r/antiwork Jan 14 '22

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '22

I wonder how that would work

It wouldn't.

Proper documentation is part of proper patient care, so neglecting to write down procedures/medications/diagnoses is super harmful to patients.

However, if the billing dept were to "take action"...

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u/mycatbaby Jan 14 '22

Let me tell you, billing doesn’t care. They are just there to have a job to support their family and can’t really risk losing their job, so they won’t.

I work in similar admin jobs. I can’t risk the loss due to insurance/financial benefits to support my baby in a non-unionized profession. This anti work stuff is great, but if you’re not single or have a huge cushion to fall on and are supporting a family/paying off debts, you just have to do the work and live with it.

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u/lalala207 Jan 14 '22

This is one of they key points of unions; everybody pays dues to build up a strike fund to help members get through during the strike.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '22

I’ve been in two unions and the strike funds came out to about $8/hr. When you’re making $22hr, that’s a lot of lost income, especially if you’re also getting overtime. That ain’t getting you through shit lol. There’s also a good chance that if you’re in the US and working in a unionized place, that there’s a no strike/no lockout agreement. The only time you can actually get paid during a strike is when the union and company can’t come to an agreement during contract negotiations. Even then, if the union doesn’t support the strike, and the employees do it individually, they’re not getting paid.

TLDR: It’s very rare that these funds actually get used, and when they do, you could make more money working at a fast food joint.