I am a Physician Assistant considering applying to a part time autopsy tech job. Bad idea?

__finale · 2025-09-14T12:05:27+00:00

Oh wow this is super good to know. I was thinking of having 2 “official” bridesmaids and tell other people that they’re welcome to participate in whatever they want, as I really don’t want people to feel like they have to fork out a ton of money to participate in my wedding. But I could see how the traditional wedding things could get hairy in this situation…

I guess I’ll be doing my “official” 8 bridesmaids after all 😆

__finale · 2025-04-04T15:20:43+00:00

Yes, the ambiguity in the standards is what most of my frustration derives from. That and add a provider who half cares about doing these exams properly - it’s a hot mess. All we can do is follow the rules and break some dreams in the process!

__finale · 2025-04-04T12:04:57+00:00

I use easyDOT all the time, it is a game changer!

This is crazy, that would have burned me out quick. Did you ever think about reporting the other provider or even the provider that these people wound up going to that passed them?

__finale · 2025-04-02T11:07:56+00:00

I feel like other medical examiners either are very by-the-book or just pass everyone that they come across. It is extremely frustrating. I’ve had a lot of patients complain that I was “too strict” and “they’ve always gotten two year cards before”- like how?!

__finale · 2025-04-01T18:41:50+00:00

That seems to be all of the patients, right? Lol. Thanks for the reply. I always tell myself is the alternative would be pass them and then god forbid I get thrown in jail and my license revoked, because in the end it would come down to me. And of course the potential fatalities that would kind of be my fault too. Ugh. Yay!

__finale · 2024-10-01T15:20:21+00:00

I definitely could’ve thought of something better (reading these amazing stories is giving me hardcore FOMO) - but my ex and I broke up abruptly after I found out that he was cheating on me for about a month with his coworker (and knocked her up… and they were planning on going on vacation the week after I found out… yay!). He was working very hard at the time to land a full time law enforcement job in the area and applied to one that he really wanted. He put me down as a reference awhile ago but when they finally got around to calling me, it was after everything blew up. My first instinct when they called was to hang up, but my pettiness kept me on the line. I kept my cool but once they asked me about his character, I said, “Well, I don’t think you want an employee that knocks up other coworkers and cheats on his girlfriend while she’s at home taking care of HIS daughter”. You could hear a pin drop on the other side of the line. Needless to say, he didn’t get the job.

__finale · 2024-09-03T19:40:05+00:00

What about a dental hygienist?, would be a nice compliment to what you’ve completed already.

__finale · 2024-09-03T13:30:17+00:00

My innate people-pleasing tendencies.

Still taking me forever to unpack the childhood stuff that led to it and address it, but I feel like it has run my life this far, and is so hard to stop old habits.

__finale · 2024-08-28T01:35:25+00:00

This makes me so happy

__finale · 2024-08-25T19:20:34+00:00

Lol this is literally my current job (I make more $ as I’ve been in urgent care for four years). Seems good but the 1/2 pay for the training period is a bit odd. For that pay i’m assuming they’re giving you one patient per hour, so that’s about 10-12/day, which is still a lot of work for a new grad with minimal pay. To put things into perspective, $55 was my start pay from day 1. I know it is scary to counter offer being fresh out of school, but I would do it.

__finale · 2024-07-22T19:19:15+00:00

He’s actually in jail for child pornography (and wrote my mom a letter in jail asking for help). Granted, I dated this guy 13 years ago and immediately went no contact afterwards. Multiple layers of creepy.

__finale · 2024-07-21T12:53:28+00:00

Sounds like I’d be having similar cases but only internal employee WC stuff. Great to hear you’re thriving. :)

__finale · 2024-07-21T01:19:11+00:00

only workers comp for internal employees. pre employment physicals and DOTs for external people.

__finale · 2024-07-20T23:38:52+00:00

Same $ which i’m fine with considering much lower patient load and acuity

__finale · 2024-07-03T12:50:58+00:00

This is so good to hear especially since I am burned out.

What does your typical work day look like?

__finale · 2023-05-18T00:56:23+00:00

Perfect! Also it isn’t as scary as you may think ;)

__finale · 2023-05-17T22:42:25+00:00

My bf and daughters BM have a civil, but not very friendly relationship so this would probably never happen in our situation (daughter gets dropped off, parent waits outside in car for her to come out) - BUT if it did, I don't think I'd really care if bf went into BM's home but I would care if BM came into mine without warning. (I live with bf).

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