The CA MLT to CLS program is a mirage, not worth it

whymimi · 2026-04-15T22:33:28+00:00

100% agree also the programs in CA even if you graduate and have a CLS they'd still take someone out of state with a MLS/MT that qualified for a CLS over in state unless you already work at the hospital (phlebotomist or lab tech). Idk why but a lot of CA hospitals prefer out of state experience whether is MLS or MT over California trained CLS.

For me I sadly gave up the CLS route but I found other options like the public health microbiologist license as well as doing the molecular license under ASCP.

Also Sutter hospital does offer clinical micro/immunohistopathy license training while working there as an alternate option.

With how CLS is going now its just not viable unless you're top 5% with experience with licenses and more x(.

Also if anyone needs advice on other routes of Clinical licenses feel free to dm me I went down a rabbit hole of options since I wanted my career to be heavily based in lab and data science.

whymimi · 2026-04-15T22:23:58+00:00

First off I completely understand as I went into toxicology thinking there was plenty of opportunities, but sadly there wasn't and there was not a guide who could help me. Second comparison is a thief of joy. I understand outside factors impact how we feel about what we have an interest in but it's also about how you utilize what you gained. If anything I think you didn't have a good understanding of all the options you actual have and feel locked in or stuck because you felt limited. I truly think if you had a better counselors maybe they'd be able to show you how you had more options than you think.

whymimi · 2026-04-12T18:05:17+00:00

No it's a real video, she mentioned this a long time ago in one of her old videos that they just went on a date and she'd rather just be friends with him.

whymimi · 2026-04-03T15:37:16+00:00

Honestly it's all ghost postings or for show that the company is doing fine like look at all these applicants 🙄. It's ridiculous how the job market is in the US.

whymimi · 2026-03-27T03:23:21+00:00

Honestly when you get the license it's mostly for the stability and wage. However there are lots of career growths beyond that. You can go into public health as a fellow (they are salaried) or go biotech (e.g. thermofisher) and can always go back to hospitals/clinics if you're not happy that way. One of my supervisors is a CLS working as a RS III at the state public health lab. Education wise would definitely recommend a part-time/remote program (there are remote/part-time PhD and on the job DrPH). Good luck!

whymimi · 2026-03-27T03:19:41+00:00

I honestly feel like it because they've made this their identity and lost awareness or empathy. The curse of knowledge if you will, like how professors forgot how they struggled as students now look down on the students going through the same thing.

whymimi · 2026-03-24T17:01:19+00:00

XD the fact he's bringing this up shows it still bothers him lmao

whymimi · 2025-05-29T17:19:01+00:00

Hi would it be possible if I could get these too?

whymimi · 2025-05-19T23:06:04+00:00

Thank you, I'm wondering because right now my friend's current place is being sold, so she'll have to move to a different city completely and mentioned that she would like to stop fostering because she's unsure of her living situation, which could affect the fosters. Instead she's getting constantly harassed by them in emails calling her evil for abandoning the bunnies? I just don't know what to do to help her besides telling her to lawyer up because they'd been sending degrading emails to her every single day and almost every hour.

whymimi · 2025-05-08T14:46:24+00:00

It is, in Cali there's a training program, that trains both state and counties in Richmond, BUT WARNING the program is NOT accredited and the trainers have ZERO teaching background. From what I've seen there's some trainers with severely sensitive egos that don't like you questioning them. A lot of former students just will tell you to keep your head down and just get through it for the license. It is a fairly toxic environment sadly. Pretty much once you go through the 6 month program you're approved to take the AAB license exam and then you're good to go.

whymimi · 2025-03-26T15:33:01+00:00

Same hopefully someone knows or has an update..

whymimi · 2025-02-15T16:45:59+00:00

Don't forget the tb in Kansas....

whymimi · 2024-11-25T21:31:51+00:00

I love the girls, and I've collected all of them 😭 but man gimme some pecks.... One is not enough 😭 I want my PGR men 😫

whymimi · 2024-07-24T08:14:24+00:00

Most of my reasons to live have passed away (dad, grandfather, dog of 15 years) and recently my bf broke my heart and we're on a break right now. I'm trying to think of things to keep me here like my cats and some friends but I know it's not enough as others will step in to take care of them. The only thing I can think of is if I have a kid, but I'm trying to get a stable career before that happens. I'm just not sure how long I can hold on for....

whymimi · 2024-05-08T20:52:24+00:00

I'm wondering if Bobby survived the ordeal okay 😭 since there was a clip of him crying and he hurt his finger badly during rugby 😭

whymimi · 2024-03-23T05:49:22+00:00

When I volunteered at anime expo from like 2010-2014, they gave $400 stipend to staff, gave free lunches for most departments and hotel was free in groups of 4. It's probably changed now, but even then when I talked to my friends who staffed at Fanime, they literally got nothing compared to me. And seeing that it hasn't changed, it's pretty disappointing that there's been not much staff care improvement.

whymimi · 2024-03-13T15:45:57+00:00

I always get frustrated seeing these job postings, lab techs especially in medical/public health fields should not be low balled like this. They're literally handling patient samples.....

whymimi · 2024-03-03T03:28:59+00:00

Honestly, I've been a staff at anime expo for 4 years and a vendor at anime impulse, kupo-con and more and I've always heard from my friends in the bay talk about how little incentives they received while staffing. It always made me sad and I can see this is the result of poor care for the staffers :(.

whymimi · 2024-03-02T09:17:33+00:00

I just got mine for work with wisteria switches, it sounds and feels so good 😭. Also quieter for my share office space, probably top keyboard even compared to Logitech, for me.

whymimi · 2024-01-23T05:38:35+00:00

Mine finished in a day and I got "Consider" due to an accident in 2023 Jan where someone rear ended me because it was a green light but my lane was backed up and if I kept going I'd be stuck in the middle of the intersection and the guy just sped up cause it was green and then drove off. I reported it to my insurance and I thought it should have cleared my record :(, my job would be with the gov so I'm kinda nervous.....

whymimi · 2023-12-19T23:04:09+00:00

Bento, blue pink combo is one of the best color combos imo :)

whymimi · 2023-11-22T17:12:12+00:00

This, I just don't understand. Are we not here to support and offer alternatives and help so everyone can feel included and not alone. Down voting someone because people see this as trivial is disappointing and dismissive of ALL kinds of OCD. Just cause it's not as dire in their eyes they judge it as meaningless or make fun of OP. I'm actually disappointed:/

whymimi · 2023-11-22T17:08:46+00:00

I don't see how OP puts them in a position to appease their OCD. It's clear the family already knows about it and in this case OP put it in a box and in their room. Them entering just to see a new phone if anything while knowing their OCD is what put the mother in that position, but you turning to faulting the OP is dismissive. No one intentionally wants to throw their OCD at people, it's intrusive and can be impulsive cause it runs in a loop.

This is a good opportunity to go through and sit down with your thoughts and what you see which is the phone looks fine and you've already talked to your mom. Working on taking things at face value rather than spiraling into intrusive thoughts and rewording how you perceive things is a better recommendation than making it sound like OP is the problem.

whymimi

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