Pros
You will be surrounded by hard working people who are doing the best with what they have or capacity to do. You will learn to appreciate your previous training and move on feeling grateful. NYSNA did a great job negotiating for RN benefits especially health insurance and pension.
Cons
You’ll need to watch that you are getting paid appropriately. There is no badging in or Kronos system. Any extra work needs to be approved by a supervisor. They can only approve 1hr extra and even after you submit your hours, you will need to follow up. It can take up to a year to settle any wrong time accounts and you will need Union help and the Department of Labor. Watch out for your PTO. Sick time and vacation hours disappear with no reason. You’ll have to contact the union again and the department of labor. According to contract, you are supposed to get paid out your vacation time once you leave the system but that may not happen. It’s practically impossible to reach HR.