Opinion ko:
Nurses are going overseas to earn for a better future. Here in the Philippines, nurses are working 6-7 days a week (non-government hospitals) or in government hospitals 3 days a week. Some hospitals have 8 hour shifts, some have 12 hour shifts. If you are working as a nurse in a non-gov't hospital, your salary may range from P3,000 to P10,000 monthly, depende sa hospital. Sa government hospital naman pagkaalam ko eh P6,000 to P15,000, monthly. Pero mahirap kasi pumasok sa government hospital fairly dahil sa "kakilala ni ganito". And ang masama pa dito is if di dumating yung susunod sayo, minsan wala ka choice kundi magduty 16 hours - 48 hours tuloy tuloy.
Where as sa US kasi, 3 days a week ang work with 8 hours/shift. If lalampas dyan, considered as overtime na yun. Yun nga lang, meron rin kasi tayong mga kababayan na basta magkapera, bahala na. So dahil rin sa greed nila, they will work 7 days a week, 16 hours per day. Pero this is voluntary. Kung overtime, double pay, kung week end naman (regular rate per hour) x 1.5, kung holiday double pay.
iniisip kasi nila ang pera na makukuha nila. So kung kunwari.
Regular Staff Nurse rate per hour (California): approx. $36
$36 x 8 hours per shift x 3 days = $864 <- that is with out holiday or OT
($36 x 2) x 8 hours per shift x 2 days = $1,152 <--- OT kasi
$864 + $1,152 = $2,016 x P45 =
P90,720/week doon... kahit 5 days ka lang magtrabaho parang 9 months to 1.5 year mo na yun na sweldo dito sa pilipinas! Pero, marami nasisilawan sa pera. Marami nagkakasakit, meron minsan namatay. Depende nalang yan sayo if magpapasilaw ka sa salapi. Pero ang maganda doon, if hindi mo shift, di ka mapipilit ng hospital magtrabaho dahil hindi mo responsibilidad na mag trabaho if di mo shift. Pero marami, basta may pero lalo na if may double pay or weekend pay.
Kung ako tatanongin... meron iba matatawag mo na alipin ng salapi.
Pero hindi lahat. Merong iba may purpose bakit sila ganyan, meron na man iba gusto maging mayaman.
Sa US nga daw, pag sinabing Philippine nurse, ang laman ng bulsa, calculator. Para if may trabahong inoffer at bakante, ilalabas na agad ang calculator! hehehe
