The moment those words fell, every nurse in the room exploded.
"This is absurd!"
The ICU head nurse, a veteran the hospital had specially rehired, was the first to speak up, "Does anyone actually believe that nurses on night shifts are just sleeping on the job? The workload on night shifts is 1.5 times heavier than day shifts. Emergencies always happen at night. Who would be willing to pull those shifts without the differential?"
More nurses joined the opposition. "Who even came up with this? We're already trading our health for this money. If they're going to take away the differential, they might as well just cancel night shifts altogether!"
Hearing this, Mrs. Cole grew agitated. "How is this nonsense? You get paid for what you do. That's just basic logic, isn't it? The government is
