Apologies for using the term "NETY"

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I posted recently using this term. I want to apologize for using it without knowing what it really means to you. I am (relatively) new to nursing - I have mostly worked as a scientist. Clearly it's not a nice thing to say, and I am sorry for titling my post with those words.

Best to you.

This is for Dealwithit:

True story: The young are eating the old more often than the other way around in my experience. Anecdote for anecdote. Fair is fair. And yea, for the most part when I hear a 20 something calling out for a "cold" or "headache" I do roll my eyes. So often it's on a Monday, after a "big weekend" they posted all about on twitter and FB. And your body already breaking down and failing at 28, absent of chronic long-standing disease

You're passing judgement on a huge group of nurses here and assuming many are are weak and frail and complain too much. You roll your eyes about someone having a headache and assume it's because of drinking since they're young. Interesting.

And Dealwithit, You young 'uns are more energetic than me? OK----then just prove it by showing up and working hard. I don't call out from work unless I am severely sick or if I were injured. I can count on one hand the number of times I have called out from work in all my working years, which between the military and nursing, number quite a few.

I think this may be the issue here. You're taking this personal. No where did anyone say you're slow or weak or call off work a lot (not sure where that even came from) but it doesn't matter. Again I'm assuming you're saying these things to suggest that younger nurses do, in fact, call off work a lot and don't show up to work hard as you do. Sounds like more age discrimination to me

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...It varies.

And I'm surprised that this has to be explained to someone with all those letters after the name.

Well you don't have to explain the point that "it varies," that would seem self-evident. We're both talking about opinions based on our own experiences. I'll grant you that my experiences, in the facilities I've worked, seem to work out the way I've posted, and you're more than okay to disagree with your own anecdotal evidence to back you.

But it appears that's where we end. I'm just sharing my opinion formed from my experience, as you are.

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

You are reading what you want/choose to only in my post, Dealwithit. I am done here. I don't have the inclination or time anymore to waste on yet another NETY thread. Just curious: How many years' nursing do you have? To have all the education you do, I would think more than a few. Seems to me you are being rather obtuse with your posts. Anyhow enough. I am over it. Peace out.

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I feel bad for starting this mess. Please don't have bad feelings, people. Life is far too short.

Thank you all for your input. I value your words, and I wish you all well.

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You are reading what you want/choose to only in my post, Dealwithit. I am done here. I don't have the inclination or time anymore to waste on yet another NETY thread. Just curious: How many years' nursing do you have? To have all the education you do, I would think more than a few. Seems to me you are being rather obtuse with your posts. Anyhow enough. I am over it. Peace out.

You ask about my years of experience? I'd only guess as a final act of desperation to assert your seniority in this argument. I don't see any level of education or licensure listed for you. You may want to be more upfront with your credentials before asking others. Take care.

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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
You ask about my years of experience? I'd only guess as a final act of desperation to assert your seniority in this argument. I don't see any level of education or licensure listed for you. You may want to be more upfront with your credentials before asking others. Take care.

Oh come on. She has over 37,000 posts. If you don't get the "getting to know you" aspect of an online community I think "obtuse" is not a bad description here.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Home Health.

And now for another exciting round of "Every nurse younger than me is a spoiled, incompetent, entitled snowflake."

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Oh come on. She has over 37,000 posts. If you don't get the "getting to know you" aspect of an online community I think "obtuse" is not a bad description here.

Listen, in no way is the fact she spends a lot of time on this site relevant to the question at hand. What are her credentials in response to her asking my years of working.

This conversation will quickly boil down to senior nurses saying anyone with less years of experience is somehow less knowledgable.

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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
Listen, in no way is the fact she spends a lot of time on this site relevant to the question at hand. What are her credentials in response to her asking my years of working.

Your attitude surrounding your credentials and your years of experience is the issue, but not a bad finesse.

This conversation will quickly boil down to senior nurses saying anyone with less years of experience is somehow less knowledgable.

No it won't.

However, I'll retreat to the observer position now.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
You ask about my years of experience? I'd only guess as a final act of desperation to assert your seniority in this argument. I don't see any level of education or licensure listed for you. You may want to be more upfront with your credentials before asking others. Take care.

Yet no answer. Her 30,000 + posts to your 15? I think she has seniority over you!

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
Listen, in no way is the fact she spends a lot of time on this site relevant to the question at hand. What are her credentials in response to her asking my years of working.

This conversation will quickly boil down to senior nurses saying anyone with less years of experience is somehow less knowledgable.

I'm thinking it boils down to someone with too much education and too little sense.

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Your attitude surrounding your credentials and your years of experience is the issue...

Dodging my point. I was asking why it's necessary to divulge more information about my credentials when the person asking has offered zero.

But please do retreat to being an observer as I already find it odd you've jumped into a conversation which had nothing to do with you and was between me and the other poster.

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