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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
But my house is burning down. Sorry lady, I'm not allowed to work overtime, you'll have to wait for the next crew to get here.
Why are you stopping CPR on my mommy. Sorry kiddo, but my shift is up, another crew is on the way, now the front door is which way?
Wow, this time sensitive evidence could really break open this ca . . . (Flintstones whistle) Yaabba Dabba Doo . . .
Nurse where are you going . . . for god sakes I need you to keep giving this patient an open chest heart massage. Sorry sir, my 8 hours is up, I would page nurse Betty on the way out. . . . but then I would have to apply for overtime and get crapped on by the government.
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Those are just over the top examples. How about the nurse that picks up 3-4 set extra shifts a week at double time, when they could hire another nurse to pick up the slack for half the cost? These nurses all cry about the OT they work, but the minute they said, alright no OT we'll bring in some new nurses, there would be an absolute revolt because it would bring some of that back down to a realistic salary. My sister is a nurse, and she works her 40 hours a week and that is it. She'd come right out and tell you the ones who are working these 60 hours weeks and crying are only working it because they want to, and the minute they took it away they'd be up in arms.
Obviously you can't just leave a crime scene or an operating table, but picking up 2-3 shifts a week at double time is unnecessary and if it wasn't for the unions guarding their golden ticket it wouldn't be.