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Objectively, you are not too old. Subjectively, only you know your energy level, strength, skills and enthusiasm and whatever else you bring to the job. Is ageism is a factor in hiring, like other work sectors? This is a general answer because I don'...

Your mother will not change probably. Sounds like mine Moving out will not change it because she will nag on phone or email. call the aunt and say you wish you could have been at her party. It's the nice thing to do. Maybe your mom cares more than ...

Doublespeak and euphemisms are in every business and work sector. It began long ago. Education military and government especially. And it is increasing. It is supposed to be nicer and make people feel better. In the 1970s it really expanded. You say ...

The current thing is to say Mr. John. Or Ms Vivian. I like that way

You mean nurses of the opposite sex? Is it personal? Nothing wrong with that. Some nurses may be glad when someone calls in I suppose

If it was only 10 minutes to listen I say listen. We spent more than time reading and answering your post! I have and no one knows you and other users on this forum. But it is hard to stop a talker face to face. I don't blame the OP. Hey you might ha...

Most people feel underpaid especially in education retail and lower level jobs in all fields. Union or not. Hard or easy jobs. Location is a big reason so it depends And they are not saving lives or making a difference. Sadly the workers who deserve...

I agree. Sounds very petty. People don't think pettiness is a fault and also fear confronting others with their complaints Maybe the talking interferes with her concentration or she is bored or annoyed with what you are talking about. Assuming she h...

There is more to this incident. Obvious that this is not bullying and the crier has audacity reporting the op. Strange. OP has no obligation to help the nurse especially off work. It is nice yes. Some people cannot listen well and though well mea...

I gave this some thought. The butt slapping...are these with their friends or close women? In a workplace, especially in front of patients, it is clearly bad behavior. But .if they are a consensual couple then it is not harassment-- nevertheless un...

Do you have a HEPA air purifier? I use a compact quiet one for springtime moderate asthma. Inexpensive and light. Dustmites can be a problem too

What are a few examples of harassment you mention? From a male or female?

In an outpatient clinic are nurses supposed to call their patients on phone with results of the x rays blood tests etc? I was told that they will call only if it is urgent and bad. But patients don't know that rule. Does this depend on the doctor o...

Well can you just walk around the floor in street clothes when you are free? Just say you like watching a well staffed efficient dept and you are waiting for someone--no names. Use a pretext. Casually talk to a nurse or med assistant without being i...

Clinic for the deaf. Specialize in deafness

I hope this is the right forum. As a patient I have had doctors in specialties. Who look bored. Who are eager to end the appt asap with a few words. I am interrupting their day it feels. Who are so rude or unfriendly. One walked out of the meet...

Agree. The same for veterinarians I discovered

I belong to another professional forum (not medical) where the users are much more private and anonymous, and will not even share their subject expertise, degrees, geographic location. Without this information, their posts lack meaning. Well, at leas...

Totally agree...it is an old idea. I taught critical thinking, anti-pseudoscience in college. Students were not interested in debunking phony ideas or fallacies or scientific reasoning. Not exciting., Students, young and adults, are widely apathetic...

My friend with a Ph.D. from an elite university believes this baloney. Also thinks that climate change is a hoax and weather experts and scientists are conning everyone. But he is anti science to start with. Another issue is that the probability of a...

I know a 78 year old man who said he has COPD. When I asked him what that stood for, he didn't know. I said you have this disease and you don't know what it is? Same man, says "patients" and "patience" are words that sound the same but differ i...

I was in Amsterdam on vacation. I overheard a man talk about it. There were no American newspapers to read or Americans to ask. Dutch people were sympathetic. I worried and womdered when I could fly home. My ticket was for 9/11 Took me a week...

My academic research is into strict Christian religious beliefs and the motives. Fear of disobeying their faith is prominent. So many believers (educated or not) will believe anything that supports their divine beliefs, and allegedly God or Bible. O...

I can't understand the thinking behind the ad. Are they so desperate for nurses? If I was a nurse I would never apply there.

My guess is that medical secretaries/receptionists have access to much information on everyone and can easily access it at some clinics. In detail. Sometimes the faxed orders are seen and other papers too. I think this is ubiquitous. Speaking as a pa...