Doo-doo-doo doo. Doo-doo-doo-doo. "You're traveling through another dimension --"

I've always hoped that my particular involvement in the health care profession was recession proof. Not so, it seems. Unit clerks are getting laid off, scrubs and nurses are being called off and instead of reporting to work, they are being put on call (much, much cheaper to pay call pay that an hourly salary-the hospital plays the odds that the crew won't be called back in at time and a half pay), or just told not to come in to work. I haven't worked on a call night since I can't remember when, and, my cell phone hasn't rung for two days now. It all feels so odd and Twilight Zone-ish.