gdonovan we are in the same line of work, and I can tell you the staff for procedures they are STARVING for full time staff.

I meet new temps on a regular basis. They treat it like a gold rush or oil boom. They take 1 year contracts and live in their camper. I’ve had some great conversations with people from all over the country.

Maybe it’s cheaper for the organization to contract the work out who knows. I wouldn’t think so. Maybe if it keeps them from paying benefits etc but you’d hope that would be a small cost. Ironically the temps seem to be training those that are employed.

I’ve had several people try to hire me. I’m not making a move….yet.

My friend who works for SSA would agree with this and their department is short staffed as well.

Pick the worse problem over there…money or paperwork log. Doesn’t really matter.

Every year we get raises that are supposed to account for inflation/ cost of living, which is a whole other conversation….but…(and trust me it’s not enough but it’s more than most places)

I sometimes worry about getting paid to much.

We’re also having a hard time finding workers and have lowered the education standards. I know my role well but at the end of the day I worry if it would be cheaper to replace me with someone else for much less.

That makes sense. To be clear I’m not a nurse, I don’t work directly with nurses, but usually in the same procedure rooms.

Workers aside there are a lot of decision makers who look at spreadsheets with numbers and don’t consider the values you mentioned above which are important as I’m told.

My coworkers wife however IS a nurse and her work ethic is excellent but she’s closer to retirement than most of her coworkers right out of college who has some choice words about their work ethic.

This movie is timeless.

My SSA friend used to watch this every day for a month when he was going through a rough time at work.