Healthcare Professional Confessions

Is anyone else nervous about this election? I have never ever been into politics but now more than ever I am concerned…. I’ve never even voted but this time around I am considering it as I am very wor… more

At what point do you say ok it’s time to move in from this position? I’ve been in my current role for 10
Years and I think I need a change ….

I am ~14 weeks into orientation in
ICU. Not ready to be by myself, but lately I want to call off every shift. I'm afraid of being fired during probationary for any mistakes. My preceptors say l'… more

Working parents …

Do you find you are able to excel in your position even though you’re also a mother/wife/full time employee?

I really get annoyed when people make comments about “putting their career… more

What hours do you work and do you often put in extra hours ? Currently I work 7:30-4 but I am not mandated or work extra hours… I am currently interviewing for a salary position so that may entail mor… more

Are you and your families preparing for a recession next year or just going with the flow and hoping for the best?

Do you think as time goes on we will see people working well past retirement age ? I feel many of us really have no choice but to continue working due to the times we are in and the prices of everythi… more

My youngest child had a medical emergency yesterday and I took them to a closer, nicer hospital rather than the one I work at. Anyone else ever done that? Did you feel weird about it?

Team meetings …..

How often are your team meetings and do you find that they are helpful in anyway? I find that we have them too often and then come to meeting. There is not much to discuss. Therefore … more

Going from getting paid every week to every two weeks is definitely a challenge…. Which do you prefer if you could choose your pay schedule ?

Do you feel you are fairly compensated ? How often do you receive raises and bonuses ? For me it’s usually once per year and lately it’s been only 3%… whatever happened to at least 5%?!

Does anyone have experience with going on a cruise in the month of February? This is my first time and I’m hoping I chose a safe month to go !

Do you discuss salaries/bonuses with coworkers ? I do not because I do not want to cause any animosity however, my friend has no problem telling me hers and if I told her mine (which is more) I feel s… more

When is your annual review ? Do you usually receive a raise / bonus come review time? If so, what’s the usual raise % look like ? My review is coming up but honestly it’s usually 3% what happened to a… more

Have you guys started planning for the holidays yet or still too soon?

I left Bedside nursing not only because I knew what I wanted to do, but also the pay difference ! I have friends who are so stressed working the floors making less than me I feel bad ! Nurses deserve… more

How many times a year do you go on vacation? Any tricks for getting the most out of your PTO?

Where's my revenue cycle, application analyst and all things related at?👋

If you were moving internally within your company how many interviews did you have to complete?? I’m going on my second and there is more…. I dislike interviews so I’m very anxious!!

Wow I feel so bad for anyone of you out in Florida in the path of this storm… I also feel bad for the patients who are over there in those areas and the working healthcare workers …. I hope it’s not a… more

How much PTO do you get and do you feel you have adequate staff to actually use it ? I find it quite challenging when there is limited staff to cover …

Has your job got more lenient with wfh since covid ? If anything I feel my job is much more strict and does not want people wfh… I was curious as to how other companies are doing with the wfh situatio… more

Does anyone work a salaried position but not working tons of overtime ? I don’t mind salaries I’m just concerned about the potential overtime all the time ….. thank you for any input !

Are any of your dressing as something fun for Halloween?

At work there are constantly people certain ones of course abusing the break time rules. They do smoke but it’s totally ridiculous the amount of times they are up and out and how is that fair to tho… more

Do you think more remote/hybrid opportunities should be offered to nurses?

I recently applied for a new job within my company and I have an upcoming interview which will be 60 minutes long.  How do you prepare for interviews ? I’ve been in my role over 8 years and feel ver… more

If you have ever got a promotion what is the typical raise like? Percentage wise …

What’s your future career plans ?

Anyone familiar with chat gpt? Does it help you in your role ?

My job is really pushing the use of AI I wonder if there is any chance people will be losing jobs over this ! Anyone else using it at work ?

Do you ever feel intimidated talking to some doctor or other providers you work with ? How did you overcome this ?