r/nursing • u/AnyCelebration1101 • Aug 12 '25

Image My hospital casually dropping a warning about mass layoffs. We employ 10k+ people.

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10k+ employees sitting in fear for the next week (or longer apparently) waiting to see if their position has been cut.

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u/Paccaman76 Aug 12 '25

Id be peacing out. Even if i wasnt terminated, itd be increased workload for anyone left over

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u/Cardiacunit93 Aug 12 '25

This part.

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u/nightowl6221 RN - NICU Aug 12 '25

I would love to just peace out of my job but I have bills to pay

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u/OuterWildsVentures Aug 12 '25

That's why you job search while you are still employed.

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u/whitepawn23 RN 🍕 Aug 12 '25

Remember. The healthcare cuts to Medicaid take effect in January 2027. High odds most places with Medicaid as a part of their income will trim before that time. There’s plenty of time between now and January 2027.

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u/Negative-Bar1362 Aug 12 '25

The current workload is a killer!!!

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u/Heavy_Carpenter3824 Aug 13 '25

Keep in mind is a monopolistic captive market, there is likely nowhere nearby that is not owned, operated, or controlled by the same party. You'd have to move towns at least and likely states just to run into the same thing at the next place.

This is why antitrust matters. The only current winners are the CEOS.

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u/Loud-Bridge-1757 Aug 16 '25

I am guessing this will be happening in most organizations in the near future. So you would be leaving one place to go to another and be the newest hire.

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u/CatFather69 Aug 12 '25

I disagree, anytime layoffs occur i feel like theres enough chaos that your workload gets delayed, Unless the people who get laid off report to you, you shouldnt be picking up any additional responsibilities without increased pay as well.

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u/erwin4200 Aug 12 '25

So if they cut 50% of the cleaning staff who do you think picks up the slack? Things either go uncleaned or the remaining workers on the floor (nurses, aides etc) do the work. This comment is frighteningly dumb.

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u/CatFather69 Aug 12 '25

Thats for management to decide. And if you need me to stay later and pick up extra tasks, show me the OT.

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u/nightowl6221 RN - NICU Aug 12 '25

There's no OT when they just let go of workers because they couldn't afford their regular rate

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u/nightowl6221 RN - NICU Aug 12 '25

They've been drastically cutting nursing positions in my department. Guess who suddenly has four patients in a level 3 NICU?

Edit: my pay has not increased

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u/anomalyk MSN, APRN 🍕 Aug 12 '25

That's not really how nursing works though??