Pros
Worked in middle-management for a while and yes what has been posted here about us is true, we are a cushy bunch. As a manager there was always a certain degree of immunity for what we could and couldn't get away with and for the most part I was told to target staff members who didn't seem to fit the bill. Even in our weekly pow-wows I'd have to sit and listen to my supervisors speak foul of fellow staff followed by a plastic smile once they meet with them. So yeah, it's ironic because they would waste so much time figuring out how to make the dept less toxic and never considered the weight of their actions. So if you're in management and lack moral integrity then yeah you're on your way to a gold watch
Cons
Super toxic. Management doesn't care about your issues, they rolled out with this new MDI process which encourages employee engagement but I've seen multiple departments misuse it in order to further control their staff. Even the best workers are look upon as very handy yard tools than actual people. Nurses in general aren't very professional. Granted they do what they can for their patients however a majority I've encountered disregard most hospital policies (and to an extent laws) in order to get what they want. It's usually the younger ones, they just do it for the money. It like you make $30/hr (I'm using a male nurse in this example) so yes it's going to be your first-world definition of hard work. There are some good honest hero nurses for sure, but I'll just say my perspective in general of that particular profession has changed. The benefits are a joke. You have to go online and watch these annoying flash cartoons to get health insurance subsidized. It's like, I work at a hospital and you're telling me I have to watch 40 videos of an animated apple to tell me not to smoke so I can get health insurance? I mean, even at McDonalds they give you a burger. This is a prime example of how the uppers treat staff like children. It's like having a sign that says 'FREE CAKE' and when you get there they hand you a box of Betty Crocker cake mix.