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report their facilities are doing little to nothing in the way of "extras"
to increase the job satisfaction of administrators. In fact, it might
seem as if other staff are getting more perks than management (see
"How Your Colleagues Are Maximizing Morale"), who are doing
more than ever.
"At times, I think [my overall salary] should be larger for all the
responsibilities I have," says Sharyn Wilde, the business office manager and administrator at Alameda Surgery Center in Burbank, Calif.
"But who doesn't think that? I should say I am satisfied with my
salary, really."
Those who seem the most satisfied are getting three important
things (on top of
insurance benefits,
staff parties, and
free lunches) out of
their jobs. John
Arend, MHA, surgical services manager
at Mercy Hospital
and Trauma Center
in Janesville, Wis.,
summarizes those
perks: "One: leadership development
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