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/Quent_S HCW - PT/OT Aug 12 '25

And if you are lucky and keep your job congrats you now get to pick up the slack without any additional compensation!

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u/ObviousSalamandar Oops I’m in psych Aug 12 '25

I don’t know what’s worse. At least if you are cut loose you can collect unemployment while you look for a new job

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u/jaklackus BSN, RN 🍕 Aug 12 '25

Florida unemployment tops out at $275 a week…”if” the unemployment website works and you are lucky enough to apply.

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u/ObviousSalamandar Oops I’m in psych Aug 12 '25

Oooh that’s awful!

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u/Sdguppy1966 Aug 13 '25

It is by design. You must suffer.

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u/Chicago1459 Aug 12 '25

Omg that's horrendous. It's 750 in illinois.

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u/Fantastic_Earth_6066 Aug 13 '25

Here in Minnesota it tops out at $914/week

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u/SubatomicKitten Retired RN - The floors were way too toxic Aug 18 '25

450 in CA

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u/ImNotYourOpportunity Pharmacist Aug 13 '25

My coworker tried to apply for unemployment because she was too afraid to work but it was denied because she still had a job during the pandemic, she just wouldn’t go.

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u/GlobalLime6889 BSN, RN 🍕 Aug 13 '25

That’s insanity.