Special Snowflake!

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If I hear that phrase here one more time, I might have to slap you in the forehead. Stop. Please.

JBudd, That's the first thing I thought of.

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Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.
At my hospital if you work a 4-hour shift it's called a princess shift

We call those princess shifts too! :laugh:

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COB= Crusty Old Bat. It was an insult given to several of the more experienced people here. Rather than be insulted, we embraced it.

I like that! Lemons > lemonade, yes?

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What yahweh1276, BSN said!!! LOL :yes:

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If I hear that phrase here one more time, I might have to slap you in the forehead. Stop. Please.

I've never heard this term used in my clinical setting and I don't want to make an assumption as to what it means. Please, educate me!

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Specializes in ICU.

I need you guys to tell me where I fall into these terms. I'm in school, but old enough to remember those V-8 commercials. I know I do not fall into the special snowflake category at all. Those people often turn into the delightful helicopter parents raising their special snowflakes. But since I'm still a student, I'm not a COB either.

I'm going to give it some serious thought unless someone has a cool name for it. :cheeky:

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I need you guys to tell me where I fall into these terms. I'm in school, but old enough to remember those V-8 commercials. I know I do not fall into the special snowflake category at all. Those people often turn into the delightful helicopter parents raising their special snowflakes. But since I'm still a student, I'm not a COB either.

I'm going to give it some serious thought unless someone has a cool name for it. :cheeky:

Uh oh, we have an identity crisis on our hands!

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Specializes in Oncology.
They say there are two kinds of people in this world, the snowflakes and the COB's.

I keep trying out for Team COB but so far I keep getting red shirted. They say I can't get off the bench til I eat my first young..

I HATE BEING A SNOWFLAKE! I HATE IT! I HATE IT SOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!! :arghh:

I always thought special snowflakes were patients. I prefer The Young and The Pretty for non-COB nurses.

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I have to make an admission.

I've seen the snowflake term tossed around here a few times. I actually thought it was one person's nickname. As in, everyone was talking to this one person who seemed to really annoy everyone.

After reading this thread I get it now. Gee, I can be so dense sometimes.

But I agree, there should be more than just snowflake and COB. I mean, already, we're leaving out the "Higher Calling" people. Or are they just a different variation of the snowflake? An especially white and pure snowflake? And what about the Diva's? The ones who make comments like "I did NOT make a mistake, you're just threatened because I'm so much prettier than you!". Or are they just a variation of the snowflake too?

This is getting too complicated. See why I was confused?

I literally laughed out loud. Too funny

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I always thought special snowflakes were patients. I prefer The Young and The Pretty for non-COB nurses.

Not all of them are that. Meow.

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Specializes in Hospice.
Not all of them are that. Meow.

Ah, but they THINK they are...that's part of what makes them so Special.

And, if you don't agree wholeheartedly, well then, you're obviously just a bitter COB and NETY! NETY! You're a bully! *barf*

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*blinks*

Some of us not young, not pretty, not stuck up know it all students / new nurses are still awaiting our nickname.

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