There won't be any raises this year

[Manatee111]

My sister & I are both nurses in different areas of practice at different hospitals in different communities, but both of our hospitals have told us that the staff will not get raises. Is anyone one experiening this at their hospitals? I've only been a nurse for a year now sp this would have been my first raise, but I won't be getting one at all now. There is a lot of frustration at my hospital over it. Recently, over a million dollars was spent to upgrade the orthopedic unit including all single rooms, flat panel TVs, a family room with cappicino machine and granite countertops through out the unit. They've also recently revamped out court yard; ripping out existing trees & putting more benches and lamdscaping. My coworkers are angry because the is money in the budget for those things, but not to give the nurse who work so very hard a cost of living increase. Any thoughts on this subject? Anyone with similar things happening?

[CASTLEGATES]

No raises. waaaaah

Gimme a JOB!

[tclema]

Come here.

[vivacious1healer]

I live in a four-thousand+ square foot home, drive a Porsche, and have money in the bank because I live what I preach.

Wow.....you want a cookie or a medal?

[Midwest4me]

i feel sorry for you. life isn't fair and you need to get over it.

you will never achieve the success or earnings that corporate execs do and your dr. went to school for at least seven years (you probably did four if i'm being generous).

as for universal health care- go to the uk and speak to a nurse live and direct before you continue to spread false assumptions. no, you won't find one in the slums living in poverty and mad at the world because she can't feed or clothe her children. you'd find one living in comfort with the same problems/concerns you have, but the only difference is that she is not a slave to her employer just to keep her health benefits or 401k.

my advice to you, cut up your too many credit cards, pay down your obscene loans, drive a car you can afford, and shop in a store not for the brand name it carries but for the quality of the item .

face facts, you're sour because you live beyond your means and think that its someone else's fault. you're no better than the people you're complaining about.

i live in a four-thousand+ square foot home, drive a porsche, and have money in the bank because i live what i preach.

i'd venture to say that, especially in this economy, in some respects we're all slaves to our employers..if not to keep our jobs then to keep the health benefits.

some of us have had to use credit cards to make ends meet(probably more prevalent in today's economy)--like when an ex vindictively keeps the few sets of clothes you sent with the children to wear during visits and they return without any of those clothes....out comes the credit card because there is no cash! some people really do try to budget and life just kicks them in the teeth.

i'm happy that you're able to live in such a mansion, drive such a hot car, and have money banked--perhaps that means you've managed your money well...or it means you have no kids to care for. you wrote: "you're sour because you live beyond your means and think it's someone else's fault. you're no better than the people you're complaining about." how do you know that person is living beyond his/her means? that's very judgemental and un-christian-like.

[Otessa, BSN, RN]

Received no raise last year and not expecting one this year. Happy to have employment. I left a job in another state 2 years ago and did not have a raise there for 2 years either so I am going on 4 years without a raise.

Happy to have employment in a job I love!

otessa