kiteman

no... i still think it's silly not to tell someone your salary when you're in a field that has a pretty definitive salary. maybe if you were in sales and didn't want to justify how good/bad of a salesman you were by disclosing that financial information, or maybe if you were a lawyer or in a type of profession where salaries fluctuate, but nursing, come on. either way, the first comment wasn't what got me, it was the second. it takes a lot of pride to say that a 200k risk-free job earns what they make, when there are people out there everyday putting their life on the line (or at least sweating!) that don't earn a quarter of that. once again, i don't knock on CRNAs, only the ones that think they are equivalent to gods.

not bashing your career...hell, not even talking to you. i'm talking about a CRNA saying they earn every penny they make when that is a VERY INSENSITIVE statement. i completely respect CRNAs and what they do. i'm only point a finger at those who try to belittle every other existing job out there. that's all. so pretty much every other post is only asking for a nice little rebuttal. stop now while you've got your experience that defines your reputation.

WOW you've got some balls. why don't you work for the SWAT, make 40k a year, and put your life on the line every day while being in charge of saving other's lives. it doesn't matter if your patient dies or not, you still get 145k a year. i think you should take a step back and realize just how silly YOU sound. i only hope your ass gets sued for malpractice when you make that mistake, and you lose your job. i'm not saying i wish that of any CRNA, i'm just saying that comparative to someone in the SWAT possibly losing their life to save another's life, i think at the least you would deserve to lose your CRNA license if you were to kill a patient with your practice. i mean really, have you ever thought about that? someone in a 145k risk-free job environment does not equal someone in a 40k complete-risk job.

i was scrolling through some random posts and just happened to come across this one. i think i needed to post my quick response. firstly, she didn't personally ask you a damn thing. she asked what a general salary was, so quit bitchin' at her like your her mother. secondly, most people know the range of a CRNA - which is usually between 130k-160k, so why the hell do you think anyone cares your exact dollar amount in earnings? seriously, if you make 145k annually, guess what? so does about 75% of CRNAs in existence! you think you're that significant that your particular salary is important to every forum reader out there? i'll say it for the first time if you think that - get over yourself. more importantly, i came across this pompous, absolutely assanine statement. i've been around some pretty arrogant people, but i think this is one of the most ridiculous and selfish things i've ever heard someone say. to prove my point: do you realize how much money you actually make? i don't know exactly because if i did know you would obviously spontaneously combust, but you probably literally make about 4 times as much as the average person. now, to make you look like a fool, i'll ask - do you think every average person out there doesn't work as hard as you? well you surely implied that! your statement insinuated that no one works harder than you, and i can guarantee you that some people are working 10 times harder than you and earning 1/10th of what you make in a year. if you earn what you work for, then clearly you are either working harder than anyone else that makes less (or equal) than you, or everyone that works as hard as you is making at least as much as you. this statement, in and of itself, is absolutely ludacris, and in turn, shows that you have close to no sense at all, or a head bigger than a hot-air balloon. you seriously need to grow up, i don't care how old you are. and i'm sorry, but i had to bring this thread back from the dead. i work with nurses all day, everyday, and i can assure you most of them don't even come close to work as hard as some people i know. in addition, most of the nurses i'm around spend their time in the ICU/ER and have a harder time than a CRNA does working, and they make a fraction of the money that CRNAs do. and i also put up with hearing some pretty ridiculous stuff from these nurses, too, but this probably tops everything i've ever heard. i can't wait to turn on the tonight show when brad pitt claims, "i earn every penny i make, which is roughly $31 million dollars a movie."