the thread about nothing...

[kickvicisous]

Tell me this wasn’t at one of her fights

 

[Blue Mamba]

Cheesecake Factory time

 

[alchemist iq]

Stuck at work tonight and people are inviting me to bbq parties...

 

[alchemist iq]

I cut my minifro, i feel naked.
However this chick from work notice me and thought management told me to cut it. I said nah, they didn’t.

She said i look nice.
She want’s the D.

 

[had pants]

Cheesecake Factory time

 

[jking0821]

I'm at an interesting crossroads right now and I figured I'd run it by NT:

Currently working as a critical care RN at a local hospital. I make ~$85K/year, get good benefits, work my 37.5 hours/week (three 12.5 hr shifts/week, alternating weekends and holidays), go home, and live my personal life uninterrupted. My daily workload is manageable, I have opportunities for advancement, and I feel like I'm constantly learning new things. I'm well-liked by peers, subordinates, and superiors. I get praise from my manager, educator, and more experienced RNs about my performance. There are a few people there that are thorns in my side, but nothing worse than what I've experienced at any other job. The downside is that I feel closely monitored/judged in my current spot and management seems to be somewhat punitive. I like the accountability because it keeps everyone in check, but there's always a feeling of uneasiness because you never know when you might be under the microscope if you happen to slip up. I'm also afforded no special treatment and sick/personal time is very much scrutinized no matter how warranted. RNs make up the majority of the workforce at the hospital (unsurprisingly), and I'm basically just another cog in the wheel. High-level management would say "...wait who?" if my name was brought up, and I can't decide whether I like that or if I don't.

I left my previous job almost a year and a half ago and there have been shake-ups in management. The current Director of Nursing is leaving, and the current Assistant Director (my Educator at the time) is taking over as Director. She was told by the head Administrator that she'll have her choice as to who she wants to be her Assistant Director. My mom is still an employee there, albeit in a different department, and was approached by the new Director saying that she didn't want to ask any of the current employees to be her Assistant Director and that I was the only person she would trust to take the role. She gave my mom her personal phone number, which she then provided to me. The job would be ~$30K pay increase, slightly worse benefits, but also would be 8-4 with no weekends or holidays. I'm well-known by all higher-ups at this facility and basically considered the golden child. I used to come back to work per diem shifts and the head Administrator would always find ways to jokingly (but lowkey seriously) ask me to come back full-time. I would be in an environment where just about everything I'd be doing would be accepted and appreciated by the people that have influence. I know everyone and I know the ropes there. The downside is that one of the main reasons I left said facility was that I was sick of being responsible for every other incompetent person around me. I managed the busiest unit that was responsible for the sickest patients and I would be fielding complaints about the aides, housekeepers, dietary, doctors, etc. I felt more like a politician than an RN most of the time. Adding to this, I wouldn't be able to disconnect from the job the same way I'm able to at my current job. I would be on call a decent amount of time and if **** hit the fan I would be expected to drop what I was doing and show up for a shift. The thing that has me seriously contemplating the offer is that the person taking over the Director role is WAY more organized and task-oriented than the previous Director. The old Director swept everything under the rug and gave the "I'll look into that" answer to every grievance and would never do so. She didn't take anything seriously, so problems would build up until the whole thing blew up in everyone's face. I'm optimistic that the new Director will hold herself and everyone else around her much more accountable and create a culture that fosters doing the right things for the right reasons. The facility also belongs to a major corporate entity, so moving up the corporate ladder is a very real possibility.

Gave the new Director a call today and told her I was happy with where I'm at, but not opposed to hearing her out/fielding offers. She's gonna be on vacation all next week, so I told her I'd go back next week to work a per diem shift since I haven't been there in over 6 months to feel it out/see the changes (I've basically been given an open invite to work there whenever I have the time). Told her I'd see how I felt about the experience, sleep on it, then get back to her.

I'm at a spot in my career where I'm basically paralyzed by choice. I've found out I can handle the heaviest/most skill-driven aspect of the profession, but often wonder if that's the type of stress I want to put myself through in the long-haul. I like what I do, but working the bedside can be exhausting on every level. I'm trying to soak everything in right now in order to make the most informed decision, but I wouldn't mind the input of others and stories of their experiences to help guide me through this.

I feel like this decision should be based on person life. $30k raise is hefty. Are you in need of the money? How much does the money motivate you? Will that money make up for the lack of time in your personal life?

I personally have found that once you make enough to pay the bills and live comfortably the increase in pay needs to be substantial to offset my personal life. I love to work out, play soccer, my dog, my girl, hopefully future kids. I would not sacrifice my personal time in my life unless i was greatly compensated.

But sounds like you are cool with where you are at and are respected there which is very important. If you have advancement opportunities in your current position i might stay. But if i could balance the job with personal life it would be hard to turn down that pay increase

 

[jking0821]

double....freaking yuku

 

[Coromanti]

End game: 6.5/10

 

[Ube]

Also applied to Aldi so we'll see what goes on with that. Next is Sprout's

I heard it was a cool/okay job over there but I ******* hate retail. Currently work in retail and today was one of those days....



I’m ******* annoyed as hell at work today. Everybody is pissing me off telling me to do this or that. Do a better job of handling your own ******* people, ******* ****. I can’t say **** to this ***** cuz she’d narc me out in a second or else I would’ve told her off already.

 

[Dubby]

I heard it was a cool/okay job over there but I ****ing hate retail. Currently work in retail and today was one of those days....



I’m ****ing annoyed as hell at work today. Everybody is pissing me off telling me to do this or that. Do a better job of handling your own ****ing people, ****ing ****. I can’t say **** to this ***** cuz she’d narc me out in a second or else I would’ve told her off already.

Im not staying in the 9 - 5 realm, G. Rather off myself...

 

[had pants]

 

[kickvicisous]

 

[maq25060]

Kinda sad I post on here way more during weekdays than I do on weekends. Need to do better (not posting during weekdays).

 

[tdot23]

The NBA wants a Warriors/Sixers NBA Finals.

 

[slighted]

I'm at an interesting crossroads right now and I figured I'd run it by NT:

Currently working as a critical care RN at a local hospital. I make ~$85K/year, get good benefits, work my 37.5 hours/week (three 12.5 hr shifts/week, alternating weekends and holidays), go home, and live my personal life uninterrupted. My daily workload is manageable, I have opportunities for advancement, and I feel like I'm constantly learning new things. I'm well-liked by peers, subordinates, and superiors. I get praise from my manager, educator, and more experienced RNs about my performance. There are a few people there that are thorns in my side, but nothing worse than what I've experienced at any other job. The downside is that I feel closely monitored/judged in my current spot and management seems to be somewhat punitive. I like the accountability because it keeps everyone in check, but there's always a feeling of uneasiness because you never know when you might be under the microscope if you happen to slip up. I'm also afforded no special treatment and sick/personal time is very much scrutinized no matter how warranted. RNs make up the majority of the workforce at the hospital (unsurprisingly), and I'm basically just another cog in the wheel. High-level management would say "...wait who?" if my name was brought up, and I can't decide whether I like that or if I don't.

I left my previous job almost a year and a half ago and there have been shake-ups in management. The current Director of Nursing is leaving, and the current Assistant Director (my Educator at the time) is taking over as Director. She was told by the head Administrator that she'll have her choice as to who she wants to be her Assistant Director. My mom is still an employee there, albeit in a different department, and was approached by the new Director saying that she didn't want to ask any of the current employees to be her Assistant Director and that I was the only person she would trust to take the role. She gave my mom her personal phone number, which she then provided to me. The job would be ~$30K pay increase, slightly worse benefits, but also would be 8-4 with no weekends or holidays. I'm well-known by all higher-ups at this facility and basically considered the golden child. I used to come back to work per diem shifts and the head Administrator would always find ways to jokingly (but lowkey seriously) ask me to come back full-time. I would be in an environment where just about everything I'd be doing would be accepted and appreciated by the people that have influence. I know everyone and I know the ropes there. The downside is that one of the main reasons I left said facility was that I was sick of being responsible for every other incompetent person around me. I managed the busiest unit that was responsible for the sickest patients and I would be fielding complaints about the aides, housekeepers, dietary, doctors, etc. I felt more like a politician than an RN most of the time. Adding to this, I wouldn't be able to disconnect from the job the same way I'm able to at my current job. I would be on call a decent amount of time and if **** hit the fan I would be expected to drop what I was doing and show up for a shift. The thing that has me seriously contemplating the offer is that the person taking over the Director role is WAY more organized and task-oriented than the previous Director. The old Director swept everything under the rug and gave the "I'll look into that" answer to every grievance and would never do so. She didn't take anything seriously, so problems would build up until the whole thing blew up in everyone's face. I'm optimistic that the new Director will hold herself and everyone else around her much more accountable and create a culture that fosters doing the right things for the right reasons. The facility also belongs to a major corporate entity, so moving up the corporate ladder is a very real possibility.

Gave the new Director a call today and told her I was happy with where I'm at, but not opposed to hearing her out/fielding offers. She's gonna be on vacation all next week, so I told her I'd go back next week to work a per diem shift since I haven't been there in over 6 months to feel it out/see the changes (I've basically been given an open invite to work there whenever I have the time). Told her I'd see how I felt about the experience, sleep on it, then get back to her.

I'm at a spot in my career where I'm basically paralyzed by choice. I've found out I can handle the heaviest/most skill-driven aspect of the profession, but often wonder if that's the type of stress I want to put myself through in the long-haul. I like what I do, but working the bedside can be exhausting on every level. I'm trying to soak everything in right now in order to make the most informed decision, but I wouldn't mind the input of others and stories of their experiences to help guide me through this.

Questions:
- Are you willing to give up your relatively lax schedule now for more hours? This is a big sacrifice. I see you posting cooking recipes / beer pick-ups on NT. With you likely being on call at the new gig, are you okay with less personal time?
- How old are you? Do you feel you're early in your career? What are the advancement opportunities at both gigs?
- You'd basically be groomed from Assistant Director --> Director at the new gig. Are you okay with what this entails?
- $30k increase is a 35% bump. That's pretty big -- if the trial per diem shift goes well and you're comfortable, can you push them up to $40-50k more?

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

 

[SlunderKingpin]

When y'all take a bite out of a meatball sandwich how many balls do u put in your mouth.

 

[albooboo5]

I bought some black cement IV’s today and I thought about this old place. It’s been a minute to say the least haha

 

[SlunderKingpin]

Parents raising their kid right.

 

[Blue Mamba]

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

Dirty

 

[alchemist iq]

He’s doing it on purpose they need fine him and suspend his asz!!

 

[broncos19dm]

In less than a year... I've gone from buying clothes in a size XL/XXL to now buying clothes in a size Small.

It's surreal.

 

[aircommandermarsfiend]

You guys ever wonder how the kids of these mass murderers feel? Like, the person they grew up loving and that raised them turns out to be hella evil. I was reading up on the golden state killer and I guess he had some daughters...I just kind of sat back and wondered how they felt when he got caught.

 

[Blue Mamba]

Steph Curry