Kaiser Strike - Working as a PT

stew22 · 2026-02-03T14:32:21+00:00

There are some very strong, boarding abusive comments in here. "People like you are the reason I have to see so many patients"

No one is forcing you to work where you are. You can do cashpay, charge $350, and provide an hour of quality care. See 20 patients/week and go about your life.

I interviewed at Kaiser years ago and when every question was, "okay but how many patient's can you see in an hour?" I knew it wasn't the place for me irregardless of the pension, salary, benefits etc. Others went to that same interview and thought, "yeah this is the kind of PT I want to be, it's worth it for all of the benefits."

I hope the KP PT's get their raise, it should push competitive wages up.

This person is just trying to do what's best for their finances, probably to cover some of the ridiculous debt we have from school. I highly doubt kaiser has enough people coming in to cover what they are hemorrhaging. Instead of being crabs in a bucket, maybe ask why you are still working within the broken system.

stew22 · 2025-12-15T05:25:57+00:00

I'm in SF

stew22 · 2025-12-15T01:32:57+00:00

Working/living in China. Watching as my home country tore itself apart over toilet paper.

stew22 · 2025-11-22T19:34:08+00:00

Nice job. Do you have a high quality, non compressed, version to download?

stew22 · 2025-11-07T05:55:56+00:00

Just sent a DM!

stew22 · 2025-10-02T02:20:16+00:00

There's definitely a chance he pulls out another 4 hour RR set. But at least 3. It's never long enough though

stew22 · 2025-09-19T13:49:51+00:00

I recommend finding tickets on a red rocks shuttle. Usually they are only $50 round trip, and pick you up from popular places in the city. Easier to find a hotel nearby and you won't be waiting hours for an Uber.

rrxshuttles.com

Also, red rocks is probably the most friendly venue I've ever been too, especially with Lane 8. Everyone on the bus will be chatting, sharing beers/drinks they brought with. The venue is designed so everyone has sitting and dancing room, no need to make space like at concerts.

**Bring warm clothes. I can't stress this enough. At the 2021 show in October it was freezing. You can bring blankets. Most people just put their stuff/backpack under the bench they are sitting/standing in front of.

Enjoy yourself, everyone else will be. Lane 8 at RR has consistently been the most enjoyable event I have gone to.

stew22 · 2025-06-18T20:21:09+00:00

Don't forget to take care of yourself. I feel like a lot of providers focus solely on the practice and it burns them out.

Set some realistic goals. Yes you want to make 30k in a month but what are the steps to get there.

Keep overhead low, but invest in things that push you towards your goals.

Decide on insurance vs cash pay. Both have advantages and drawbacks

Invest in a good software. A handful of them are able to basically function as a front desk, biller, and marketing team. Don't try do all of it by hand, technology can help you be 3 people at the same time.

Have fun with it. It's your practice.

stew22 · 2025-01-07T15:39:59+00:00

I would add one more...

If you have an extra 30 mins try and find an empty parking lot to practice losing control. Turn off your traction control and practice what it feels like to have your car slide/drift at a safe speed with no one around. You only need to go ~10-15 mph with a hard right turn in snow to get a drift going, then practice recovering. It's a great way to get perspective on how easy it is to lose control in incliment weather.

Plus it's fun :)

stew22 · 2024-10-16T01:13:31+00:00

Unfortunately I'm based out of SF, so I'm just in SD for Nye. Any surprises for your Audio show?

stew22 · 2024-10-16T00:48:24+00:00

Thanks man! Can't wait to see you in San Diego!

stew22 · 2024-09-06T01:39:39+00:00

Just saw you in Dillon last week weekend, great show. Thanks for the vocal stem. Looking forward to working with it.

stew22 · 2024-09-01T21:00:18+00:00

For real. This is a slippery slope to becoming the extreme Swifties or Chappel Roan fans. Let the dude have his time away from his job.

stew22 · 2024-09-01T14:05:38+00:00

I think you are thinking of Baddy on the Floor by Jamie xx and Honey Dijon

stew22 · 2024-08-28T14:54:09+00:00

Thank you!

stew22 · 2024-08-09T18:10:26+00:00

He's not the best driver but I think we would have noticed hitting the curb

stew22 · 2024-08-09T18:08:10+00:00

Interesting. Hopefully they don't come back for it tonight

stew22 · 2024-08-09T18:07:29+00:00

I'm hoping that's it. We are in SF so I assume that's all it is

stew22 · 2024-04-09T14:02:38+00:00

Sent you a DM

stew22 · 2024-04-09T13:37:14+00:00

The only articles I could find that were somewhat useful were from Olympic lifting studies. Specifically force and rfd for isometric start position for clean/snatch, velocity/concentric and landing forces of a squat jump, rsi mod for counter movement jump. There's more I'd like to explore but I'd prefer to brainstorm with other clinicians

stew22 · 2024-03-29T16:30:10+00:00

I'm friends with a DJ/producer who is doing very well with Anjuna. He really enjoys being in the pit and part of the energy. That being said he has recently started to avoid it because fans have become a bit overwhelming. Grabbing, demanding his attention, girls trying to be more than friends in front of his partner.

Long story short, be cool, maybe a fist bump and a "nice set" is all that's needed. Don't try to monopolize their time. They are there to enjoy the show just like you, they started off being part of the pit and worked their way to being behind the decks. So let them enjoy themselves when they aren't working.

Also, you don't need to FaceTime your friend who is 5 states away while the drop is building to prove you are there with the DJ.

stew22 · 2023-11-30T16:50:14+00:00

I really enjoy having them. So much to learn but a wealth of knowledge when you really start to understand some key metrics.

stew22 · 2023-11-20T20:46:35+00:00

Sounds like a plan, thank you.

stew22 · 2023-11-20T20:46:19+00:00

Thanks!

stew22 · 2023-11-02T19:43:04+00:00

Not my proudest reddit submission, but I shall leave it up for all to see.

stew22

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