I give in, I'm a COB

noelly10 · Jul 23, 2015

Well, that was very somber, and incredibly self righteous.
You and I are the same age, but I have 32 years experience on you. Yeah, I'm a COB simply because of the years I put in.
I LOVED having students and precepting new grads when I was a floor nurse, I always remembered how it felt to be that squeaky new, and I never snacked on ANY of them.
The thing is, you may not be an active nurse long enough to claim COB status. Quite frankly, I've seen as much rotten behavior from younger/newer nurses over the last few years.
This thread started out light hearted and self-deprecating. I suggest you reread from the beginning, pull that stick out of your butt, and try and understand that when we call ourselves COBs, we aren't mean, bitter or arrogant.
Also, statements like "You really should consider leaving the field" are pretty much guaranteed to rile up a lot of people here. There are plenty of us who have been doing this for awhile who like what we do, even if we do sometimes kvetch and moan about Special Snowflakes and "interesting" patients. Sometimes you need to sit back and see who's posting what, maybe take a look at other threads they've posted in, before you jump in and condemn us out of hand.
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This.

This is perfect.

Farawyn · Jul 23, 2015

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Dubya?

ChronicSG · Jul 23, 2015

Hahaha woops! Sorry if we do that to you guys! Personally I truly appreciate your insight and try to stay quiet when you COBs want to tell me something. There's always something new to learn even if you've heard it more than once. The same way every time I read the same book and pick up something new every time.

WellThatsOod · Jul 23, 2015

I'm a Crusty Old Student.

Some of the people in my classes ay yi yi!

excited1 · Jul 23, 2015

I'm a Crusty Old Student.
Some of the people in my classes ay yi yi!

My fave!!!!

Jensmom7, BSN, RN · Jul 23, 2015

Dubya?

Lol I know, right? I don't know where it came from and I couldn't erase it.

staeces · Jul 23, 2015

Regarding my recent post, you said, in part:

"Since you have only posted 8 times since 2006, you wouldn't know that many of the COBs here are people who go out of their way to help new nurses."

You are right, I have never posted much on allnurses.com, but Brian, the founder of this site, recently invited members to answer a question or two, so that is why I have shown renewed interest.

And maybe I didn't understand fully what many of the RNs here seem to know what COB means, thus a semantic confusion.

And a "joke" has taken a serious tone, and I have been duly reprimanded by you COBs; I am sorry to have gotten your "wings" aflutter. :angrybird11:

OCNRN63, RN · Jul 23, 2015

Lol I know, right? I don't know where it came from and I couldn't erase it.

Someone had a capital R in one of her posts and couldn't get rid of it. Weird.

OCNRN63, RN · Jul 23, 2015

Regarding my recent post, you said, in part:
"Since you have only posted 8 times since 2006, you wouldn't know that many of the COBs here are people who go out of their way to help new nurses."
You are right, I have never posted much on allnurses.com, but Brian, the founder of this site, recently invited members to answer a question or two, so that is why I have shown renewed interest.
And maybe I didn't understand fully what many of the RNs here seem to know what COB means, thus a semantic confusion.
And a "joke" has taken a serious tone, and I have been duly reprimanded by you COBs; I am sorry to have gotten your "wings" aflutter.

I think you're the one who has taken things too seriously. My wings are just fine.

Perhaps since you've come back to answer a survey we'll see more of you here.

Farawyn · Jul 23, 2015

Someone had a capital R in one of her posts and couldn't get rid of it. Weird.

That was ME! *all excited*

OCNRN63, RN · Jul 23, 2015

That was ME! *all excited*

I think it's a sign.

Julie Reyes, DNP, RN · Jul 23, 2015

That was ME! *all excited*

LOL! I could just see you jumping up and down waving your hands!