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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
floated down
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Can you tell me what it means:
A nurse had been floated down on loan from Augusta.
(Is it possible that it means that they borrowed the nurse from another hospital? ie she actually works in another hospital but at the moment she is working in Augusta?)
Can you tell me what it means:
A nurse had been floated down on loan from Augusta.
(Is it possible that it means that they borrowed the nurse from another hospital? ie she actually works in another hospital but at the moment she is working in Augusta?)
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Yes, to float is to move from one work center to another.
- Yes, to float is to move from one work center to another.
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Mister Micawber,
One more question please, I did not understand.
Does it mean that the person who floats is temporary working somewhere, or is a substitute for another worker, or works occasionally at more different places?
One more question please, I did not understand.
Does it mean that the person who floats is temporary working somewhere, or is a substitute for another worker, or works occasionally at more different places?
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A "floater" is a worker whose regular routine is to move from place to place (within a given company). For example, a library system with many branch libraries might have a few "floaters" who move from branch to branch as needed when regular staff members are sick, on vacation, etc. So, for example, when my favorite librarian disappeared from my local library I asked if he had been transferred
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My wife works as a pharmacist for Harris County in Houston. She used to be a "floater", moving as needed from one pharmacy to another within the county. Beside a small upgrade in salary, a floating employee is also paid for mileage.
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