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ok, update on the employment front. so now I have two job offers after this morning's interview, which I realize is a great problem to have, but I feel like I can't decide.
so, job one is in public health (school nursing), and it's a salaried, M-F job with great benefits and some flexibility. I would be doing a lot of admin/paperwork/supervisory type stuff, and minimal direct patient care. I think it would be a good job but I'm not in love with it, and the agency I would be working for just took over this department from the local health department, so there's some change/transition going on right now. on the plus side, said agency has a great reputation as an employer.
job two is a night shift deal at a local children's residential treatment center, which I'm really into philosophically, and then I would be available for the kids during the day. but, it includes a weekend shift, and working some holidays. I've never worked night shift, so I'm not sure how realistic it is to think I can easily switch between day/night schedules. also, there are times I would have to put kids in physical restraints, so I'm also a bit nervous about that.
pay is pretty close between both jobs, and benefits are also similar. I think I am leaning towards job two, but what if I can't function working nights? or end up hating the weekend shift requirement? anyone who has worked nights and loved it, please chime in and reassure me that it isn't impossible..
Working night shift can be really difficult. Some people just cannot adjust to it. I myself really struggled with it, but I worked with a guy who had been doing it fourteen years. From my experience and from that of most everyone who also worked the shift, you're going to end up sleeping when you get home from work. I thought I would be able to set it up where I got up right before work but it never worked out like that. Lastly, physical restraints can be tough on people. Some staff that came in just could not handle it. I could never call it a pleasant experience, but you can learn to deal with it. Working treatment can be incredibly rewarding but it is really tough emotionally. I have a group of ex patients that I keep up with, and I have heard through talk about others. Some are successful and loving life. Some are in jail. Some are dead. I also have a list of experiences I would like to unremember. I am not meaning to scare you off it, but I'd rather you go in prepared. To be fair, it is a job with a shelf life, and I stayed well past that, so that might color my thoughts on it.
i work in residential, so i have to chime in. i do a 56 hour live-in shift from monday at 11pm to thursday at 7am, so i'm there three nights and two days. it can be an exhausting job, but i enjoy it most days. it can be hard to adjust to the schedule change, but it's become normal to me now. that said, i don't have children, so i can relax and recuperate when i get home. i'm not sure about the population you'd be dealing with, but at my program, training made me feel like i was going to be restraining kids every day. luckily, i currently have pretty mellow kids in my house, so it hasn't been that way at all (probably also due to being small, i don't get called for back-up often). i kind of feel like i'm just blabbing now, so i'll stop myself. if you have any questions, feel free to ask!
my heart is really pulled toward helping these kids. it's a comprehensive co-ed program for kids from 6-18, with various diagnoses, so I think restraints are not super uncommon, and nighttime is often when they happen. I'm sure the training would be enough to prepare me, and I'm not even super worried about physical injury to myself, but just don't like the thought of physically holding a child down. I understand why it's necessary sometimes, but still tough mentally to prepare for.
When I was a kid, my mom worked night shifts. She was an ER/flight nurse, so she worked 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., 7 days on/7 days off. The way I remember it, she mostly slept during the day, and we spent quite a lot of time with babysitters (my stepdad worked the same schedule as my mom) on her work weeks. And even on her week off, she did not shift easily into a daytime schedule. To be clear, this is not to say that I felt like my mom was not around or anything - she was there when she needed to be, she spent time with us, and I don't have any particular bad feelings about her schedule looking back - but I wouldn't necessarily say that it was the best possible schedule for us as children.
Of course, every situation is different, so this is obviously just one perspective. I think that my little sister works some day shifts and some night shifts at a children's emergency room, and it seems like it works really well for her. Also, if you have a strong preference for being involved with patients, it seems like job two might be a lot more personally fulfilling, and that is a really important aspect to consider as well.
yeah, since g works from home I think that would help a lot, but I definitely don't want to feel like I'm sleeping all day every day.
Working night shift can be really difficult. Some people just cannot adjust to it. I myself really struggled with it, but I worked with a guy who had been doing it fourteen years. From my experience and from that of most everyone who also worked the shift, you're going to end up sleeping when you get home from work. I thought I would be able to set it up where I got up right before work but it never worked out like that. Lastly, physical restraints can be tough on people. Some staff that came in just could not handle it. I could never call it a pleasant experience, but you can learn to deal with it. Working treatment can be incredibly rewarding but it is really tough emotionally. I have a group of ex patients that I keep up with, and I have heard through talk about others. Some are successful and loving life. Some are in jail. Some are dead. I also have a list of experiences I would like to unremember. I am not meaning to scare you off it, but I'd rather you go in prepared. To be fair, it is a job with a shelf life, and I stayed well past that, so that might color my thoughts on it.
I'm definitely into the idea of making a tangible difference in kids' lives and in the community... I'm sure there are a lot of rough situations and experiences though. I mean, if these kids had positive coping skills they wouldn't be in treatment. I think I'm ready for it, but I guess you can never really know. how long would you say is an average length of time before burnout?
Working night shift can be really difficult. Some people just cannot adjust to it. I myself really struggled with it, but I worked with a guy who had been doing it fourteen years. From my experience and from that of most everyone who also worked the shift, you're going to end up sleeping when you get home from work. I thought I would be able to set it up where I got up right before work but it never worked out like that. Lastly, physical restraints can be tough on people. Some staff that came in just could not handle it. I could never call it a pleasant experience, but you can learn to deal with it. Working treatment can be incredibly rewarding but it is really tough emotionally. I have a group of ex patients that I keep up with, and I have heard through talk about others. Some are successful and loving life. Some are in jail. Some are dead. I also have a list of experiences I would like to unremember. I am not meaning to scare you off it, but I'd rather you go in prepared. To be fair, it is a job with a shelf life, and I stayed well past that, so that might color my thoughts on it.
I'm definitely into the idea of making a tangible difference in kids' lives and in the community... I'm sure there are a lot of rough situations and experiences though. I mean, if these kids had positive coping skills they wouldn't be in treatment. I think I'm ready for it, but I guess you can never really know. how long would you say is an average length of time before burnout?
Front line staff at the facility I worked at averaged about 1-1.5 years before burn out started to happen.
Re: helping the community, I would ask about the patient population during any further interviews. It can vary widely depending on the facility and can have a significant impact on the facility's success rate and the overall feel of the place. One of the common reasons for dissatisfaction amongst co-workers was a feeling that we weren't actually helping anything and were instead warehousing patients until their parents wanted them back or until they left and then did something to get sent to prison.
Oh man.. I don't know. Friend or not, a rail spot is a rail spot.
Rail is overrated.
But really, I have found a direct correlation between my proximity to the stage and my overall enjoyment of the show. Even mediocre shows are great on the rail. Fantastic shows further back might end up as just great for me.
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
whisper in my ear. how much you want me and then feel. how wet that made me. ..Specific qualification, degree or skills is not necessary for this, just keyboard typing and a good working and reliable public internet connection …
Considering you've found the need to respond to my threads as if you are threatened by me I offer you some peace my confused counterpart. May you find peace in your restless soul.
But really, I have found a direct correlation between my proximity to the stage and my overall enjoyment of the show. Even mediocre shows are great on the rail. Fantastic shows further back might end up as just great for me.
The bigger the venue, the more important the proximity to the stage. but I am not the type to just camp on rail for hours (especially true for fests) and sometimes being too close you can get a muddled or unbalanced sound, since most of it is coming from the amps on the stage rather than a properly mixed PA. I'm biased toward good sound over good sight.
most of the shows I got to around here are in a 6-700 person club so it doesn't even matter anyway.
But really, I have found a direct correlation between my proximity to the stage and my overall enjoyment of the show. Even mediocre shows are great on the rail. Fantastic shows further back might end up as just great for me.
I think my shortness plays a big part in it for me. If I'm even three or four people deep into a crowd, it severely limits what I'm able to see on stage. I also reeeaaaaally don't like crowds, and being on the rail is pretty helpful for not feeling like I'm completely boxed in by people. So for me, it's usually rail or out of the crowd entirely. My favorite venues, though, are actually ones that have some sort of tiers. The Variety in Atlanta was one of my favorite places to see a show because it had platforms up the sides of the venue, so I would generally try to get there early, so that I could get up front on the first platform. The Montbleu in South Lake had a tiered set-up that I really liked, too.
How many times has everyone listened to this new Adele song so far today?
Enough to know that the the song starts at 1:14 on the YouTube video, but not enough for my roommates to yell at me yet. So I've still got a ways to go.
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Post by potentpotables on Oct 23, 2015 14:14:55 GMT -5
I'm writing the weekly preview for my fantasy football league by comparing each team to a character from The O.C. I'm also previewing each matchup with a quote from Season One of the same show (which is the best season of television in TV history, fyi).
I'm writing the weekly preview for my fantasy football league by comparing each team to a character from The O.C. I'm also previewing each matchup with a quote from Season One of the same show (which is the best season of television in TV history, fyi).
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
I'm writing the weekly preview for my fantasy football league by comparing each team to a character from The O.C. I'm also previewing each matchup with a quote from Season One of the same show (which is the best season of television in TV history, fyi).
It's going pretty well, I must admit.
I built a kegerator in college that we called the Magic Chef and every Thursday nught we had an "MC with the OC"get together.
I'm writing the weekly preview for my fantasy football league by comparing each team to a character from The O.C. I'm also previewing each matchup with a quote from Season One of the same show (which is the best season of television in TV history, fyi).
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
ok, update on the employment front. so now I have two job offers after this morning's interview, which I realize is a great problem to have, but I feel like I can't decide.
so, job one is in public health (school nursing), and it's a salaried, M-F job with great benefits and some flexibility. I would be doing a lot of admin/paperwork/supervisory type stuff, and minimal direct patient care. I think it would be a good job but I'm not in love with it, and the agency I would be working for just took over this department from the local health department, so there's some change/transition going on right now. on the plus side, said agency has a great reputation as an employer.
job two is a night shift deal at a local children's residential treatment center, which I'm really into philosophically, and then I would be available for the kids during the day. but, it includes a weekend shift, and working some holidays. I've never worked night shift, so I'm not sure how realistic it is to think I can easily switch between day/night schedules. also, there are times I would have to put kids in physical restraints, so I'm also a bit nervous about that.
pay is pretty close between both jobs, and benefits are also similar. I think I am leaning towards job two, but what if I can't function working nights? or end up hating the weekend shift requirement? anyone who has worked nights and loved it, please chime in and reassure me that it isn't impossible..
I think a big part of your ability to handle the night shift gig will depend on whether it's strictly nights (manageable) or mixed in with day shifts (pain in the ass).
My sister used to work the former, and although she found it rough, it was doable. (She figured out a sleep schedule that worked for her and because it was consistent, her body eventually got into the proverbial "groove".)
My fiance on the other hand works both days and nights as part of an ever-changing schedule, and even after 5 years she's loathes the night shift, mainly because it's really hard for her body to adapt.
(I should also note that we don't have kids, and our dog's favorite past time is to sleep with my fiance after each night shift. I don't think she/we'd be able to do that kind of schedule with children :S)
Where should I start with Thee Oh Sees? Never listened to them before
I'm doing the exact same thing at the moment. I just listened to Carrion Crawler/The Dream for the first time a little over a month ago. It's really damn good. Ty Segall and King Gizz combo by my ears. I'll be going through some more of their catalogue soon. I'm also doing the exact same thing with something like twenty bands simultaneously because I'm easily excitable, so you'll probably get through it much quicker than I.