startmeup

There seems to be two sides to this...and they're both right. Here's my view as of today (tomorrow who knows!), I'm an RN student graduating in May '06. I'm 42 years old. Switched careers (2004) cause I couldn't stand the people I worked with. I had a great job and loved what I did, but the people and the decisions they made created a depressing situation. You should also know I was laid off in 2002 from a company that I'd worked for 13 years. I made good money...more than I'll make as an RN...starting out anyway. Long story short, for me, it's the people I work with who'll make the difference. I take my responsibilities seriously. I like to work with good, smart people who take their jobs seriously. I also like to feel I can relate to these people in a personal way as well. It sure has a way of easing the stressful situations we run into at work. So for me, it's the people who'll I'll be working with that ultimately decide where I work when I graduate. The type of work...well that's an extremely close second place. P.S. I always had the policy of work and play separate when I was younger. I regret that know. Good friends are hard to find.

There's probably other reasons for stopping alcohol. One is the liability issue. Would the company be liable if someone got drunk at the party (even if the company didn't give it to them) and then got behind the wheel? The answer is yes.

I have worked a rotating 12 hour shift for 15 years. I've been required to be on call regularly and have never gotten paid. This was a manufacturing job before I entered nursing school. The topic of getting paid for on-call duty came up many times. There have been court decisions regarding this. As far as I know, the employer is not required to pay for on-call duty, legally speaking. Consider yourself lucky if you do get paid for it.

Check that, I did post here a year ago I think. ADN Graduate May '06

Wow, this is my first post. Hello everyone. Gosh I read this site all the time but I'm posting for the first time cause this thread is kind of strange. I thought the posts were thought provoking until I got to the one voicing concern about the validity of the OP. Wow...that one threw me for a loop. I would like to ask Buttons why she thinks the post is not valid? Is this just a feeling, or is it based on fact? Thanks.

San Jacinto College. Houston,TX. Excited and ready to go starting next week.