I have also experienced having a manager put in place by administration that did not have any working experience in the specialty area that we worked in. Specifically, she was a med-surg nurse that was put in charge of the birthing center at Walla Walla General Hospital. She had no L&D or NICU experience. In fact, she would not go into the nursery at all or attend the baby after a delivery. She did learn L&D basics, but would not attend a high risk case. Since everyone on the unit was expected to work all areas of the department, having a manager that would not learn all the areas served to set an example for a new grad that was hired. After being hired, the new grad suddenly refused to work L&D and would only work in the nursery because she had a “phobia” about vomit. She was supported by this manager completely, much to the dismay of the rest of the nurses on the unit. This decision left the night shift staff in a perilous position because if the new grad was the only other staff on schedule, the night nurse would not have any back-up for emergencies that walked in the door during the shift as she would not even enter the room until the baby was born. The department manager also gave this nurse the only raise during the annual reviews that she conducted during the first month of her management job. All of the other nurses on the unit were told that they did not deserve a wage increase and that they had received nothing but complaints all year. Many nurses were so upset by this that they quit. Two nurses in particular, had been working in that department for over 10 years. Both of them moved to Boise, Idaho to work at a birthing center there after this happened. Those of us that stayed hung in there and supported each other as much as possible, but the over all morale of the unit was very low and turn-over continued. Eventually, I left as well.