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  • I’m a nurse who quit nursing for IT a year ago.

    The nurse union is definitely not strong enough. But that has mostly to do with leadership than anything else. IMHO.

    No, nurses are not well paid if you only get the basic salary. But if you work evenings, night and weekend shift it can be quite ok. I was working four day weeks, only nights shifts. 30 hours a week. Got around 40.000 kr a month, which is not bad for nursing.

    Yes, the government did intervene in the latest conflict, as they have before. It takes some background knowledge to understand why and how they can do that, but though nurses weren’t satisfied, it didn’t spark an uproar or anything.

    There were perhaps a few tries to make illegal strikes, but dispite the unhappiness, most people are not willing to risk their jobs, I guess.

    No exodus either. Some go to Norway for a short period of time, but I have heard of large groups leaving the country over this.

    Most places in Denmark, not only nursing but most places I general, have agreements for calling in sick. You will get paid for all your days sick and no questions asked.

    I think “nursing is a calling” is a dead expression these days. But it sure used to be said, and I think it was taken advantage of in some negotiations in the early days. But then again, it used to be a calling and a way of living, devoting every waking hour to nursing, so perhaps it’s understandable, that the expression lived on for so many years.

    But no, not anymore.








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    11 months ago

    Neither do we in Denmark. I think that’s generally how Europe works. The price on the menu is the price you will be expected to pay. Nothing more, nothing less.

    If I have a restaurant or bar experience out of the ordinary or just have pleasant time with the staff I will tip. Otherwise I won’t, at it will be perfectly fine for everyone.