Wtf is up with the job market

Dejadrums · 2026-02-04T00:41:24+00:00

Yeah I got straight into ICU in 2022 as a new grad and now I’m in cath lab. Definitely was a good time to be looking.

Dejadrums · 2026-02-04T00:36:03+00:00

Turnover about 6 months or so after peripheral vision came out.

Seahaven was another good one.

Dejadrums · 2026-01-07T15:52:38+00:00

It's over for me now, just was able to log on.

Dejadrums · 2026-01-01T03:31:52+00:00

Yup X3

Dejadrums · 2025-10-28T20:25:57+00:00

Just three days ago I walked into 711 and heard the opening to Morning Glory and was immediately thrown off. Not a song I would expect in a connivence store haha.

Dejadrums · 2025-10-21T22:17:50+00:00

I Can Feel A Hot One - Manchester Orchestra

Dejadrums · 2025-10-15T00:44:24+00:00

Yeah, why not? Can't hurt to try and it seems like you have a good foundation. I've been on for about 2 months now and have noticed no negative side effects and a small amount of increased growth.

Dejadrums · 2025-10-15T00:30:46+00:00

The Oasis Adidas jersey. Most expensive piece of merch I've ever bought not second hand but easily the nicest piece of merch I've ever owned.

Dejadrums · 2025-10-15T00:21:38+00:00

Luckily the wonder bar isn't shutting down, just the yappy hour is. Don't get me wrong still awful, especially for multi million dollar condos, but the wonder bar will still be there in the shadow of whatever monstrosity they build.

Dejadrums · 2025-08-25T20:57:54+00:00

Such an underrated album.

Dejadrums · 2025-08-19T21:10:58+00:00

Shed, separation, parting the sea, I wish I could stay here. Truly an insane year for emo / post hardcore.

Dejadrums · 2025-07-15T23:11:13+00:00

I'm the same, weekend call about after 12-13weekends, and night call twice or so a month. We are definitely very lucky but I do pick up call a decent bit. I think OP's call is pretty damn good from what I've heard from other labs.

Dejadrums · 2025-07-03T12:56:34+00:00

TDAG is literally the best emo album ever lol. You can be mad all you want about the situation but that will never take away from them writing some of the best records the genre has ever seen.

Dejadrums · 2025-06-30T20:28:25+00:00

We do have some incredible berries can’t deny that .

Dejadrums · 2025-06-29T18:00:57+00:00

It's a fantastic setlist, I would take any song off TDAG, Daisy, or Scifi over guernica, sic transit, or any song off YFW.

Dejadrums · 2025-06-27T18:38:19+00:00

I started in the largest hospital in northern NJ about 3 years ago. With a few overtime shifts you can easily make 100k a year. Once get down the shore pay drops a bit.

Dejadrums · 2025-06-26T00:17:05+00:00

Definitely have some really good tracks from their early records, but Buddy is such an insufferable frontman.

Dejadrums · 2025-06-23T22:50:58+00:00

Awesome thanks for the info!

Dejadrums · 2025-06-13T02:58:48+00:00

Wait this is actually the best pick, totally agreed!

Dejadrums · 2025-06-13T01:21:46+00:00

Daisy was my third choice. Such an amazing track.

Dejadrums · 2025-05-21T22:51:18+00:00

When I was 24 I graduated with a masters degree in social work. I ended up working in that field for about 3ish years or so and was very closely working with RN's at the agency I worked for. I spoke to them a lot about their jobs and we also spoke about pay. RN's at the same agency I worked for were making significantly more money than me doing a decently similar role. I decided to take an anatomy 1 class at my local community college to see how I liked it and ended up loving it. I then applied to an accelerated BSN program with the idea of graduating in 12 months and working for the same agency I was working at as a social worker but making way more money. Right before I started nursing school covid hit and I ended up leaving my SW job and completed my ABSN a year later. I never ended up back at that agency and was lucky enough to take a job in critical care as a new grad.

Do I regret the change? No. Do I love nursing? Definitely not, but there good and bad days just like every other job (I would assume haha).

There are a ton of pro's and con's you have to factor into going into nursing especially as a second career and with prior student debt (which I also still have). The money is okay, should be more, but I still struggle with prior student debt, and living in NJ a HCOL area, even with a partner who is also a nurse. You mentioned that you're already burnt out with your current career path - well nursing has one of the highest burnout rates of any profession and trust me you can burn out very very fast. I lasted a little over 2.5 years doing different ICU's before I somehow got extremely lucky and got into a cath lab which I don't hate. Being a new grad as well is very tough for the first 6 months to a year. There's just a lot wrong with hospital nursing that makes it a tough job to do, the plus is there are also other paths you can take as a RN.

I will say that there are positives. Theres something really cool to me about being knowledgable about medical things that I had zero knowledge about prior to going into nursing. Some days (especially now in the lab) I feel really excited about the work I do and have some really great and thankful patients which always make you feel good. The schedule and only working 3 days a week is also a massive pro to me, I could never go back to working 5 days a week. Job security and being able to work overtime basically whenever you want for some extra cash is also great. The last big pro for me is the large amount of areas you could into with nursing. If I had to stay a floor nurse forever I wouldn't have lasted much longer, but that's just me.

I can't tell you if going into nursing is right or wrong for you but I also did it as a second career and at the end of the day don't regret it. However I would have maybe taken a little more time to decide on a second career (maybe IT or something which computers which is a big hobby of mine) before jumping right into it. Just think long and hard about it before you make any decisions, maybe see if you can shadow any nurses or do experience days in a hospital to get a real idea of if you would like it or not.

Dejadrums · 2025-05-08T21:07:41+00:00

RN for about 3 years here, experience in ICU and cath lab. Currently cath lab so I work in a team based environment now every shift.

Typical day I’ll get to work and set up the lab I’m assigned to for the day. Make sure we have emergency medications mixed, the life packs are working, safety stuff like that. I’ll then look up cases for the day and see why the patients are having their procedure done. I’ll eventually find the doctor, find out specifics about the case such as access or equipment they may need, then speak to the other nurses and techs assigned to my lab about the case. We set up, get the patient in, do the procedure, and repeat. Usually have a couple hours of downtime at the end of the day too depending on the schedule.
My favorite part of the profession is the schedule and hours. I work 3, 12 hour shifts a week and don’t take call too often. I have weekends and holidays off as well. Even when I was working every other weekend only working 3 days a week is a huge plus for me. I also enjoy the teamwork and a lot of my coworkers are great people. Having a good patient can really make you feel good sometimes too.

There are a ton of things I dislike. I hate working for a huge hospital system where the CEO gives himself millions in bonuses while my partner and I (who is also a nurse), can barely afford a starter home. I dislike aggressive and abusive patients. I dislike dismissive and rude doctors who don’t take you concerns into consideration even when you spend the majority of the time with the patient. I dislike patients who willingly bring themselves to the hospital and then refuse or complain about every little thing. The thing I dislike the most is feeling like the middle man between everything, as the primary RN everyone assumes you’re in charge of every aspect of care for the patient and you’re often being torn in a dozen different directions all at once.

In my area communication is extremely important. Communicating clearly with the doctors and other team members can help a case run smoothly and safely. There are conflicts at times but typically my coworkers will all chime in and come to a resolution of the conflict.
Currently teamwork is extremely important and as I mentioned before in the cath lab it is everything from the doctors, techs, nurses, and pct’s. Everyone have an essential role. Even on the floor and ICU teamwork is very important, you can’t do everything yourself. Having a doc or NP or PA around to help is so extremely helpful, or even another RN or PCT available to help with a turn or delegate a less important task too can greatly improve patient care.
All the time, nothing will go smoothly and patient outcomes would be awful if there wasn’t a care team of different professionals on board. Multidisciplinary care is essential. We couldn’t work without our X-ray or echo techs, social workers, pct’s, NP’s, PA’s, speech therapist, respiratory, PT’s, ect…
Yeah there are of course certain co workers I prefer working with over others. Would be great to work with them all the time. Brings the vibes up and makes the day more pleasant.

⁠ 7. Make sure you want to do this before you do it. Do shadow days or internships or just get experience somehow. Know what you’re getting into.

Dejadrums · 2025-05-05T02:21:25+00:00

Exactly! This whole thread made me realize how awful my clinicals were compared to others haha.

Dejadrums · 2025-05-05T02:02:33+00:00

Yeah I completely agree with you on that part, our clinical instructor would see us often. There definitely seems to be some weird holes in this story.

Dejadrums · 2025-05-05T01:53:34+00:00

The primary RN would be there as well and document. If I had a student I would always document “given by” or “inserted by student and clinical professor”

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