What does you hospital give you for Thanksgiving ?

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Ours gave everyone a $10 gift certificate yesterday....for the local grocery store. And they are having a big Christmas party with band, buffet , champagne , in two weeks.

I don't know what the Christmas gift will be.

Specializes in ER, ICU, Corrections.

Well I work for the state so what do you think that I get.....i get to work the holiday for time and a half.....they have the big dinner here at lunch and I work evening shift and I would have had to buy my dinner.....we have a Chirstmas party but we have to pay to go with the chance of winning a prize or two.....the advantages of working for the state I guess......

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This is my 3rd year at this hospital and this was the first year they gave you anything besides time and a half if you worked the holiday. They passed out $25 gift certificates for Jewel for a turkey or meat product purchase (the certificate specifies this is what it can be used for only). I was happily suprized and thankful.:eek: The rumor is employee satisfaction is at an all time low for our company over all. I'm wondering what little "extra" we'll get at christmas besides time and a half if you work it, if anything at all. My departments Christmas party is at my bosses house. Guess it's decent of her to think we're acceptable enough to invite into her home:rolleyes: I'm not going because I'm only a tech right now and some of the higher ups can be snobby. None of the techs ever go. But they are asking each of us to give $10 for each manager in our department (their is 3 total) so they can get them each a gift. Last years gift was a $300 Ladro statute of a nurse to the boss! :( What a crock. Most of the techs this year are saying no way because the boss will barely give us the time of day and rushes us thru our yearly reviews this year saying she's really busy and has to move on. :angryfire

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Specializes in Psych, Med/Surg, Home Health, Oncology.

HI

We get nothing for any Holiday!!

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We don't receive gifts for Thanksgiving, but then I've never really considered Thanksgiving a "gift-giving" kind of holiday so it doesn't bother me. We get a free dinner though (not as good as home-cooked....)

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We get a really nice Thanksgiving meal, as well as time and a half. For Christmas, our department holds a party off-site; we also get another nice meal from the hospital, a $25 gift certificate, and time and a half.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Long Term Care.

Well, I worked 3-11 last night (Thanksgiving) and one of our LPN's ended up leaving right after she got report because she got sick (stomach "bug"), so we three RN's had to absorb her patients. I didn't get off the floor for dinner so I don't even know if there was a free meal or not. Fortunately, one of the patient's wives brought in homemade pies which she offered pieces of to us, and I sadly had to subsist on pie... :D :D :D It was great!

We're having a Christmas party for our unit at a local restaurant, but it'll cost around $30 each. I don't really mind because it's good to get out and socialize with all shifts and to see how nice everyone looks "cleaned up". I don't know where all your facilities that give out gift certificates and other goodies at holidays get their money. Our hospital's always crying poor. My best gift ever would be lowered nurse-to-patient ratios.

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A big Turkey and a $50 gift certificate.

:)

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I posted here earlier.work in a county jail on 3-11 on thanksgiving.shorted us 1 nurse and minimal staffing for deputies and of course no administration x 4 days."of course we are off. it's a holiday weekend"Then they decide to do a sting for DUI/Prostitution.Usually we would have extra staffing for that(3 nurses+ 1 extra)without a holiday.We did this with 2.Provided dinner for day shift at no cost by the county;3-11 paid and provided our own.I'll never understand this place!I was just happy to get time and a half and dinner at 10:30pm.;)

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Specializes in OB, Telephone Triage, Chart Review/Code.

I work 2 hospitals. Nothing from one and a 20 pound turkey from the other. Oh, and with the turkey, we got a free "turkey dinner" on Tuesday night.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

My hospital gave me time and a half for working the holiday and a boot out the door. (Really.) I turned in my resignation last week because of the way I've been treated. Guess I won't get the time and a half for Christmas!

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Specializes in ED staff.

Nuthin!

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Nothing!

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