Just looking for opinions

So, my hospital has recently decided to put everyone (housekeeper, culinary, nurses) in the same color of scrubs. They are also requiring us to have the hospital logo embroidered on the top. To compound this, we are required to order these scrubs from specific company who will embroider them. We were told there would be a choice in scrub manufacturers, but when the day came to be fitted, there was only one brand of scrubs offered.

Has anyone else experienced this? I know it seems like a minor issue, but the only style of pant was flared and a "junior" type fit. I am not a junior! So, it's made me pretty unhappy. I have to be comfortable in order to function well at work and I don't see myself ever being comfortable in these scrubs. I currently wear Koi and was quite happy with them.
I'd be ticked off. I've worked places where the departments had their own colors, or the nurses had to wear a specific print top (and the facility had a group ordering thing to help with bulk pricing) but any pants of the required color. I wouldn't like this.

I would hate this as well. Can't wait for management to hear the feedback from the pts asking housekeeping for some meds or assistance to the BR only to be told "Sorry, that's not my job". I'm very short and not a junior either and those flares make me look and feel horrid. Tell me to wear a color and as much as I dislike it, I'll be okay. Making me wear a horrible pant and I'll resent ya forever! You would think once it gets going you could sneak in same color scrub pants with their beautifully embroided top! Puke!!

Quote from sanukso, my hospital has recently decided to put everyone (housekeeper, culinary, nurses) in the same color of scrubs. they are also requiring us to have the hospital logo embroidered on the top....

It's even better than a hotel, it's a 5 star resort. Honestly, the pants are only half the problem. I'm 5'10 and a size 14, so rubenesque is a fair description. THe top is also a junior fit, so in order to accommodate "the girls" I had to go up from XL to 2XL which then makes me look like I'm in maternity wear it's so baggy. It just sucks.Lately, I've been wondering what it will take to make me say enough. It would almost be funny if it were something mundane like this and not one of the safety issues that are endemic.

Hmmmm...I was just thinking my face may look like I should be wearing junior but my body would laugh at me if I tried junior pants on. The hospital that I currently work at only states that you have to wear a dominate color: navy for RN, Ceil for techs, Royal- RT, etc, on the bottom.

This is garbage! Tell me they are at least PAYING for these!

Hm....our hospital has every person in different color scrubs.We (the RN) wear Navy BlueRespiratory wears hunter greenCNA's wear khakiDietary wears Maroonand so on....I like it better this way because you know who everyone is. I walk through the halls, and it all looks very professional. We can wear whatever brand we want. I prefer Greys Anatomy scrub tops (yes! they are most comfortable) and cherokee flare bottoms. I did clinicals at a hospital were EVERYONE wore light blue scrubs with hospital logo on it. It looked to institutionalized and way too much blue!!! you didn't know who was a nurse, who was a CNA, or even who the doctors were. A lot of the doctors wore the blue scrubs as well.

Quote from SanukSo, my hospital has recently decided to put everyone (housekeeper, culinary, nurses) in the same color of scrubs. They are also requiring us to have the hospital logo embroidered on the top. To compound this, we are required to order these scrubs from specific company who will embroider them. We were told there would be a choice in scrub manufacturers, but when the day came to be fitted, there was only one brand of scrubs offered. Has anyone else experienced this? I know it seems like a minor issue, but the only style of pant was flared and a "junior" type fit. I am not a junior! So, it's made me pretty unhappy. I have to be comfortable in order to function well at work and I don't see myself ever being comfortable in these scrubs. I currently wear Koi and was quite happy with them.

Oh dear. Why wouldn't they let you buy your own style, and just stick with the same color? Thankfully my facility is quite lax... I'm wearing red pants, and a blue shirt with monkeys on it... the 'Dress code' is blue, but I don't thank anyone really knows. X-D

Quote from sparklie.ladyThis is garbage! Tell me they are at least PAYING for these!

They are paying for two pair. However, when we need replacement, or if we want more than 2 pair, we have to buy them. From this specific company - which isn't cheap. I usually shop at the scrub outlet so I'm all about cheap. And it isn't an issue to confuse a tech with a nurse because we have no techs. However, housekeeping could easily (and has) been confused with nursing.I know it's small potatoes in the grand scheme of all things frustrating about nursing, but it helps that I'm not alone in thinking it stinks. Honestly, my first thought was who has an interest in this scrub company?

How ridiculous. I would be upset too, especially if they don't even fit right! Ugh.Some CEO probably thought it would be a good way for the hospital to give the "image" of having more skilled healthcare workers on staff than they actually do.