Pros
Well, I have a job.
Cons
Our HR department is outsourced. The company stopped COVID pay the moment omicron started. No PTO *at all* for part time employees. They will unabashedly break labour laws up until you get a lawyer involved (not my experience, but a friend's). Eg. taking a person's job away while they are on medical leave, accusing staff of faking medical conditions in order to get *unpaid* time off (like immuno-suppressive chemo and depression). Telling me that my close friend on medical leave is not getting her job back, but "don't tell her because she doesn't know yet". They told our ER doctors that if they're swamped and need to stay late to be able to see all the patients that came in on their shift, they should "donate their time", as they will not be paid. (secondhand info) It was implied to our ER support staff (ie techs and ACAs) that it was their fault that profits were down in 2021 compared to 2020. (secondhand info) Wages are calculated (there's a formula) based on your resume vs negotiated based on skill or competence. When I first started, I was being paid ~$14.25 to run an MRI. Mandatory black/grey/navy blue scrubs, scrub allowance covers 1 sweater, or a scrub top and bottoms. Change into public hospital stock scrubs (threatened but yet to be enforced) if you wear any colour but the aforementioned ones. (Please keep in mind, our hospital is 200+ strong, sharing scrubs with that many people is like getting your work clothes out of a lost and found bin). Mask use is only enforced with support staff, doctors breaking policy to the extreme receive no consequences. Doctor charges for a service that wasn't performed (a lab test that was never sent to the lab), I ask about the inappropriate charges, I am told to "never question a decision again", and the doctor doesn't speak to me for a month. I knock down my hours so that I can start attending university, the department I left is short staffed and asking for coverage. I am trained in this department, and can perform my job well (and my performance reviews are excellent), and am available on the odd day, but am never given the shifts. Announce that I am stepping back from yet another department in the new year (but still staying on part time) to focus on school, and all my shifts over the Christmas break (aka my only opportunity to make money) are promptly cancelled.
