the 300,000 dollar raise

Here's an interesting factoid:

The CEO of the corporation that I work for makes about 2.5 million a year as of 2012. In 2011 he made about 2.2 million.  Then come 2012 he got a raise of 12%., about 300,000 a year.  Lets see, that about 25,000 dollars a month.  That 1250 dollars a day or 156 more dollars an hour.

In 2012 I got a 2 percent raise.  Thats about 80 cents an hour.  About 96 dollars a month. (I work 60 hours every 2 weeks.  That is 1,246 dollars a year.

So lets sum that up

2012

Mr. CEO - 300,000 dollar raise for the year (156 dollars an hour)

Madness the nurse -  1,246 dollar raise for the year (.80 cents an hour)

I don't do what the CEO does. I am not responsible for a complex corporate system.  I am not answerable to a board. I don't have to worry about the corporation staying afloat.  That must be very stressful.  I don't expect to be compensated in the same way.

But heres the thing: If I make a mistake, you die.  If I don't pay attention, you go down the toilet. The environment I work in, although a very different place, is very, very stressful.  I deal with everybody from a junkie prostitute to Mr CEO's pals. I am the backbone of the corporation.

I can hear you all saying, hey Madness, you could have gone into health care administration, you could have been in administration.  True that.  I didn't chose to.  Its not my thing.  My point is: Does the CEO deserve a 300,000 dollar raise in one year?  No.