taking leave. These shifts were posted for staff to voluntarily sign up. A new guideline was recently introduced, stating that staff who do not sign up for call during the designated period will be assigned any remaining shifts to meet department needs. Since I hadn't volunteered, I was assigned to some of these shifts. However, I'm unable to take on extra shifts due to my second job and family commitments. Am I in the wrong for questioning why should the staff who are consistently showing up to work and fulfilling their regular call duties be responsible for covering these additional shifts, especially when the hospital knew well in advance about the nurses' time off?”