Topics About 'Pay Cut'.

I'm not sure what to do in this weird circumstance. I am currently a per diem CNA at a nursing home. I applied to a per diem CNA position at a hospital a while ago because I wanted to get hospital experience since I am starting nursing school this fa...

I'm in the Fayetteville, NC area as a COTA making $27/hr. I think from reading the posts on this site that I would be making less as a RN new grad. I know I will probably start FTCC ADN/ASN program this August. I work anywhere from 33-36 hours a week...

I currently work night shift as charge nurse in an operating room. Friday,Saturday, and Sunday. I have the opportunity to interview for a surgical coordinator job that has opened up. The issue is the extremely large pay cut. I love what I do at the m...

Hey y'all. For those out there who are transitioning from one career to nursing, how do you compensate for the new grad/nurse pay? For example, if you are making $35 as a welder and the new grad/nurse pay in your area is $28, do you take the pay...

I am an fairly new LPN (graduated in 2014) who currently works in LTC. I have been at my facility for over 2 years and I make decent wages. $17.50 to be exact, and with the rotating 12 hour shifts ibalso get around 10 hours of overtime on each check....

I’m not sure if we are headed toward a recession or not. I was reading a news article on how to prepare for a recession. One of the ways to prepare was to realize your salary or hourly pay might be reduced. I remember last the recession...

I currently work in Interventional Radiology department and I HATE it. The big factor is the work hours. Of course when I interviewed HR told me it would be m-f morning 8hr shifts and every 4th weekend for call. Well I have been working 5 10-12hr shi...

Just wondering how many of you had to take a pay cut to travel? I joined a Calif travel nurse FB group and have been looking at travel contracts. I'm a little surprised how poorly they pay. The blended pay almost always less than per diem pay. Ju...

I'm sure this has been up here before...but I've never browsed the school nurses as I recently became one. I'm an LPN of 2 Year's, prior medic, and medical assistant. My job I just left at a rehabilitation hospital paid 28/hr...when they offered me ...

Want to get the opinions of those who have been in a similar situation... I have the opportunity to pursue a 1:1 school nurse position but want to know if it's worth it. I currently work in a hospital on a med surg/tele unit on 12 hr night shifts (7p...

Anyone else dealing with their hospital chopping shift differential and other rates? The hospital I am at has cut prn pay, night differential, weekend differential. I have been there for three years and they only give out 1% raises yearly. We are tal...

Hi all, I’m back to bother you again! I posted a few weeks ago about taking a break from work due to issues with bipolar disorder. I spoke to my manager and charge nurse and they want me to come back, even after learning of my diagnosis. They’re awar...

Hi all, I am just wondering what you personal opinion is on how much of a pay cut is too much? Say you're unhappy in a job and you want to get into something else, or get back into something you used to do - if you knew there were a pay cut, how muc...

Did you take a pay-cut to be a nurse? If so, which level nurse are you (CNA, RN, NP, etc), and do you regret taking the pay-cut to follow your calling to be in medicine?