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I worked with a colleague who is in her 60's who seems has a lot of energy. She said she loves to work and would not want to take days off if she could. I asked her what makes her motivated to work everyday. She said jokingly if you see your bills that gets you kicked out of bed. She is hyperactive at work and she could work 12 hours all week without taking days off. I can get exhausted at the end of the day just like everybody else and working long hours is not my cup of tea. Is there something wrong with her? Is that an indication that she may be manic or ADD?
I worked with a colleague who is in her 60's who seems has a lot of energy. She said she loves to work and would not want to take days off if she could. I asked her what makes her motivated to work everyday. She said jokingly if you see your bills that gets you kicked out of bed. She is hyperactive at work and she could work 12 hours all week without taking days off. I can get exhausted at the end of the day just like everybody else and working long hours is not my cup of tea. Is there something wrong with her? Is that an indication that she may be manic or ADD?
If she's manic because she has energy, that must mean you are depressed since you are run down at the end of the day. Right?
Which is not a problem.
And may not even be true. In spite of his working hours, DH has so many friends, it's amazing to me how he finds the time to nourish those friendships, as well as his relationship with me and our kids. But he does. He's just not one to sit on the sofa and reflect, or watch a lot of tv or spend time on message boards. :) He doesn't waste a minute of his time, which is not my way, but it is how he stays happy.
People are different. I respect those differences.
As a 60 year old who could likely run circles around you OP, I assure you that one does not need to be mentally ill or have some type of condition to be energetic at work. The fact that you think so is offensively ageist. I have worked full time since age 16- including during my LPN, AAS, BSN, MSN and now doctoral programs. Hard work is good for you.
Love your response. No work ethic these days for the youngens
Who said anything about missing money or meds??
One of the cardinal signs of a diverting nurse is working constantly. 'Super Nurse' is part of the profile for a diverter.
See the article below.
Drug addiction among nurses: Confronting a quiet epidemic | Modern medicine
Elle23
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My hero! (Minus the pot...)
I want to grow old like that or die young.