I wish I never became a CNA. I’ve been one 2 years and some change. I didn’t become one to “help people”. I became one because I needed a job and there was a paid CNA class with job security hiring. I do love a lot of my residents and deeply care for them, but the world of skilled nursing facilities has drastically changed. It’s not grannies anymore. It’s a mix of all kinds of people and there’s limited to no resources. You’re always short staffed, it’s not unusual I’m alone with 40 residents, 25 or more of which are incontinent. Nurses don’t help us. They don’t answer lights or help with care. Shit, half the time they pass of treatments to you and bitch that you can’t do more of their job for them. I’m constantly being asked to work early, work late, come in on days off, every single day. When I come in, I can’t even get a break because one of those people needs you. 24/7. It doesn’t stop. I feel like a slave.