I'll just be a Nurse! (rant)

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Last night I was talking to my sister (I'll call her Belle) who's husband(I'll call him Justin) has been out of work for many, many months. Justin is now trying to join the Air Force Reserves - b/c heaven forbid that he should try to join active duty b/c then he would have to work! Anyway, in the middle of trying to get everything together the the AF, Justin comes up with "maybe I'll go back to school for nursing!" (grrrrr)

Let me give you a little hx. Justin has a double degree in Business and History and when he and Belle met, he was working part time at a grocery store as a checker. He then went to work at Phillips but was then laid off and went back to work for the grocery store. The grocery store closed and he went to work for Wal-mart until Phillips recalled him. Then Phillips moved overseas (grrr) and Justin has been out of work ever since. Wal-mart won't hire him back! He's lazy lazy lazy!!! And now he says "I'll just go be a nurse!" Like this is some easy thing to do and he'll just breeze thru it.

I am so annoyed at this person already for being a useless waste of oxygen and now he thinks he'll just "go to nursing school". :rolleyes: :stone

Thanks for letting me vent.

Specializes in Med/Surg, ER, L&D, ICU, OR, Educator.

I wonder if the guy was just trying to pull you into a conversation about employment in general. I was a great opportunity to help spread the word about our profession, and what is required of us. We are sick of getting no respect, but miss many an opportunity to clarify what it is we do. Someone like him just might marvel at your intellegence, compassion and endless energy!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ER, L&D, ICU, OR, Educator.
Originally posted by Headhurt

I don't know where you work at, but my patients do not sleep all night. I wish they did so I can sit on my butt, eat and read magazines too.:rolleyes:

Uuhmmm...it was sarcasm. No defensiveness necessary.

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Originally posted by timewood

LMAO at scott's stupid people post....

Sometimes all we have left is our sense of humor when we have to deal with the absurd. I think Third-shift Guy was just trying to shed some humor on the situation as was I.

No Humor = No Life Worth Living

;)

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My sister-in-law's husband also announced he was going to nursing school. This is a man whose main ambition in life is to sit on the sofa and watch Price is Right. He has been fired from so many jobs that I have lost track. My husband calls him the loser's loser.

Well, he signed up for A&P I, Microbiology and Algebra. I don't believe he even lasted until Halloween. Now he says his is going to do radiology. As long as he is going to school, people don't hassle him about getting a job. I imagine your brother-in-law has the same idea.

Why anyone stays married to someone like this is beyond me.

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