pookashellz

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1. Nurses that “only do it for the money”

   pookashellz replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

   Agreed 100%. And I am one of those people who just did it for the money. bad idea; it's not enough.

2. If not nursing then what?

   pookashellz replied to SheriffLauren's topic in General Nursing

   my dream job is to create a successful business teaching cooking classes online. "plan B / not a dream job but better than nursing" is web development.

3. So TIRED OF IT

   pookashellz replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

   i'm not going to comment on this again, as I do not want to further derail what is supposed to be a topic for venting about rude/abusive/overly-entitled patients. so for clarification: I do not believe that anyone should be considered "too old" to st...

4. So TIRED OF IT

   pookashellz replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

   thank you so much for the encouragement; i appreciate it :)

5. So TIRED OF IT

   pookashellz replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

   saying that I am worried about age discrimination is "engaging in it"? ok whatever.

6. So TIRED OF IT

   pookashellz replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

   it's ok to calm down. i'm 35, so yeah, 40 is right around the corner and I'm terrified because I'm not naive about how much age discrimination goes on in my country, especially in tech (which is what I want to do).

7. So TIRED OF IT

   pookashellz replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

   I agree 100% @OP. I regret so much going into student loan debt for this stupid career only to be treated like ****. I'm so ******* tired of the lack of respect and being forced to take constant abuse with a smile. I want to change careers, but I'm t...

8. Quit new LTC job for dream job offer?

   pookashellz replied to alllliekat's topic in General Nursing

   that's what I was thinking as well.

9. what would you do? (kind-of new job; ipossibly moving)

   pookashellz replied to pookashellz's topic in General Nursing

   no, he's been unemployed and looking for work since January, hence his frustration. and yeah, I'm also REALLY concerned about "what if it doesn't work out in another state and we have to move back?" because I currently work at the only decent company...

10. what would you do? (kind-of new job; ipossibly moving)

    pookashellz posted a topic in General Nursing

    i've been working for my current company PRN (per diem but often full time hours because I took every shift that was up for grabs ) for 5 years. 4 months ago I applied for a full time position and got it. Recently my fiance got fed up with the lack ...

11. did I kill my chances of ever working again?

    pookashellz replied to pookashellz's topic in Travel

    I know. When I did a local contract before, I made sure it was 50+ miles from my tax home, and I stayed with my aunt while working and paid her rent (via online banking so I could create receipts as proof). Really the only thing I'm worried about is...

12. did I kill my chances of ever working again?

    pookashellz replied to pookashellz's topic in Travel

    No, it has to be agency (which is what I'm doing now) and contract work because to be honest, I don't want to be a nurse. Getting into this was a mistake, and now I have to pick the job with the highest actual pay (and ideally tax-free stipends) so I...

13. did I kill my chances of ever working again?

    pookashellz replied to pookashellz's topic in Travel

    Yep, it was one of those. And yes I have to work in my home state for the next several years because I am the primary caregiver for a family member. So maybe I should count on just being submitted to other companies instead?

14. did I kill my chances of ever working again?

    pookashellz replied to pookashellz's topic in Travel

    Yes, but it didn't go well- I apologized for not coming in and explained that I had not received any notification that they were going to start putting me on their schedule. The DON said "well I sent you a text; I don't know why you didn't get it, bu...

15. did I kill my chances of ever working again?

    pookashellz posted a topic in Travel

    2 years ago I took a contract at a facility owned by a giant corporation. Actually I was supposed to float between two of their facilities. Facility #1 gave me 15-20 hours a week (the facility was a small group home and they didn't have full-time hou...