Unmet expections, not fair.
The hospital where I work was going on strike by the end of 2023, but this was avoided due to an excellent agreement between the facility and the Union.
The unionized staff finally received the long, extended, overdue fair compensation and significant benefits they deserved. Compared to other companies in the same region, they used to be the most underpaid nursing staff, hence the high percentage of staff rotation in the facility.
I recently learned from the NEW hires/UN experienced, fresh out of nursing school in their 20s, that the clinical/administrative staff I train and support are making way more (10k+) than me compared to my 15+ years
of clinical/administrative work experience.
I met with HR, who informed me that I was one of the many expressing these concerns and that they would conduct a market salary survey in the next two months and let us know their findings. They informed me that our titles/roles do not entitle us to these new benefits despite the deal between the parties.
I followed up with them; I discovered that it was only lips and no actions. A trusted HR ally confirmed that and even alerted me to look elsewhere, for without us internally staying on top of that incessantly, there will be no changes about that soon as it is advantageou$ to the company.
I met with my director and verbalized an unofficial notice that I would put my efforts into something else if HR did not implement rectification. I provide an appropriate compensation figure to match my experience/education/role/function/responsibilities.
Mind me saying, I am the most passionate and compassionate about who I am and what I do for a living. I love my job and my position and live the dream I worked so hard to achieve.
Still, I feel disrespected, abused, hurt, and betrayed by this outrageous oversight by the company and Union.
Thank you for listening I just needed to get this out of my system.
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SUCCESS: Expectations MET.
At the last staff monthly meeting, I brought up the subject once again, stating that the deadline for feedback was up and I would like to know the HR decision.
I was asked to discuss it in private with the director, which I did, and right off the bat, I expressed my unwavering commitment to the company. I admitted that I had considered other opportunities and found attractive offers, but my preference was to stay in the company for the right compensation, based on my professional and educational experiences and continuing outstanding performance evaluations.
As soon as I finished, the director assured me that all the directors were committed to keeping me and meeting all my expectations and more. They pointed out that if I could advocate for myself in this manner, it was no surprise that patients and associates couldn't stop praising my services and best practices.
This acknowledgment, even at the risk of losing it all, was truly gratifying.
Thank you Fairygodboss and members for listening and provide support and feedback.
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Just generally speaking new hires get paid more, this will climb higher and higher every year so someone hires this year may make less than someone hired next year, you say in your post you all for good raises etc with your union deal if you leave there and go somewhere else you will most likely get paid more than you are now the. In 4-5 years you can jump again as far as I can tell that is about the only way to keep your salary going up to met what the new market will be paying so if that is a huge concern then jump and jump again in a few years etc, you already told hr you were planning on leaving I would stay looking , having health with hr for over 20 years your “ unofficial” resignation has been noted and im not sure anything is unofficial they ah e that on radar believe me ? personally I would just leave especially since your so unhappy with pay