I give in, I'm a COB

Nurses General Nursing

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Ok, I've had it. I'm tired of whippersnapper nurses, smart alecky new grads who think that their gold plated degrees trump experience.

I'm hungry for young flesh. ;)

I'm officially a Crusty Old Bat, to put it nicely.

My granny had a rotary phone. Best thing ever.

I had to explain to my children why we "roll" down the windows in the car.

I'm not a COB. I will never be a COB. I dislike cliques of any kind (and I simultaneously shudder and roll my eyes at the idea that there are "cool kids" here). Seeing all the obsequiousness being displayed in this thread is obnoxious.

No matter how many years I will be a nurse, I will never be crusty and grouchy to new nurses.

I am impatient with ineptitude and stupidity, but that's irrespective of my career choice or number of years therein.

I don't know you but you already annoy me. I could list the reasons why but you wouldn't get it.

Specializes in Hospice.
I don't know you but you already annoy me. I could list the reasons why but you wouldn't get it.

Ok, hold on a sec, please. klone's ok, this thread just hit her the wrong way and she bowed out awhile ago.

We all have buttons that, when pushed, make us cranky, irritable, or bat-crap crazy. Don't give up on her. She makes good points.

My granny had a rotary phone. Best thing ever.

I had to explain to my children why we "roll" down the windows in the car.

Aiiight, you need to **** right now.

Aiiight, you need to **** right now.

I need to what?

I'm sorry I don't understand your use of derogatory language.

Because the site bleeps it out.

******

**** a duck, Oodles.

Specializes in Hospice.
I need to what?

I'm sorry I don't understand your use of derogatory language.

Because the site bleeps it out.

******

Ok, I thought it was just me lol. I've been going over every bad swear I can think of, and nope...got nothin'.

Bwahaha I just reread the posts-it has to do with you excitement peering!!

It rhymes with "hiss". 😇

Specializes in Hospice.
Ok, I thought it was just me lol. I've been going over every bad swear I can think of, and nope...got nothin'.

Bwahaha I just reread the posts-it has to do with you excitement peering!!

It rhymes with "hiss". 😇

Or not. Now I'm really confused. It's past my bedtime, I'm just going to curl up under my blankie. *sigh*

Or not. Now I'm really confused. It's past my bedtime, I'm just going to curl up under my blankie. *sigh*

I'm pretty sure you were right.

But you know, a bit of pee ain't gonna bother me!

Jul 13 by Ruby Vee, BSN, RN

Quote from OCNRN63

I don't know that there's a specific number, but certainly a whole lot more than one or two. IMO, anyone who has more than 20 years...no brainer.

I think if you have at least ten years of exp., you are well on your way to being a COB. If you've been a nurse more than half your life, then you are in an elite group of COBs. >()

I've been a nurse 2/3 of my life. I wonder what that makes me.

A legit straight up superhero? Or saint? I don't know if I could do 40 years on the floor without having a complete meltdown one day lol.

Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

It's not the years at the bedside that are dragging me down, it's the flat out disrespect from the brand new nurses.

It's not the years at the bedside that are dragging me down, it's the flat out disrespect from the brand new nurses.

I don't understand how someone can be disrespectful to someone you could learn so much from. It baffles me. I also don't understand hating a police officer simply because they are a police officer.

I'm weird I guess.

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