SHARE Members Who Were Deployed in the
Labor Pool
Some SHARE members volunteered to
help in another job during the surge, and others were put into the Labor Pool
by managers of departments which were shutting down partially or completely.
Many were deployed the full several months of the surge, a few are still
deployed. For the first weeks, SHARE members who were waiting for deployment or
got deployed for fewer hours than their normal schedule received “admin pay.”
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The Good: The People; Helping Patients |
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The Difficult: Unfairness; Lack of Training and
Communication |
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When asked
what was good, comments from SHARE members who were deployed centered most
often on: ·
Meeting new people, building relationships, getting to know another
part of the hospital. ·
Helping patients and families “doing my part” in a crisis. ·
The opportunity to learn something new. |
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Voices: “I enjoyed the screening very much. Met some wonderful people,
made some great connections for future employment.” “The management and staff during my deployment were
exceptionally helpful and caring. They were very hands on and approachable. I
feel they contributed greatly to the overall experience.” “It felt good to be there for patients in a scary time and at
a time where visitors were not allowed. The team I worked with was great.” “I feel like I made a difference and helped improve patient’s
conditions. Also, worked with some amazing people!” “The management where I was deployed also checked in with
staff frequently to make sure we had the PPE required and to assist or answer
any questions or concerns we had. This was very helpful and gave a sense of
safety.” “EVERYTHING...stayed on same campus, people were great,
training was clear and quick.” “I worked and was paid full time throughout the period.” “I learned new things because I asked a lot of questions.” |
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When asked
what was difficult, comments from SHARE members who were deployed centered
most often on: ·
Unfair process for deciding who was deployed and who stayed in their
regular job. ·
Lack of training to be able to help efficiently ·
Lack of communication, disorganization, constant change. ·
Shift and hours were extremely difficult for some. ·
Conditions: Being outdoors; one-to-one in a COVID room. |
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Voices: “I was not able to help as much as I wanted to as I do not
know the work flow and how to operate the machinery.” “Working outside in the elements, brutal wind and cold then
right into hot humid weather.” “Being out of the loop in my department and my coworkers
getting paid time off while I was working.” “Not knowing how long I'd be deployed. Negative people and too
many bosses.” “Not able to work my regular shift and the stress of being
deployed. It was very hard on my family because of my evening shift.” “Not knowing where I’ll be working day to day.” “Some techs were getting admin pay while others were not.
Everyone was scared in the beginning and we were being told all different
things each day (we would need to work 3-11, overnights, weekends, work on
our scheduled days off with no daycare).” “Making us sit in a COVID room for 8 hours with all the PPE
on, suffocating.” |