Nurses may say NO .. again

RANT ALERT:

Listening to Joe Duffy today and other shows on Irish Radio, it looks like the Nurses are going to say NO to the idea of a 37.5 hour week which was put out there yesterday as some way toward ending this Nurse work to rule.


I just had a thought - I have a degree also - that should allow me to have loads more money according to the nurses. When - in this country - did JUST HAVING A DEGREE mean, by default, one could demand more money?

Again on Joe Duffy - a nurse "Im only on €22 [ approx ] AN HOUR", ONLY???? A few weeks in the private sector - thats what some people need - 50 / 60 hour weeks and in some cases for less per hour. The grass IS NOT always greener.

Also - if the economy slows down and unemployment increases - will we see any nurses on the dole queues? NO - they are permanent AND pensionable also - what is that worth on top of the €22 per hour - ONLY. In the case of a slow down will we see the nurses AND the politicians AND the civil service in general, taking a cut in pay to decrease the Government spend when needed? NO we wont.

A question - in this case did someone hold a gun to nurses heads when they started out in this profession? If they think its so great out here in the private sector and want parity in wage and status - QUIT THE NURSING JOB - come on out here. Again I dont think any nurse has a gun to HIS OR HER HEAD - stopping them from quiting.

Oh, as I freely stated already, I am in the private sector, have a small web design company ... and no I dont have a zillion holidays a year OR a merc OR a 4x4 OR a mansion. The thing called competition in the private sector, particularly in certain areas like tech, can dictate your hours and your money earned.

One prediction from here - the nurses are going to loose public sympathy very fast, they already are. Cut and run guys, take whats offered FOR THE MOMENT, live to fight another day.