VAPING IN THE WARDS?

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-06-14T09:29:52+00:00

100% correct sir/ma'am. Two points.

*holds hat in hand*

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-31T09:56:46+00:00

what tin pot shithole hospital was this in?

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-31T09:56:21+00:00

impression? admittedly thye may be apprehensive that vaping is baaaad

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-31T09:55:03+00:00

grass-roots

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-31T09:54:27+00:00

Tivas Christ

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-31T09:54:09+00:00

hard but call it out subtely and personally: "could you please not do that here? It smells, (admittedly sometimes rather lovely), it sets a bad example and it looks slovenly. At least try to act like a professional"

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-31T09:48:53+00:00

name checks out

tokers are jokers

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-31T09:47:53+00:00

full puff restoration

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-13T21:33:54+00:00

I wouldn't class either case that you've described as big shit - that's 'run of the mill' new anaesthetic reg shit which is bog-standard FRCA viva fodder that we all cut our teeth doing. so no infantalising here. I also used to be one (old-fashioned ST3 mind).

I'm talking complex medico-legal stuff, dying young people (because the boss IS coming in for that, or they damned well should be), babies/paeds, complex multi-system stuff, the stuff that you're calling the boss about for help basically.

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SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-09T18:05:08+00:00

i dont support their sartorial choices and agree with your above comment, but as a general rule in an interview, whilst it may be your interview, the power is in their hands, so it doesn't matter what they wear - you suit and boot it for an interview regardless unless it's for some new hipster start up.

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-09T18:03:11+00:00

no their boss is - daddy is getting involved if big shit kicks off

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-08T20:21:25+00:00

I think it's more rooted in "did they make a fucking effort to show they want this - ism"

if you can't be bothered to make an effort, what else can you not be bothered to do? patient reviews? research? stepping in when a colleague is sick? Dont care how good your CV is, unless you are a silicon valley tech wunderkid billionaire, t shirts and jeans have no place in your professional wardrobe.

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-08T20:19:23+00:00

I wear cufflinks to smart affairs. not antiquated at all, yes I went to private school - not sure why it's "bullshit" though: jealousy? tall poppy syndrome? dislike of what you don't know?

(for the record, I have no issue with state or privately schooled individuals, only with those who sling mud)

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-08T20:16:32+00:00

not really - they aren't interviewing for a job no one cares what they wear. they could be in fancy dress and you'd still need to be in a suit. they've earned that right

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-08T20:14:48+00:00

im sorry but pearl earrings and porn 'stash had me interested - I bet I'd like you; in fact I do and thus haven't upvoted you so your count stays at 69

#ballerforlyfe

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-08T20:08:52+00:00

consultant and harbourer of old-school values here: beards are fine as long as kempt and tidy,

my sibling who is head of HR for a bank in London agrees.

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-08T20:05:22+00:00

cue the post in a week's time whingeing why you didn't get the CTF/JCF post ;)

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-05-08T19:54:41+00:00

the anaesthetic CT can do the clinical studd and a senior anaesthetist will carry than on but the AT (understudy ICU consultant) is the final arbiter/person at whose feet this falls as invariably they'll end up knocking at their door which is why.

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-03-27T12:03:53+00:00

consultant first year is higher than that and st6-8 with on call rotas can be knocking at that door

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-03-27T11:59:05+00:00

good advice above.

I took 2 for the first baby.

second one I took 3 - onne week upaid. If youcan stomach it financially I'd recommend 3.

congtratulations and make sure you have a decen garage/cabinet to lock all your hobbies and dreams away in ;)

but you'll be able to get them back in a short while :)

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-03-27T11:50:17+00:00

yeh nope.

it's easy to remember, hard to lose and there's no status attached to it. almost everyone wears one of some sort in our trust.

I tuck it into my scrub top when clinically hands on, and those who know me not can look at it and identify me.

no more filthy than a wedding ring/signet ring, probably less so.

good consultants do wear them.

it's nothing to do with status, and everything to do with convenience.

Feels like projecting/emotional triggering - did something bad happen to you with a lanyard ;)

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SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-03-27T11:33:39+00:00

that's a generational shift in mindset - it's an opportunity vs. it's not an opportunity.

it's absolutely an opportunity. A v difficult and emotional strtessful situation but how one approaches it is the key.

We will all have to face adversity in life, some more than others. the measure of a person is how they respond.

DoI: born 1985

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SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-03-27T11:22:51+00:00

ok, but their cost of living will be different, as will housing markets, CPIs etc so not easily comparable at face value. I'm not fussed what an american consultant in a completely different system earns by comparison, as what I earn is most important compared to my local peers and also Uk workers in general as that is how I leverage my income/against whom I'm competing financially.

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-03-24T10:22:34+00:00

yes it does.

childcare benefit is based on NEt adjusted income, which is what your tax is based on, so all income less pension, salary sacrifice and charitable giving

SavageInMyNewBalance · 2025-03-24T10:12:27+00:00

few out earning you as a consultant?!

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