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Tweak says, "but I am le tired!"

ladyshazam (ladyshazam) wrote in somerealityweb,
@ 2020-01-05 18:42:00

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active: freddy freeman, active: mary bromfield

There is such a weird lull after the busy holiday season.

[Freddy, Dr. Sam & everyone who works at the Clinic]

I've been thinking about changing my track from Pre-med to something more immediately helpful. Like Nursing. You said it yourself, Dr. Sam, the Clinic is pretty understaffed and I could become an RN quicker than I could become a Dr.

I'm not helping anyone right now by learning Organic Chemistry--- and who knows how long we'll even be here with all the people running around.

I just thought I would weigh the opinions of those who have the experience.

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	superhopeful 2020-01-06 06:16 am UTC (link)
	It's the least festive time of the year. :/ (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ladyshazam 2020-01-07 12:31 am UTC (link)
	Maybe Valentine's day will have something cute. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	superhopeful 2020-01-07 02:12 pm UTC (link)
	It will, but I'm definitely sitting it out this year ~~and forever~~... Maybe we could do a Galentine's Day instead! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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machinesrus
2020-01-06 09:59 am UTC (link)

Tough call. Both of them take long enough that by the time you're finished the staffing situation is likely to be completely different so I wouldn't typically say you should make career decisions based on that sort of thing. And of course we know so little about time in this place. Some of us are hoping it stays stable for decades but other people are only here for a few weeks. So I think the big question is still which one you want to do. Don't change if you don't think you'll enjoy it.

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	Re: Filter ladyshazam 2020-01-07 12:32 am UTC (link)
	I just want to help people, Dr. Sam. And it's just hard for me to see how doing all these theoretical classes are doing that, right now. I haven't learned anything I can really even use at the clinic in class. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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machinesrus
2020-01-07 11:49 am UTC (link)

Yeah, I remember that with pre-med. I felt like I only really started learning anything useful when I got to the Army. The base helps a lot when you do get to the practical stuff but it takes a long time.

Talking longterm careers you're more likely to get personal contact with people with nursing. Doctoring you definitely can but it really depends which route you go and where you get hired. In a hospital you barely spend any time talking to patients even in ER where you have a lot of information collection happening. Family medicine and small clinics like this are really the exception. Of course here the clinic's the easiest place to get a job because we want people who get the whole pocket dimension, coming and going, not always human thing, so a lot of the career advice when I wss looking for jobs doesn't apply.

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	Freddy \| Mary freemanspeaks 2020-01-06 01:45 pm UTC (link)
	You are the least selfish person I know. Don't do something just because you want to make other people's lives easier. If you REALLY want this, go for it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Freddy \| Mary ladyshazam 2020-01-07 12:30 am UTC (link)
	I know. But, it seems like this is the best way to help people, and honestly thats what I want to do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Freddy \| Mary freemanspeaks 2020-01-07 03:56 pm UTC (link)
	If this is what you really want, I know you'll do great. (Reply to this) (Parent)