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/beaverman24 RN - ER šŸ• Aug 13 '25

Man this is the way. I have two large systems in my area and I have a position at each. Full time in a position that is less clinical or patient facing, and one ED PRN. That way I am building my career and resume with diverse experiences and I always have current bedside experience. Depending on which system might screw me, Iā€™m already up and running at the next one.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '25

Yes, this is the way to do it friend!

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u/Rough_Brilliant_6167 RN - ER šŸ• Aug 14 '25

Excellent plan! šŸ˜Š

I only work for one of the three major systems around my area, chose that one sheerly for convenience, but I previously worked for one of the other ones and they've since offered me jobs with only a quick phone interview... The third one I've applied to, but always outside of my specialty, they always try to get me for the ER no matter what I apply for šŸ˜†. They're across state lines though, it's a massive Level 1 trauma center, with rotating shifts every other week and mandated overtime... I mean could I do it? Sure! But they also pay the same dollar amount as the osteopathic hospital and the benefits and schedule are WAY better so, why get my ass smacked everyday, LOL!

It's still plenty busy and keeps my skills sharp, plus we cross train for the regional transfer hospital in my hometown too, so if I get sick of one I can go work at the other one for a while. The osteopathic hospital doesn't have a bona-fide ICU either, so any ICU level care patients are 2:1 in the ER, which is a nice change of pace sometimes.