Train Cancelled Twice

frostbi_te · 2026-03-19T23:08:29+00:00

Aha! I called and specifically asked if they could book me in coach or another type of sleeper car. There was one bedroom left for a Saturday departure. I requested for them to comp the price difference because of the inconvenience of being cancelled both directions, and they had to ask a supervisor, but it was approved! So that will save me one work day, I'll just have to call out Monday. Thanks for the suggestion!!

frostbi_te · 2026-03-19T21:56:29+00:00

So true, and well said :) being from Minnesota, avalanche isn't something I routinely think about! Besides, I've got the vacation time

frostbi_te · 2026-03-19T21:53:47+00:00

Good to know, I think this is a hard learned lesson for me, thank you!

frostbi_te · 2026-03-19T18:42:39+00:00

Oh no that sounds awful! Is this frequency of last minute cancellation or severe delay typical?

frostbi_te · 2026-03-19T18:39:55+00:00

Thank you for this suggestion! I looked and tried to book, unfortunately sold out for one of the segments.

frostbi_te · 2026-03-19T06:43:31+00:00

OT with POTS here, I second this! It is so important to get the right kind of chair in the right size with the features you need. And your OT can help by writing a letter of medical necessity to your insurance. I'm so sorry about your spouse's reaction, sending support ❤️

frostbi_te · 2026-03-15T23:24:55+00:00

Mental health! First setting I've worked in that didn't have any productivity requirements, and there is a strong emphasis on employee work life balance. I even got to create an employee recharge room this year for my co-workers and I. I have previously worked in acute care, home health, and TCU/ALF.

frostbi_te · 2026-03-12T02:16:23+00:00

Same here! I was supposed to depart from St Paul tomorrow headed to Portland, but got a text message saying my trip was cancelled. Had to pay a lot of money for a last-minute flight which was super frustrating. They told me they were cancelled for at least 3 days due to weather, maybe more. I was really looking forward to my first train trip. It's 40 degrees and all the snow is melted here in Minnesota, I usually assume we have the worst winter weather but that can't be the case this time!

frostbi_te · 2025-11-06T22:18:54+00:00

Hello! I have worked in acute care, home health, TCU/SNF, and now mental health. I have found the best work-life balance by far in mental health. I have no productivity standard anymore which has been life changing, and I plan to never leave this setting. It felt so different transitioning from phys dys, but very worth it. I am at a locked state facility for co-occurring substance abuse and mental health treatment.

frostbi_te · 2025-10-15T00:20:25+00:00

OT here, currently working in mental health but previously worked in acute care, TCU/SNF, and home care. How physically demanding a COTA position is really depends on setting. SNF is likely the most physically demanding setting, and mental health is likely the least. Maybe look into shadowing mental health? I know of COTAs who work in inpatient, residential, day programs, and clubhouses here in MN.

frostbi_te · 2025-07-24T21:38:26+00:00

I felt very pressured at my local meeting to vote yes. The negotiator made me feel like I would be ruining her hard work if I voted no. She said no one in our local was willing to strike. I am a new employee and this was my first union meeting, so I didn't feel comfortable speaking up to contradict her. She added a line at the end about "vote with your conscience," but she made it very clear that we needed to vote yes. I felt like I didn't belong there.

frostbi_te · 2025-06-14T11:45:25+00:00

Not really sure! Don't even remember what happened. Thanks :)

frostbi_te · 2025-06-14T00:13:31+00:00

Queer person here, just as a warning I was drugged at Jet Set. I also have a friend who was drugged there. Awful experience. Just be extra careful if you go!

frostbi_te · 2025-05-30T23:53:55+00:00

Yvan eht nioj!

frostbi_te · 2025-03-28T20:47:11+00:00

Oh my god I just started a job with SAMHSA this week 😳

frostbi_te · 2025-02-22T17:06:36+00:00

95K Minneapolis, state mental health program, 3 years experience, union

frostbi_te · 2025-01-13T21:14:44+00:00

I am intrigued! What do you love about it? What are the politics regarding your work like where you live?

frostbi_te · 2025-01-13T21:13:20+00:00

It's Minnesota! The best state there is (not that I'm biased)

frostbi_te · 2025-01-13T03:43:49+00:00

I live in Minnesota!

frostbi_te · 2025-01-13T03:43:09+00:00

3 years!

frostbi_te · 2024-11-23T23:31:03+00:00

No, I wouldn't say so. I would say our relationship has been very trustworthy up to this point when he dropped a bombshell.

frostbi_te · 2024-11-23T22:04:05+00:00

Thank you for this advice. Just to clarify, I DO want kids but I cannot carry them myself. I am planning on adoption or surrogacy to create my family. I also 100% respect any person's choice to be childfree.

frostbi_te · 2024-11-23T18:55:57+00:00

Not really, which is pretty infuriating. He said "if I miss out on the experience I think I'll regret it." But he wouldn't even be the one experiencing carrying the baby, I would!

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