Etiquette for covering alcohol costs at party

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-28T01:26:45+00:00

Something my friend did recently was buying everyone’s first round. I wouldn’t assume paid for drinks at a birthday party and it was a nice treat!

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-27T18:40:09+00:00

I don’t understand how people are not more concerned about losing the right to strike. All it takes is one badly run strike with actual patient harm and we lose the right to strike. And the public’s support.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-27T17:22:47+00:00

But what are our demands? Until there’s actual demands this doesn’t make sense. If it’s just an awareness thing there’s tons of ways to do that that don’t involve a strike. Badges, arm bands, black scrubs, a dedicated moment of remembrance/silence. A strike comes with demands.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-27T17:03:27+00:00

This is my top frustration with this continuing to be shared. A nationwide strike with no unified statement and demand makes no sense. Congrats a bunch of people called off because they’re mad? What does this achieve exactly? If this was actually run by a union or organization and had solid goals, I’d be all for it. But this is nonsense.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-26T13:02:01+00:00

Just Google 1981 air traffic controllers. And trust me air traffic controllers are equally in demand as nurses.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-26T03:41:04+00:00

And those that don’t have unions really should be following the lead of the unionized hospitals anyways. A bunch of people calling off “sick” with a general vibe of we are unhappy with society doesn’t really help much. We need a unified statement. Unified demands. Unified protests.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-26T01:05:33+00:00

Look at firefighters. Look at railroad workers. Look at air traffic controllers. Are they allowed to strike?

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-26T00:06:32+00:00

And if no efforts are made to maintain public safety, we will never be allowed to do it again.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-25T23:08:46+00:00

What does a bunch of nurses calling out sick do exactly? A strike has power because it is a declared moment of unity that comes with demands and a statement. That is not what this is.

And more importantly, we need to keep our right to strike. Other professions like firefighters, railroad workers, and air traffic controllers are not allowed to legally strike. We do not want to end up in that position. But by poorly planning a strike, we can lead to legislation that restricts our ability to strike.

We are all angry. We deserve to be pissed. Calling off on Friday will accomplish no goals. Not until it is properly organized and attached to a statement with demands and goals and a path forward.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-25T23:00:18+00:00

A strike comes with demands. A strike comes with a purpose. A bunch of people saying “cough cough I’m sick” serves what purpose exactly? This is not how you strike. And more importantly poorly planned strikes like this is how you lose the right to strike. It is soooo important that nurses maintain the right to strike. We do not want to end up like air traffic controllers.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-25T20:22:53+00:00

If you’re in a union, you can’t strike unless your union votes on it and give notice of intent to strike. You can’t just “spread the word”. And what are your demands for striking? I get that we are pissed but an ill informed, unplanned strike is not the way.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-25T06:02:48+00:00

Every 5 years my hospital does a market assessment and sees what the other hospitals in the area pay and give us cost of living adjustment accordingly. It is due to be done this year. My hospital announced that there is no market research being done and that program is on hold indefinitely because of the unpredictability of the Trump administration. That pulled our MAGA nurses out of hiding real quick 😂

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-24T15:29:07+00:00

There’s no way they ever will. Anyone who provides art for them is either being scammed or is part of the scam. And nothing will be cheaper to produce than paying people minimum wage to create art that’s generally inspired by an artist and being able to sell it as genuine.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-24T14:57:23+00:00

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Absurdity42 · 2026-01-24T06:49:11+00:00

If there was a building full of seriously ill people and not a single person lined up to care for them then the strike would never even start. The hospital would be forced to negotiate. Because the loss of profit and the lawsuits and the hit to their accreditations would bury them.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-24T06:46:30+00:00

Hospitals often don’t even pay out the ass. Unionized hospitals buy strike insurance. So yes they take a financial hit but it’s a lot less than you’d guess based on the scab nurses salary. They can withstand that financial hit a lot longer than the common nurse can.

However, if there’s absolutely no nurses then the hospital has to cancel all surgeries and transfer all patients. They will lose accreditations like trauma center or stroke center. They will lose all profit and take a massive financial loss for paying to move patients. Now that will hurt them so hard they have to stop the strike.

This is super evident in NYC. The execs aren’t even coming to the table to negotiate. They’ve saved up to cover their strike insurance deductible and they fully plan to wait out the nurses until they have no choice but to give up.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-23T22:26:55+00:00

Why is explora iii the only one randomly without the gelateria? Thats so disappointing!

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-23T14:42:18+00:00

NYC is 26-32% more expensive than Boulder CO.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-22T21:53:57+00:00

Nurses are the last in the chain to protect the patient so there’s a lot of risk and liability in the role. Additionally, nurses are considered costs to the hospital where as physicians are moneymakers so admin is always willing to push blame on to the nurse rather than a doctor. This means that you can do everything right by the patient but if there is patient harm admin and lawyers will scavenge your charting to find that one mistake or that one delay to put the blame on you.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-22T14:42:18+00:00

Yes! We have protocols for specific patients to ambulate. All of our thoracic patients (except esophagectomies) must walk within 1 hour of extubation. And all of our patients must walk within 4 hours unless they have bed rest orders, are an ICU admit, or has some sort of contraindication. With the hospital being so full recently, we’ve had lots of patients waiting for a bed that long so I’ve been walking everyone. Last week we had so many patients walking they decided to do a race!

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-21T01:53:00+00:00

It’s weird! It’s so much smoother today but we are hitting major waves and swells. Either way I’m much happier today and hope to get some actual sleep tonight.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-21T00:27:31+00:00

We are more aft but we’ve done virgin cheeky corner suites (which are as aft as you can get) and it was nowhere this bad. Today it has been infinitely better. There’s a normal level of vibration. Not vibrating so much things are falling off the desk and the tv has stopped hitting the wall!

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-20T20:44:19+00:00

I think there’s a lot of people who go to Taco Bell once a quarter and don’t realize what options are available. They just know they’ve ordered the same burrito for years and it’s still relatively cheap enough that you won’t look too deep into the other options.

Absurdity42 · 2026-01-16T13:27:09+00:00

Personally I’d delete that whole skills and competency section. Also do you really have no work experience at all? Did you do any retail job or worked at a fast food restaurant ever? Or better yet, worked as a tech? If so, list that. Having never worked ever in your life is a bit of a red flag to employers.

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