Named after the hundred-eyed watchman of Greek myth, Argus watches the education landscape: spotting new opportunities, pressure-testing the ventures we're building, and tracing every read back to the real-world signals behind it.
The evidence library: the raw signals the pipeline is watching across the education ecosystem. Every idea is built from these.
I teach high school. In class today, my students were working independently/in small groups on a packet. We have a 42 minute period and this was about 20-25 minutes of work. I had worksheet for them to start after. One of my freshmen was working on a paper assignment for another class (some kind of math). She would not put it away after multiple warnings and as a result was moving very slowly through the assignment she should have been doing for me. This was over 25 or so minutes and most other people finished and moved on. Eventually about 15 minutes before the bell, I took her math paper and told her I would be giving it to her other teacher. She was like noooooo but then started working on my assignment. She didn't ask me for her math paper back at the end of class and didn't come find me after school. So I looked up her math teacher and dropped it in her box about an hour after school finished. Well the student emailed me around 30 minutes ago asking if they could come early to my
First baby expected after a longgg 4+ year fertility journey. Obviously I’m ecstatic about finally being pregnant, but the start of the school year coinciding with my first trimester is killing me! Today was the 5th day of school and I’m 6w5d pregnant. The exhaustion is unreal!!! I’m an absolute zombie! How do I make it through the next few weeks!? Hoping 2nd trimester things get better. 😅 submitted by /u/No_Boysenberry_7887 [link] [comments]
So i work in a nursing home dementia ward. And today i stood yet again alone. 1/12 instead of 1/6. We also need to cook, make drinks, give meds, comfort residents, clean the dishes, clean the living rooms. Anyway no responsible job for one. So around 4.5 hours into my 8 hour shift i was already burned out. Everyone kept asking for attention, safety or to go to bed. And some of my residents noticed how burned out i slowly became. One tried to to clean the dishes. When getting some residents ready for bed they talked how it wasnt normal that i was alone and they thanked me even more then normal, and when i passed the meds to my last residents because everyone else was in bed she started to scratch my back for 20 minutes straight. And well it felt motherly and good. After the 20 minutes i felt a lot less stressed. Even when management makes you question if you want to stay a nurse the love you get back from youre residents makes it worth everything. And thats why i love being the a nurse.
I want to apply for new jobs but on applications they ask if I’ve ever been fired. My previous employer said they use hire right and phone verification and basically just say dates of employment and whether the employee was full time or part time. I was at the hospital less than 90 days. What do you think? I asked my friend in hr and she said if they use hire right I need to list it. I don’t need to say I was fired but I need to come up with an answer. submitted by /u/BearyManilowOfficial [link] [comments]
I want to preface this by stating that I don’t intend for this post to gloss over the fact that not all nurses are rolling in money. I know that many are stuck in low-paying southern/red states due to family/personal/various reasons. However, if you were fortunate enough to have the freedom to move around, travel, or advance your career through different avenues (NP, CRNA, etc.), how are you doing investment-wise? Are you happy with your financials for your age and did you perform better than you thought you would? What’s the plan for semi/full retirement? Do you intend to keep your license and go part time, prioritize travel more often, or pursue something else entirely? I always see people in tech discussing this, so I wanted to hear about the experiences and goals of nurses who have been working for a while. submitted by /u/CelticNomad95 [link] [comments]
I really don’t think I can make it another 31 years. The classes just get more and more difficult. The work load is taxing. I’m so jealous of the people that can go when they’re 55. Anyone else feeling this way? Sorry to edit: Teachers in Tier 2 for retirement in Illinois. submitted by /u/Chocolatemilk423 [link] [comments]
These broke pricks will withhold benefits for bullshit reasons, allow providers to cherry pick benefits from insurance that they “accept” and won’t do what’s right. Fuck Wyoming, that is all. submitted by /u/BulletSwaging [link] [comments]
I am a middle school elective teacher that covers grades 6-8. I genuinely don't know where to start with this because I've never seen a situation like this happen in real life - only in cheesy kids movies or cartoons. I have a student, who I will call Sam for simplicity sake, that is in the 6th grade, who is so disliked by his peers that they refuse to even sit next to him most of the time. He unfortunately has two things working against him; he is known for being "gross" and he clearly has some issues understanding/respecting unspoken social rules. From the first day of school, I noticed that any time someone was forced to sit next to Sam, whether it be due to lack of options or being put in a group with him, almost every single student would physically move their chair as far away from him as possible. I have regular rectangular tables arranged in groups of four, so that students are in pairs that face each other. Anyone that is supposed to sit on his side of the table will instead c
School starts tomorrow, but I started to miscarry today. At this point, writing sub plans for the first day of school sounds worse than going in (please don’t judge me). Would you tell your principal that you’re miscarrying? For context, I’m at three buildings so I would have to email three principals. My mom and husband think I should tell them for potential emotional support and if I need to take time off in the future. Any kind words of wisdom would be appreciated. submitted by /u/lover_of_hippos [link] [comments]
Recently moved to a new state and struggled to find a spot in the public school district, but a charter school reached out with a stable position. I took it, even with the negative perception charter schools have, and tried to keep an open mind. I am on Day 2 with kids after a week of PD. My mind is set: charter schools are dysfunctional hellholes with leadership staff who seem to have never taught any classes themselves. submitted by /u/vmpireslyr [link] [comments]
How do you handle missing your kids while you work? I’m on week 3 of nights 3x/week (1845-0700) and everyday I leave, I burst into tears because I miss my kid so much. She’s at daycare during the day so I can sleep and I feel like i’m missing out on so much because I can’t be there. She will be 2 in September. Any advice? submitted by /u/invisibledog5 [link] [comments]
Teaching in a sped behavior classroom with 4th-5th graders and snack time is killing me. We do it when they return from specials at 8:45am. It’s an awkward time bc they just finished breakfast an hour earlier, but it helps the transition from specials to academic work. I may end up shifting it later tbh but that’s besides the point. The problem is when someone doesn’t have a snack, it’s the end of the world. Screaming/crying/begging to leave the room to go get one. A personal boundary of mine as an educator is buying food for kids. I already give so much to this job, I will not be responsible for feeding students. All of my students receive breakfast and lunch at school everyday so I know they aren’t going hungry. (I only have 5 kids & I know all their family situations well too) They also are already being manipulative and lying to other adults that they don’t have a snack in order to get one they like better. Basically wondering if anyone else has experienced this in elementary and h
So I’m an elder millennial, raised in the south by boomers and was oriented to nursing by people who remembered smoking at the desk. Point is I always called doctors “doctor _______.” Fast forward I’m 20 yrs in and moved from an old school group of neurosurgeons to an academic hospital and work in research closely with the research physicians. Everyone calls them by their first names. At first I thought it was just an over friendliness but after a while I feel like some weird overly formal old asshole. Isn’t it like working in accounting and calling your coworker/boss “Mister _______” instead of just their damn name. I know I’m overthinking this but also just curious if this is a generational thing or what? I don’t have an opinion either way- Im just curious! Also with Dolly dead, nothing matters anyway. 😔 submitted by /u/Murderinodolly [link] [comments]
Yes you read that right. Private Schools are a breeding ground for corrupt educational practices. The principal I use to have literally said it was illegal for teachers to give students Ds and Fs… She would bully and scream at teachers as if they’re livestock. Guess who would follow this same behavior? You guessed it, these entitled parents who think they own the teachers. Just because you pay tuition doesn’t make you the 2nd coming of Christ. As a result, teachers aren’t even able to discipline students correctly because the school is too scared of losing their customers. We aren’t able to give students the scores they actually deserve because it’s our responsibility to save them. We aren’t able to be righteous without the risk of getting sued… These entitled parents and corrupt admins will be the death of modern education. submitted by /u/Slight-Watercress151 [link] [comments]
I started getting more on the 3rd day of school. And these aren't kids they are giving me from another teacher, they are kids the parents didn't bother enrolling until after school had already started so no one knew anything about them so we don't have enough teachers. And we all know the district administration isn't going to pay for any more. Not sure if it's a "welcome to public school" situation or a "welcome to SPED" situation or both, but I am getting my ass absolutely handed to me. I haven't had a lunch break since that 3rd day. They aren't giving me any more paras to help handle the classroom, where all these kids are all day except for recess. Please tell me about your nightmare starts to the school year to make me feel better! submitted by /u/Cloud13181 [link] [comments]
So I am about to graduate soon and I currently work as a dialysis technician. My boss said they will hire me as soon as I’m licensed. I enjoy my job but my only “concern” is dialysis nursing is simple and easy (in my experience) and there is not much you need to do compared to like medsurg or ED. I’m just afraid that if I start as a dialysis nurse it would be hard to branch out or switch specialties. But dialysis pays way more in my area than hospital jobs. I don’t know whether I should start in Dialysis, make more money but not grow my nursing skills OR find a job as like a critical care nurse, make less money but learn more and become a competent nurse. Any advice? I am also ignorant about this topic so my “theories” may not even be correct submitted by /u/mixxed_baby [link] [comments]
I have an entire class that had the same wrong answer for their constructed response. They all used the same app to take a picture and copy whatever it says. Then they all copied it word for word. I have heard about 27 identical personal stories that have nothing to do with the text assigned. The question now is if I deal with the headache of putting in 80% of my grades as a 0 for cheating or just give them a pop quiz over the information tomorrow. Even if it was right do they not think that when their friends all copied the same answer I'd notice and google it myself? submitted by /u/thecooliestone [link] [comments]
How many weeks of notice do you give? And give me your reasoning. Just interested in hearing the variation of responses submitted by /u/ConstructionSharp976 [link] [comments]
Whoever does scheduling stop giving one teacher all the academically bad and behavior issue students. It's wrong and not to mention unfair. Also in a tested subject, that one teacher will have lower scores for that reason. Stop fucking doing this. submitted by /u/CartoonistCrafty950 [link] [comments]
Been in the ER for almost a year. Prior to that I worked the floor for about 2. I get it, floor nursing and ER nursing are different. Our priorities differ. However, I’m really put off by the laissez faire attitude from a lot of my coworkers. I’ll admit, I’m a baseline anxious person and wanted to try out the ER for some exposure therapy and learn new skills. But I’ve noticed in this ER at least, people shrug a lot of things off, and we get away with way too many safety events. Red alarms going off at central monitoring station? No one looks up. I’ve hustled taking care of my own patients and walked by a room to turn off a red alarm going off for at least 5 min when I noticed this patient is barely responsive and satting in the 70s. People were just on their phones at the nursing station. I feel like it’s me and one other person who actually looks at central monitoring to see what’s up. I’ve had to stabilize my quickly decompensating patient who suddenly experienced chest pain and seve
I’m an RN from New Zealand, and getting my nursing license here in the US has been one of the longest and most challenging journeys I’ve been through. From starting my very first registration application to today, it took me ** 2 years and half*\ * to finally sit for the NCLEX, pass it, and officially become a USRN. And honestly, this journey tested my patience in more ways than I can explain. One of the biggest hurdles was the **education review**. Things work very differently between New Zealand and the US. The core of nursing is the same, but the courses, clinical hours, and scope of practice can vary quite a bit. I started my CGFNS/TruMerit evaluation about two years ago, and when my report came back, I had **two course deficiencies: OB and Peds .** Those two words still haunt me. 😂 As nurses educated in NZ/Australia, we know these areas are not covered as part of our Bachelor of Nursing. In New Zealand, there is a separate profession for midwifery, and depending on where you did y
hello everyone, new grad here i’ve been a nurse for a few months now and on the floor on my own at a small rehab hospital. no residency just hired on as a new grad and had 2 weeks of orientation because they felt i didn’t need the 3rd week. i was spoken to by the nurse manager about how a patient said i didn’t do an assessment on them. 1/5 patients said this. apparently it’s a new thing they’re doing by going to each patient after your shift to ask if they had an assessment done. i was baffled. asked how is that possible, i for sure do all of my assessments and even tell patients right when i get on and take their vitals. i’m telling yall im 100% sure ive done all my assessments. anyway they showed me this document about how i could be sued or whatever for falsifying documentation and could get my license taken away. they didn’t make me sign anything. said it was a “coaching” moment. didn’t explain who said it or when, just that if it happens again i’ll be written up or worse. i’m feel
Working in the ER and family stops you in the hall submitted by /u/Dr_Beardsley [link] [comments]
I don’t know if anyone feels this but the entire day before my 7PM shift, so it’s 10AM now…. I just feel so bored. So useless, so non productive. I don’t want to do anything. I want to stay home, it’s beautiful outside but I don’t have the energy to go outside. It’s like this “cloud” is forced above my head, knowing that I have to clock in tonight at 7PM. It’s quite depressing and it definitely is triggering my depression. Somedays I think a simple 9-5 making 5x more in the corporate would would be better. Dressing up nicely in the AM, leaving work at 5, catching a happy hour on the way home, be home all night. I don’t know… I have no life before my night shift. And then the worst part is … I finish my shift at 7AM, come back home, sleep, and boom work again in two hours. submitted by /u/Constant-Big5731 [link] [comments]
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And the VERY FIRST thing I need to say is that I see and hear all of you that are psychiatric nurses, techs, NP's, docs, managers, risk managers, the entire crew!!! Cause what the absolute f***!! I have been a nurse for 21 years. Mostly ER, but also a few years of case management and workers comp and some ortho thrown in there. Big and small volume ER's. I took a job at a local state operated psychiatric facility in April. I'm on the geriatric ward. The final straw was last Friday when I had to provide oral and written statements for an abuse investigation re: my "work wife" - who, to be fair, is both equally amazing and terrible at the same time. I'm not the accused but I'm squarely in the middle of this nasty, awful mess. In 21 years of nursing, I've never even come close to an abuse investigation. Like....not even a whisper. I do my job well and try to establish a rapport with my patients and give mutual respect to everyone. The accused put us in so many dicey situations because of
Hi everyone, I am a new grad nurse and was able to land a outpatient clinic job as my first job. I actually really wanted a hospital job and later in a couple years get a clinic job to be able to keep my clinical skills. But sadly with no CNA experience, lack of clinical hours in the hospital and no connections I was not able to secure a hospital new residency program. I am very excited starting my outpatient job next week but now I am thinking I want to be a prn nurse in a year or two. Do you think I will be able to find a PRN job after one or two years of experience? I really don't want lose some clinical hands on experience like IVs and needle injections. Or do you think it's best to apply for a Fellowship program in a year or two? submitted by /u/No-Significance5914 [link] [comments]
You guys are amazing! I knew I needed a real pencil sharpener and I searched here for recommendations, and you said the AFMAT is the way to go. Guys, I’ve been sharpening pencils all day long! It gently pulls in the pencil, goes ham on it, then politely gives it back to me! I am in love with this thing! Thank you! (Teacher simple pleasures!) submitted by /u/quokkaqrazy [link] [comments]
Hi everyone, I’m a new grad RN and I’m terrified. 😭 I’m starting on a telemetry med-surg floor, and I genuinely feel like I forgot everything. I spent basically my entire summer relearning everything for the NCLEX because I knew I’d need that knowledge as a nurse. I went through all of Archer’s videos, reviewed every body system, and hand-wrote a TON of notes. I passed in July, but now it’s almost September and I feel like all of it has disappeared from my brain. I don’t even remember how to read telemetry anymore, I’m rusty with medications, and I feel like I forgot how to do a proper head-to-toe assessment. Obviously I’m going to review before I start, but I’m just so scared that I’m way more unprepared than I should be. Is this normal for new grads, or is something wrong with me? 😭 Did anyone else feel like they forgot everything before starting? submitted by /u/Weekly-Office-1391 [link] [comments]
i recently obtained a job and have been training for around 17 days. i feel so stupid 97% of the time, and i ask so many questions about the stupidest smallest things that i feel like my co-workers are getting sick of it. i can’t help but feel that my bosses want to get rid of me too because i’m not as exceptional as others, and there are better new grads than me with more experience and stronger personalities. each day i come in, i just feel dread and guilt because i feel like i’m slowing everyone down. a lot of people have told me it’s normal to not know what to do, but i feel like somehow i know even less and that i suck so bad. submitted by /u/Top_Mathematician286 [link] [comments]
I don’t understand. R/cripplingalcholism has more standards than this sub does. Why do you allow anti education/Russian psyops to abuse teachers here? Set up some verification, for fuck’s sake. Set the tone! It’s crazy what’s been allowed here, and it’s not respectful to educators. submitted by /u/Independent-Wheel354 [link] [comments]
Just doomscrolling through Indeed posts and going through another period of my life where I don't quite want to be a nurse anymore. I'm 25, I haven't even been at it that long. Don't get me wrong- I love my patients- but I'm tired. I am tired of a clinical setting. I am tired of lives in my hands. I am tired of being anxious dreading my next shift. I have worked both inpatient and outpatient, and honestly, all I'm looking for is something low-stress. Boring, even. I only have an ADN, so I'm sure not having a bachelor's limits my options, but I'd be willing to go get a different degree, take a pay cut, whatever. I am tired. I'd be willing to stay healthcare adjacent if it was something remote, but I know that's not realistic with how high demand those jobs are. ideally, the further I am from healthcare, the better. Is anyone leaving/has left? Where you heading? submitted by /u/indogneato [link] [comments]
My view of most PD, esp. the whole week of meetings before we greet students: Esp. for teachers who've already been teaching for >5 years, and have "read the room" and gotten 100 micro-feedbacks from students every day about whether their lessons and exercises flop or are engaging, and we can always become better teachers by listening to our STUDENTS.. Most PD is either, "2+2=4". And the admin/presenter can walk away smugly, thinking how great it was that THEY taught us what's good and right! (Like we didn't know...) Or, it's "2+2=5". Stuff that we have seen and actually tried, but stuff that just plain flops and doesn't help kids engage and learn. Could've been an email: Things that are slight changes to policy, announcements, etc. Why did you hire us, if you assume that we're illiterate (can't read emails), and can't teach without your training? It's so rare for anything to NOT fall into those 3 categories. I truly believe that most PD (esp. before school) is really just: A) Getting
Multiple Prime-owned hospitals across the country announced unionizing campaigns or strikes today! (blocked out faces for privacy!) submitted by /u/ChickenSedanwich [link] [comments]
The things that have stood out to me: Fewer martyrs. I don't see so many teachers sacrificing for the kids. They go home after contract time and feel no guilt. Fewer "hobby" teachers. I'm talking about the ones that have a rich spouse and don't care about working conditions because they're in it for the kids. Teaching for the income as well as the outcome. Enough said. Fewer teachers willing to work for low pay. Low paying states tend to have bigger teacher shortages now. Teachers out of college aren't willing to work for dismal salaries when they have loans to pay off. Teachers understanding how salary schedules work and not buying into the line that a Masters degree makes you too expensive. Newer teachers just don't want to work for a place with that attitude. My experience. Your mileage may vary so let's hear it. submitted by /u/No-City4489 [link] [comments]
There is something deeply disturbing about watching one of New York City's most prestigious healthcare institutions continue to describe itself as a leader in compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care while the reality facing some of its most vulnerable patients increasingly looks very different. Mount Sinai talks about expanding access, investing in behavioral health, caring for the community, and being a leader in medicine. Yet at the same time, the community is watching inpatient psychiatric capacity shrink, a specialized geriatric psychiatric unit prepare to close for years, and now, according to recent reporting, restrictions on accepting some new patients with certain government-backed insurance plans. At what point are New Yorkers allowed to stop listening to the carefully chosen corporate language and start looking at the consequences of these decisions? Mount Sinai's motto is “We Find a Way.” It's a powerful promise for a healthcare institution to make. It suggests that
I have always been a prep in the morning and then enjoy the afternoons to evenings but the problem is I get exhausted after my prep work. I no longer feel like doing my hobbies but just scroll the web. I have tried it the other way around but I kept being bothered by thoughts of all the work I still have to do and could not enjoy my mornings and evenings. Catch 22. Be damned if you do, be damned if you don't submitted by /u/Mie4life [link] [comments]
How do you deal with the cliquey teachers? I’m a special ed teacher and some grade levels are very cliquey and mean girl. Like giving each looks during meetings and whispering or making rude comments. submitted by /u/Puzzleheaded-Swan-92 [link] [comments]
I have been an RN for 15 years. Originally BSN, got MSN in Nursing education in 2018. I spent 9 years in the hospital (cardiac med/surg, CV/procedural with cath lab/IR/EP lab prep and recovery, pre-op). I then went to work in K-12 as a nurse for 6 years. I have no gaps in my resume. I was still managing T1D pumps, trachs, gtubes, seizures, overdoses, etc. It was also very case management and computer heavy, so not using as much of my bedside skills, but I would not call myself "non-clinical" those 6 years. I quit several months ago and thought it would be a breeze to find a clinical job. I have mostly been applying for procedural units, Preop/PACU, Endoscopy, clinic nursing. I feel qualified for all of those, sure, it would take me a little to get back into the swing of things, but I am a quick learner. I can do IVs in my sleep! My resume is not even being sent to hiring managers. I am using AI to tailor each resume for the specific job, but still no luck. I have BLS, CV certification,
We all love teaching and care deeply for our students... We all try to do so much with so little, and yet every year we start with a PD on how we as teachers must do more to improve an increasingly fraught situation in the United States. Anyone who has been teaching from before the Pandemic will tell you that education is in a precarious place and getting worse by the year. Not for lack of caring on the part of us as educators, but from all of the things we cannot control. Yes... We certainly can improve things and always should strive to be better on our end of things as teachers. Yet sometimes it seems that leadership and parents see us as the only ones with agency in this situation. As the old adage says, it takes a village to raise a kid. Yet today it seems the village wants us as teachers to go it alone. Which in the end feels more and more like squeezing blood from a stone. submitted by /u/B4B4BlueJ4y [link] [comments]
I recently accepted a job as a school nurse (never done school nursing) and have 4 years of experience as an RN. Let me preface by saying I absolutely did not think it was going to be a cake walk like some people believe and was prepared for challenges thrown my way. What I was NOT prepared for is the absolute chaos and disorganization I walked into. Sooooo many duplicates of supplies spread all over the damn place, an EXPIRED undesignated inhaler, paperwork I have no idea if important or not all over the office, in drawers, etc. you get it, a total hot mess cluster fuck. Unlocked med cabinet (district nurse has no idea if there’s even a KEY FOR IT) that has controls. Medications without proper emergency plan forms or medication authorization forms…I just need to know from fellow school nurses, is this what the job is supposed to look like? Everything seems like a total liability and everyone seems so laissez faire about it all. I feel like I’m going insane trying to organize and make
This is a very specific situation that I hope someone can help me with. I live in Pennsylvania and am on my last year of my degree, which is k-12 art edu. My fiance moved here from Florida to be with me while I finish out my degree. However his dad just told him about a plan that he paid into when he was a kid that allows him nearly free tuition at any Florida college (a little late to tell him, we are 22 lol). It can technically be used at other states, but because of how much more expensive other states college tuition is, it would make the plan go from paying for 4 years to 1. He’s always wanted to go to college but life happens, and this seems like a perfect opportunity for him and I don’t want to hold him back. This seems perfectly fine, and we could just move to Florida next year and I’d just teach in Florida. However, I am a trans male. I am fully transitioned with all the surgeries, my name changed, and no one ever thinks I’m not a man. Nobody even knows I’m trans except my fia
I've been an adult for 12 years and I've never once been summoned for jury duty. Now that I'm a first year teacher and the school year is about to start they've decided to come a knockin'. If I explain that I'm a middle school teacher and can't afford to miss the beginning of the school year will that be a good enough reason to recuse myself? submitted by /u/Sweet-Pitch-2341 [link] [comments]
Middle school is so funny. They tattle on each other, get mad over small things, make you laugh at things you probably shouldn’t, make even the quietest person like me raise their voice, and then have such insightful discussions. I went in nervous and stumbling over my words but by the last period I was knocking the stapler on the desk and separating students. I kinda like it but I’m also terrified because this was the first day and by the last class I was so overstimulated 😂 this is gonna be a crazy school year! submitted by /u/Fearless_Respect_320 [link] [comments]
I teach special ed preschool in a title 1 public school. Our program is big enough that we have our own building and our own administrator. We have over 100 preschoolers (all special ed) and 11 classrooms. We used to have no kids on Fridays. This is because we have hundreds of IEP meetings every year and nearly one hundred new students referred every year. My district rarely has enough subs, so having Fridays ensured we wouldn't be pulled out all the time and leaving a para alone with the kids. Every time a new child is referred to us, there is an initial IEP meeting, a home or daycare observation, an hour long play-based evaluation, sometimes a standardized asssesment which is usually done at their daycare, a team meeting to decide classroom placement, and a second IEP meeting to confirm their placement. Special ed teachers do all of this. Some parts used to be done by the school psychologist but guess what she retired and there's no replacement :) We also have to write a new IEP from
I’m a nurse at an assisted living facility. Been here 1.5 years. My coworker asked me to work for her next week. I asked her if we could swap days and she could work a day for me next week too. She told me that management won’t let her, but didn’t specify why. I figured it was bc she picks up a lot of OT, but we’re just swapping days that are the same week/pay period so it shouldn’t matter. I reached out to management yesterday (with her permission) asking them if we could swap days. They said yes and to fill out a sheet (I have it in writing (text message)). I thought all was dandy. I went ahead and booked a little getaway for my boyfriend and I. Well now management reached out to me today saying that they actually can’t approve it bc that would mean she would be working 8 days in a row. Technically I could cancel my getaway, but I would have to do it by tomorrow otherwise I won’t get my refund. And I was looking forward to it. They said that I would need to make other arrangements, o
I sat in my car after and just cried a little. Not the sad tears. It just came come out because when something you worked so hard for finally and actually happens. I’m still in caregiving in a way, just from the ownership side, and I’m excited. I own 3 adult living homes now. I started this with no business knowledge at all, just years of bedside experience and a refusal to quit. I didn’t know financing, licensing, staffing, any of it. I found the right people who navigate licensed operation, leaned on them hard and kept going even when I wanted to give up and stay where it was safe. Tomorrow I’m not clocking in anywhere. I’m just processing all still. Mine. Or Whatever word fits when you finally get to stand fully inside the thing you built. 8 years got me here. I’m not the same person who started that first shift and I’m so proud of her for not quitting. submitted by /u/Capital-Tip-8428 [link] [comments]
Background: new grad nightshift L&D 2025, left LD for outpatient dayshift, dislike outpatient and getting bullied in role by management. Wanting to go back to bedside. Desperately wanting to go back to bedside. I know, wild. I miss the relationships with patients and using my nursing knowledge. I was struggling so bad with the anxiety of LD high stakes nature combined with nightshift so I left to go dayshift 5 8’s which is horrific. 5 days is not for me. Have applied to only LD/PP jobs but keep getting nightshift offers. I left LD because of nightshift and the anxiety with it. Now, as desperate as I am to get out of my current role (bullying & hating 5 days a week) I’m considering going back to nights even though I hate nights. Is this silly? I feel like a failure in my 1.5 career as a nurse. I can’t seem to land dayshift in my speciality of choice. I’m constantly anxious feeling like I’ll never find where I fit in or a place I’ll ever truly be good at. I hate that I left bedside so ea
I’ve realized there is exactly one thing I’m genuinely jealous of: people with well-paying remote jobs. I have friends who work from home that make double what I make as a teacher, and they straight-up tell me they could never go back to driving to work every morning and physically being somewhere all day. They can throw in a load of laundry, let the dogs out, make lunch in their own kitchen, take little breaks throughout the day, and still get their work done. And here I am with two master’s degrees, more than two decades in education, getting up and driving to work every morning to spend the entire day “on.” When you’re there, you’re THERE. I’m really not a jealous person. I don’t look at someone’s house, car, vacations, or salary and wish I had their life. But remote workers making twice my salary from home? Yeah…you got me. I’m jealous. And I think it’s hitting me harder now because I’m at that weird point in my career where retirement is close enough that I can see it…but still fa
Seasoned icu rn here. When does the field of medicine cross the line for you? When is it too much treatment? Too much fluid pushed in a code, too much sedation, too much delirium. What was your breaking point? submitted by /u/Spirited-Pangolin219 [link] [comments]