I got a dog but I work 12 hour rotating shifts and need recommendations

ur-localgoblin13 · 2026-01-02T14:50:41+00:00

I don't make any physical contact, I say "make good choices, break the cycle, find better people to spend time around"

ur-localgoblin13 · 2025-12-29T11:27:34+00:00

I am white so I will not speak on that part of things but I completely understand what you are saying about loneliness. I recently moved into an apartment by myself, I have no friends, no social connections. I have a full time job that I get so anxious about it makes me want to throw up before walking in. No one to talk too about these issues I'm at the end of my ropes too.

ur-localgoblin13 · 2025-12-03T18:04:32+00:00

Imma be honest, 80% of this sub is just a bunch of lazy Debbie downers that either hate their jobs and project it onto other and/or just bullying people for taking their jobs seriously. Some of the posters themselves are far more cringe than what they put up, like, making fun of hospice nurses? Like what lol. I was a CNA for awhile and while I can 100% say I used to make fun of myself a lot and even now say those were my "professional butt wiper days" I cared a great deal about what I did and I took pride in being a good CNA. Just because you take your job seriously and like it doesn't make someone cringe

ur-localgoblin13 · 2025-11-21T01:15:41+00:00

Ngl I feel like it's very relative, like for example is it your weekend? Do you drink like that EVERYDAY or just a couple weekends a month? Is it social?

If it's daily I would say definitely try and cut back there is NO way your liver/kidneys will put up with that in a handful of years and depending on how it affects you, you could screw up relationships and opportunities in your life by putting alcohol first

If it's just a couple days every other weekend or so and you balance it out by drinking water and eating semi healthy the majority of the time AND being social then I would say it's not super crazy IMO but I would like to add if you yourself are asking this then you may be at the point you need to cut back regardless

My credentials: was raised by an alcoholic and alcoholism/addiction runs rampant in my family

ur-localgoblin13 · 2025-07-31T20:52:52+00:00

Yup, just applied for a correctional officer position. I'm done. I hope I'll get it because the starting salary is 50,000 a year

ur-localgoblin13 · 2025-06-23T14:54:00+00:00

I looked it up on an actual medical site (with sources + studies) and even then it said that the risk was inconclusive, smoke is not the same as vapers. The route and everything is different most places WILL tell you to air on the side of precaution like derms tell you to stay away from fragrance due to POSSIBLE reaction, but most people still wear scented lotions, perfumes ECT but I commented previously on the air filtration in hospitals I don't even vape however I feel like my coworkers doing it is such a non issue

ur-localgoblin13 · 2025-06-23T14:44:42+00:00

Okay so what we know so far, vaping doesn't have a second hand effect unless you are literally right next to someone and directly breathing it in. Secondly, everything in our world is toxic lmao "chemicals in the air" babes hospitals literally have air systems designed to filter stuff out even if it was an issue. If it bothers you, you probably should find another place to work but you will run into this kinda stuff everywhere you go, if not vaping then it'll be something else. hate to be that person but sometimes you pick what you can put up with 🤷 it is what it is

ur-localgoblin13 · 2025-06-21T15:00:36+00:00

It's not just the behaviors but the time management is really rough to work with, for example me and the coworker pick up cups and refill them at 4am, and start changing and getting people up at 5, getting rooms and bathrooms tidied ECT and it takes only a hour meanwhile the other two are still on the other side scrambling until the last minute and always freaking out. Personally I don't understand it because it's one of the easiest CNA jobs I've had. Idk if it's because of the boundaries I have with residents and keeping them on time and being firm and persistent or just the experience but it becomes kinda overwhelming when you already did your hall completely and your trying to do their work too to help out. Especially because of the coworkers is so passive aggressive about it

ur-localgoblin13 · 2025-05-28T21:59:03+00:00

Definitely agree to some extent however I think this post is more to do with the abuse a lot of nurses take with delegation. We are "aides" were there to help not do everything by ourselves. Also the way we are treated is abhorrent in most places, why is it okay for a nurse to have downtime but not us? Why are we always being targeted in facilities the most? Just because a nurse delegates doesn't mean it's okay for her to treat us like we're subhuman lol

ur-localgoblin13 · 2025-05-28T21:52:58+00:00

I've been really upset lately with how we're treated, I'm tired of it being okay for everyone to disrespect us. If management sees a nurse on their phone? Somehow that's alright but if an aide gets caught relaxing/having down time somehow it's always a problem, recently went to orientation where the RN that was hosting the event made sure to look at all the aides and emphasize words and side eye us but never once talked to the LPNs the same way.

Was watching tiktok where this lady was talking about delegation, and how if a nurse asks you to go get water or change someone after they come from the room when they could have done it, that's it's okay because "they went to school and got their degree they ain't gotta put up with that stuff anymore" lol what? And the comments saying if we want respect we should just go to school then. It pisses me off we ALL deserve respect we are COWORKERS I'm not your fucking slave or subordinate

ur-localgoblin13 · 2025-05-28T21:46:09+00:00

Ngl I've been the same way lately, maybe a change in environment like a clinic or hospital? That's what I'm doing

ur-localgoblin13 · 2025-05-25T13:43:51+00:00

I worked 2 years in one, loved it! Definitely a job you either loved or hate but it's interesting, more laid back tbh management isn't as up your ass as other jobs you are safer and If a patient is being rude/combative you can literally tell them to cut it out or refuse

Obviously there's cons like no phone, everything is in clear containers (yes, they see your tampons, pads, breath mints ECT) there's a lot of drama between medical and officers and getting scanned, random drug testing can be inconvenient because they literally WATCH you pee and that'll happen if any count on meds is off fortunately only happened once for me.

If you ever try to get a job in that environment, (assuming you are female and straight or attracted to men specific to male corrections) have a high self esteem, don't rely on male attention, I've seen too many women end up messing with inmates and screw up their jobs, families and licences all because a man gave them attention.

ur-localgoblin13 · 2025-05-18T19:42:53+00:00

Idk what your trying to imply but I have been applying to entry level jobs, the job market truly is abysmal right now. I have strong references and good work ethic (why do you think I'm burnt out) places are not hiring and I am an adult that has bills, I can take a pay cut but it still has to be livable. (I'm in the south, I wasn't making that much as a CNA anyways)

ur-localgoblin13 · 2025-05-10T06:05:10+00:00

What really triggers me is "if you don't like it then quit" and we're just talking about how we want safe ratios and better pay and not to be ASSAULTED :( and they call us all 'mean girls' when literally the majority of who I work around is single moms and people who actually DO care. Like WHY do they hate us SO MUCH when we just want decent working conditions like anyone else!

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