Disrespectful ad against nurses on Craigslist

[Trilldayz,RN BSN]

Ok guys, So I was helping my friend look for NP jobs on various job websites. I decided to look on Craigslist for ads. I search my city (Houston) for their medical job ads. I see an ad calling for 50 bussers needed for a wedding event facility (The Bell Tower on 34th is the name of the event facility). So I think to myself "why would an advertisement for bussers be in the medical section?" and LO AND BEHOLD.... this is what the ad said:

A Perfect job for Nursing Students! If you think like a Nurse this job is a match.

Our Goal Is To Deliver Excellent Events No One Will Ever Forget!

We have many exciting and rewarding career opportunities for leaders who want to be a part of creating spectacular one of a kind events. If a commitment to excellence, uncompromising quality, and world class customer service is important to you, then come join our team!

Accepting Applications for

BUSSERS -- with possibilities for growth and advancement

^^^ Yep... you read that right. I had to reread the first sentence a couple of times.

FIRST OF ALL, why would ONLY nurses be targeted?? Why not just say a perfect job for students? SECONDLY, nurses actually save lives, our care matters (unlike what our CEOs might say lol). Why would our schooling and knowledge be seen as equal to the skill set of a job that requires no education?

Needless to say, I wrote them a nasty email. I wrote:

Hello, I was just reading your ad. I am a nurse and I was wondering how cleaning up event spaces equate to "thinking like a nurse". What do you mean, exactly? Nurses do more than cleaning up after people. We handle critical patients and actually save lives. We deal with life and death situations. So I really urge your company to stop demeaning an entire profession and calling on our students, in particular, to feel like a simple task such as bussing, is the same with the critical thinking skills needed to be a Nurse. I will no longer support your event facility and will be sure to alert every nurse (and nursing website) I come across about your ad, if it is not rectified.

Regretfully,

A LIFE SAVING RN

I urge you to not support this company and if you know anyone in the HOuston area, please tell them to not support this company, as they clearly have such a low view of us. Am I overreacting? Am I justified for feeling "some type of way" about it??

[roser13, ASN, RN]

It's nothing to do with nurses. This company is looking for any students. I searched the text you posted and found the listing on Houston Craigslist. I also found the same company posting saying the job is good for "students," "engineering students," and "education students."

They're blasting keywords into cyberspace so any nursing student that Googles "good job for nursing student" will see their ad. And they'll get their 50 bussers at $9/hour.

Do you suppose the engineering students are all wound up at the offense?

[dirtyhippiegirl, BSN, RN]

It's nothing to do with nurses. This company is looking for any students. I searched the text you posted and found the listing on Houston Craigslist. I also found the same company posting saying the job is good for "students," "engineering students," and "education students."

They're blasting keywords into cyberspace so any nursing student that Googles "good job for nursing student" will see their ad. And they'll get their 50 bussers at $9/hour.

I was going to point this out but you beat me to it. The job posting is obviously autofilling with certain keywords. Clearly nobody actually wrote it with "gee nursing students would make great bussers" in mind. Welcome to the 21st century ya'all!

[ohiobobcat]

I agree with the above posters. This ad read to me like a student ad for bussers with room for advancement.

WAY back when I was interviewing for a CNA position, the ER nurse manager that hired me said he loved hiring people with food service background, because he found in his experience that they were able to multi-task and tended to be hard workers.

[RNperdiem, RN]

When I was in college, a lot of catering companies recruited their serving and bussing staff on campus. Catering was a popular student job because the hours were after classes, the work easy to find, and the pay pretty good.

[elkpark]

It's probably some sicko wanting good looking girls who are "nurses", like some kind of sick fantasy hahaha if you catch my drift

Actually, Craigslist usually has plenty of ads from people who are quite open about that sort of thing being what they're looking for. If that's what they're looking for, the people who typically advertise on Craigslist wouldn't beat around the bush -- they'd just say it (otherwise, they end up wasting their time on a bunch of young women who were anticipating a legitimate job ...)

[APRN., DNP, RN, APRN, NP]

The only way I would get upset at an ad like that would be if they were looking to hire Hookers and said that "if you're a nursing student, you'd be a perfect fit".

At least a Busser is an honest job.

[elkpark]

The only way I would get upset at an ad like that would be if they were looking to hire Hookers and said that "if you're a nursing student, you'd be a perfect fit".

At least a Busser is an honest job.

And, given the number of threads we've had here recently about student nursing asking about making money "camming," the ad might get a decent number of responses ...

[APRN., DNP, RN, APRN, NP]

And, given the number of threads we've had here recently about student nursing asking about making money "camming," the ad might get a decent number of responses ...

I do Not suggest looking up the urban dictionary definition for the word "Camming". .... ....... .... .................

Just saying.

[Rhody34]

I think the ad is nice. Appears they are looking for hard working individuals and they see that in nursing students.

[Farawyn]

Nurse;8804879]I do Not suggest looking up the urban dictionary definition for the word "Camming". .... ....... .... .................

Just saying.

Oh. We all know what it means. There's been enough threads on it.

Do you know that bussing is another term for kissing?

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

It's not just the OP. It seems like nowadays people are just looking for any opportunity to be OFFENDED. Pretty soon, the only acceptable subjects for discussion will be the weather.

[Cola89]

The ad IS offensive. You are NOT overreacting.