I am not going to be popular with this thread, but here goes...I have seen quite a few posts about the older workers that are new grads thinking they deserve a job more because they had a previous career. Many times, these former careers are NOT healthcare related, so it does not help with their nursing career at all. My question to the older workers who are new grads is why do you feel like you deserve jobs over the younger new grads?
I feel like if anything, the older workers seem more entitled than younger workers. When you get a second career, you are starting at ground zero. So, let the opinions fly.
f you live 15 years in an apartment or have a 15 year mortgage, it is the same..
A lease is not the same as a mortgage, and you can not make a statement like this until you have done both. In an apartment your Air Conditioning / Heater goes out do you have to pay for it?? Do you carry expensive homeowners / Liability Insurance? Do you pay taxes on your property?
Not saying a rental isn't a bad option for some people, when you have a mortgage it is a lot more money.
As far as the narcotics thing I thought I would be helping people out by not applying for an area that I would constantly have to ask someone to give a narcotic. It blew up into something else entirely.[/quote']
WNL, what you are doing that works for you.
Still waiting for more to answer you question that's related to the post, not get into your personal life and have a debate about it.
So what..it doesn't mean you are scott free in bills. Okay so if someone's check is 1200 dollars every two weeks, and someone has an apartment and other person has a house. Apt costs 800 dollars a month plus utilities and house costs 500 dollars, utilities, plus property taxes. It equals out.
20-30 year olds - Sense of entitlement "kids these days " blah blah blah. no commitment since they mostly don't have mortgages. free to follow their bf/gfs were ever. maybe starting to have kids and will need 3 months off
30-40 year olds. dealing with kids. want off for holidays to spend with their kids, soccer games.
40+ chronic health problems realy start showing up. caring for sick/ elderly parents, fmla .....
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these are all stereotypes that affect us even though we are all individuals and anyone over 18 can be dealing with any of those things. sometimes all you just have to do is manipulate their faulty beliefs for your benefit.
Agreed anotherone...
No one can make a blanket statement about mortgages, leases, blah blah live experience, WHATEVER. AGE is NOT STAMPED on to ANY situation, and not off limits to any generation, either.
yeah, Lady, me too. I try and consider others. Apparently, ICU is a better option regarding narcs than M/S. I didn't have that exp in NS, but I guess real world is better.
Wow, wish me luck. I wish you luck. Sounds like that's about all you've got going for you.
Do yourself a favor. Print this thread. Put it away in a box somewhere in an envelope marked "read when 40." Read it when you're 40. And you'll understand then how naive, emptily defensive and immature you come off right now.
I'm 40 and when I think about how I shot my know-it-all mouth off when I was in my 20s, I just shake my head that I was EVER that dumb. If you're bored enough to sit here and try and tell a bunch of people who are smarter and older than you that there's no difference between a lease and a mortgage - having had neither - sounds to me like you need to sign up for some more "volunteer" hours.
mclennan, that does not matter. Most people renew the lease after a year. I actually worked with an older nurse who lived in an apartment and lived there for years and had the same job for a long time. Someone having a mortgage would have no bearing on me hiring them.
Also, my brother bought a house in February, he is selling it soon.
So what..it doesn't mean you are scott free in bills. Okay so if someone's check is 1200 dollars every two weeks, and someone has an apartment and other person has a house. Apt costs 800 dollars a month plus utilities and house costs 500 dollars, utilities, plus property taxes. It equals out.
You have no clue what you are talking about. I will go back to your original question.. why do older workers have something that the younger nurses don't... IT'S CALLED MATURITY, and it is priceless
You have no clue what you are talking about. I will go back to your original question.. why do older workers have something that the younger nurses don't... IT'S CALLED MATURITY, and it is priceless
Maturity is purely relative to person, not age.
The more important "sharing experience" question was: are skills "transferable" when entering a new profession?
I stated yes, but after entry level. Everyone starts out at ground zero. Thoughts???
Having a house vs an apartment makes you more mature? I don't understand it, but ok.
No... maturity comes from not ASSUMING things that you do not fully know, experienced or understand. A mature person (regardless of age) understands they do not know everything, asks questions, tries to see the whole picture and most importantly gets educated.
Another thought I had, since I have decided to stay out of OP's life and stick to the topic, are there any second career changers with NO healthcare experience see nursing as a career or a job???
I am just wondering if the few who are out there that the "non nursing life experience" that is transferable are thinking this way because in many sectors, tangibles are transferable and can give one an edge. I would love to see an example of one who were able to transition from an entirely different sector successfully without having to start at ground zero.
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A lease is not the same as a mortgage, and you can not make a statement like this until you have done both. In an apartment your Air Conditioning / Heater goes out do you have to pay for it?? Do you carry expensive homeowners / Liability Insurance? Do you pay taxes on your property?
Not saying a rental isn't a bad option for some people, when you have a mortgage it is a lot more money.