NewNightShifter

It's not just the treats, yk? It's the lack of recognition. It's being told, "Oh, you'll get your party too.", like they know they're slighting us, but they never follow through. How about when you were at the store picking up that cake, you pick up two? It's being made to feel as though days people are more capable, because if they do an occasional night, they're automatically put in charge. That's not just being forgotten, that's an insult.

I am a new nurse, working night shift for close to a year. It seems like the day shift is treated in a superior manner. For example, if a day shift person does an extra shift on nights, they end up being put in charge. I've seen it happen even if the day person is a per diem, part time, or has less seniority. Another thing that happened a couple months ago... when I arrived for my shift, there had obviously been a celebration. A semi-demolished cake was in the break room, along with other remnants of party stuff. When I asked what the celebration was about, I was informed that it was a thank you for a job well done. (We'd had a particularly grueling week before, the details of which I can't share as it would make me more identifiable.) I must have had a WTH look on my face because I was told by the charge nurse that we night people weren't forgotten, we'd get our party too. Glad I haven't held my breath waiting. I could go on, and on, and on... So is it just my hospital, or do other people experience this?