Paycuts

[George K]

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/06/11/hospital-healthcare-workers-lose-benefits-because-of-covid-19/

In the fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, front line health workers are seeing their benefits cut back at hospitals throughout the state.

CBS 2’s Vince Gerasole reports from one of the latest hospitals to announce the cutbacks, Northwestern Memorial.

Staff learned this week about losses in vacation, retirement fund matches and raises. The explanation: revenues down from non-essential procedures put on hold and costs rising from fighting COVID-19.

But bearing the brunt are many of the workers who are still battling on the front lines.

“It was shocking to me to be treated this way.”

That’s a Northwestern physician’s assistant who asked CBS 2 to mask her identity. This after getting word of significant cutbacks system-wide; fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I felt unappreciated after months of having put myself out there,” said the physician’s assistant.

In an email, staff learned leadership was taking a 20% pay cut. But those on the front lines of healthcare are also impacted, with scaled back vacation time, 401K matches eliminated and raises put on hold.

[taiwan_girl]

@George-K said in Paycuts:

But bearing the brunt are many of the workers who are still battling on the front lines.
“It was shocking to me to be treated this way.”

That is crazy. But, if a company (or hospital) just doesn't have money, not sure what they are supposed to do. I can see both sides.

[Jolly]

Hospitals are a business and contrary to what some people here believe, many run on some pretty thin margins. Since personnel are their largest expense, guess what gets cut...

[jon-nyc]

My wife’s company did across the board 10% cuts early in this.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Paycuts:

My wife’s company did across the board 10% cuts early in this.

Good thing she has a sugar daddy you!

[Loki]

@George-K said in Paycuts:

“It was shocking to me to be treated this way.”

What’s shocking is that they have this perspective. As if somehow Covid didn’t apply to them. So common for people to have such “empathy” for those who suffer around them and then to exhibit such denial and how dare you do this to me.

[Horace]

People who are sanctimonious about their own empathy tend to be low self awareness douche bags

[Copper]

Shutting down has consequences

[Rainman]

"In an email, staff learned leadership was taking a 20% pay cut. "

What does that mean, in the real world?
Administrators? Fine. Then call them "administrators" and not "leadership." Not always semantics. Administrators fuck things up on behalf of leadership, that's the hierarchy.

Lesee. 20% of $300,000. OMG - I'm STARVING TO DEATH!
MY POOR POOR STARVING CHILDREN. Sob.

Good thing I have those annuities tucked away in my contract, plus car expenses, home expenses, outside payments from board memberships, speaking fees, phone, on and on, that a typical college grad reporter could never find buried in my contract. Have the journalist focus on salary. That's how the game is played, not my fault they don't know that. That's why I'm in Admin on my way to leadership.

[Klaus]

@George-K said in Paycuts:

The explanation: revenues down from non-essential procedures put on hold and costs rising from fighting COVID-19.

Yep. My wife's salary (she's a medical doctor) has been cut by more than 20% for that reason, too. If a second wave would ever come, this time many hospitals will give the politicians the finger when they are asked to cancel everything again.

[Jolly]

If the pols want to help the hospitals, start by reviewing the stacks of rules they operate under. Hospitals are very top heavy, when it comes to administration. Administration that shuffles a lot of unnecessary paper...