Why are we OK with doctors and nurses working double or triple shifts?

submitted by atro_city to asklemmy 531 points | 166 comments

Are these really the people that should be required to work so much? Isn’t their job about handling life and death daily? Wouldn’t we want exactly these people to come fully rested to work every single day and be fully staffed?

I don’t know if there are jobs with similar stakes that are so carelessly staffed and disgustingly paid.