<prompt> Human: My wife is currently on maternity leave, but she was notified by a friend at work that their incentive pay was being taken away starting in January.She works as a hospice nurse and works for a department that essentially floats to help out other departments. They work nights, weekends, and holidays mostly, hence the incentive pay.With the pay being removed, it would equate to 8hour less than what she is currently making. That being said, our schedules kinda works out in her current position. She begins her shift around the same time as I get home from work, so we have avoided needing any kind of daily daycare for our now 2 kids. She is a bit shook up about these changes. She feels like she wont be contributing as well financially anymore. Ive tried to reassure her that we can work things out if finances become strained around that time. I guess I should also mention that our current finances are setup where we are paying 1000 extra on her student loans and 100 extra on our car payments where we should have them paid off about the middle of next year. Maybe earlier than that. We have a little in savings, not as much as I would like. But I do have some company stock at my company I can sell off for emergencies.So I guess I am really just looking for guidance or advice on how to handle the situation. She does go back to work in October and she technically works part time so she can pick up shifts here and there. Ive told her if she did that we can just put that money away in case we need it. But I am also sort of in the mindset of waiting and seeing what happens between now and January with the employer. Id imagine a lot of employee complaints or even turnover could make them back off a bit or entirely. Any advice or experiences appreciated! Thanks!  <response>: My wife is a per-diem nurse so likely does similar shifts to your wife. Her facility used to offer bonuses to fill shifts and were very flexible with the number of shifts worked. Shed do a couple shifts a month on weekend nights to claim the best pay and try to grab only shifts offering a bonus. The bonus would be right on the online schedule.A few months ago, bonuses were all cancelled. A requirement went in place that everyone must work a minimum of 4 shifts a month with 2 of them being weekend. Not a huge deal. The lack of bonuses from 50 to 200 a shift does hurt a bit as their pay is low, but the wife keeps the job because she can choose when shes going to work.Heres what Id recommend. Your wife can look around for something better. If she finds something, she could jump. If not, then continue where she is and accept the lower pay for flexibility. 