This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA.
Why is it that we’re required to submit our schedules for the entire year a full 12 months in advance, yet our employer consistently fails to meet us halfway? We’re expected to plan our lives around rigid, inflexible timelines, but when it comes to addressing our needs—fair wages, reasonable workloads, or even basic respect—suddenly there’s no urgency.
This one-sided approach leaves us scrambling to balance our work and lives while management reaps the benefits of our predictability.
Click here to read the article printed in the 03-12-25 Healthcare Newsletter
