Anecdotally, my friend's mom was is a nurse at a hospital that got bought up a while ago. During COVID, her pay and the hours were awful. She left shortly after. It blows my mind how little some hospitals can pay a nurse, while others are paying much more, all for the same core work. I believe she has since found a new hospital to work at and is making significantly more.

As the son of a nurse, the lack of hazard pay for putting up with doctors’ egos is also unconscionable. Doctors make mistakes all the time but you wouldn’t know it by looking at them.