nurses and midwives work to rule. what do you think? (1 Viewer)

[Hector Grey]

man it's getting silly in here. real silly.

 

[Umfufu]

Yeah, sorry,
They do work hard, they are great but I think they're reasonably well looked after by their Unions.

Also, it kind of pisses me off that they weren't complaining about their wages til they heard what other, 'less qualified' nurses were getting.

 

[krystal]

Their car insurance is less than most peoples.

Their Union has a deal with some insurance company.

that's great. that must really help out with all the interest rate hikes.

 

[Goff]

Or did they go to work on Monday & come home on Thursday week?!

Man, that'd suck!

Yes, that's exactly what they did. Shift. Not working week.

 

[krystal]

Also, it kind of pisses me off that they weren't complaining about their wages til they heard what other, 'less qualified' nurses were getting.

that's usually when all employees start complaining about their wages, though

 

[Umfufu]

that's great. that must really help out with all the interest rate hikes.

I agree.

An extra few hundred saved on car insurance would completely cover the hikes.

 

[Stan Bowles]

I reckon if rampz was any kind of man he would work for free.

Capitalist scumbag, taking cheaper car insurance, the cheek of the man.

 

[billygannon]

I reckon if rampz was any kind of man he would work for free.

Capitalist scumbag, taking cheaper car insurance, the cheek of the man.

Well, his glasses did come free with the job.

 

[nofriendo]

More money and lesss hours! if they picked one i may have more sympathy for them but only in a state paid job can you ask for this and not get laughed at and fired. Yes they should be paid more but it always seems as if we are being held to ransom (not just by the nurses, bus drivers etc) but to ask for a shorter week as well is laughable. Surely when they decided to become a nurse they actually looked at the industry and its hours/pay structure etc. Isnt the overtime quite good for nurses ? if it is then fair enough take a shorter week but no overtime!

 

[Stan Bowles]

I say we burn at the stake all nurses who ever complain about work pay/conditions/hours.

BURN THEM!

 

[Hector Grey]

I say we burn at the stake all nurses who ever complain about work pay/conditions/hours.

BURN THEM!

but who will tend to their burns?

 

[Stan Bowles]

but who will tend to their burns?

The bus drivers, obviously.

 

[Hector Grey]

The bus drivers, obviously.

duh. of course.

 

[Pantone247]

charity single for nurses anyone?

cover of Doctor Doctor by the Thompson Twins?

 

[MDR]

Apparently Copper Face Jacks are behind the campaign to get better pay for nurses.

 

[Stan Bowles]

Doctor Beat.

 

[P. Littbarski]

can anyone clarify...did the INO reject round two of the public sector benchmarking process ?

 

[egg_]

If you ask me, Governments will never pay nurses/teachers/doctors enough simply because these professions have a strong vocational element to them.

Doctors?

You being serious Bill? Doctors get paid a lot. Their working conditions are terrible in hospitals (unless they're consultants) but they ain't stuck for a few quid, that's for sure

Teachers get paid decently too, AFAIK. My brother is a primary teacher and gets paid around what I was getting (as a programmer) at his age. My ma is a vice principal and I think she's getting over 60 grand, which is more than I ever expect to get paid. Plus she'll get half her salary when she retires in a few years time.

When comparing public and private sector jobs, there's a tendency to compare maximum pay levels, which is kinda misleading. Not everyone in the private sector gets paid what someone working in the financial sector in London might

 

[billygannon]

Eh... yeah. Point taken about doctors. Still... I think they deserve their salary due to the importance of the work they do.

Not sure what the situation is with teachers in Ireland. I do know in the UK they're criminally overworked and underpaid.
A good mate of my girlfriend is a head of a department in a school. She works from 7.30 in the morning until 7/8 at night. And she's on about the same salary as a programmer with five years experience.
As far as I know, it's £21K a year starting for teachers in the UK (that's the maximum amount). Rises to about £35K to £45K after about ten/fifteen years on the job (depending on what responsibilities you take on). For what they do, that's just stupidly small.

And I think you'll earn 60K a year egg_.

Doctors?

You being serious Bill? Doctors get paid a lot. Their working conditions are terrible in hospitals (unless they're consultants) but they ain't stuck for a few quid, that's for sure

Teachers get paid decently too, AFAIK. My brother is a primary teacher and gets paid around what I was getting (as a programmer) at his age. My ma is a vice principal and I think she's getting over 60 grand, which is more than I ever expect to get paid. Plus she'll get half her salary when she retires in a few years time.

When comparing public and private sector jobs, there's a tendency to compare maximum pay levels, which is kinda misleading. Not everyone in the private sector gets paid what someone working in the financial sector in London might

 

[therealjohnny]

12 hour shifts in any job should be dispensed with