I am retired now ...but i used to be a pharmacy tech....then i bred and raised parrots for awhile...
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I retired about 18 months ago and am enjoying the lazy, vapy lifestyle. I was a Choreographer/Adjudicator/Instructor, in no particular order and owned my own Dance Studio. I was extremely lucky to be able to earn a living doing something I felt passionate about.
Retired stay at home Grandpa ... at the ripe old age of 43
before that I ran my own business that I started at 16 right through til I wa 37 and sold it.
It started as a machine shop but morphed into a fastener supply business serving industry and construction.
The majority of my work was as a purchasing agent for IBM though. My company had accts set up with over 800 suppliers and we procured everything from raw materials to chemicals to precious metals for IBM locations all around the country.
After years of long hours and way too much stress I realized I was not happy or healthy.
I sold the business and took a year off. Then I worked part time for the health insurance while my wife went back to school to get her RN degree. I was a unit secretary on the oncology / hospice floor at our local hospital..... That crap gets stressful too .... guess thats why they call it work.
Now she brings home the big bucks and I change diapers and do the dishes and laundry.
I don't have any where near the income I used to but I don't owe anyone a single cent and I am very happy.
... at the ripe old age of 43before that I ran my own business that I started at 16 right through til I wa 37 and sold it.
It started as a machine shop but morphed into a fastener supply business serving industry and construction.
The majority of my work was as a purchasing agent for IBM though. My company had accts set up with over 800 suppliers and we procured everything from raw materials to chemicals to precious metals for IBM locations all around the country.
After years of long hours and way too much stress I realized I was not happy or healthy.
I sold the business and took a year off. Then I worked part time for the health insurance while my wife went back to school to get her RN degree. I was a unit secretary on the oncology / hospice floor at our local hospital..... That crap gets stressful too .... guess thats why they call it work.
Now she brings home the big bucks and I change diapers and do the dishes and laundry.
I don't have any where near the income I used to but I don't owe anyone a single cent and I am very happy.
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I'm a pharmacy techI am retired now ...but i used to be a pharmacy tech....then i bred and raised parrots for awhile...
gotta love dang nurses!
I'm a massage therapist (well my license is not current ATM due to school, but I have former training and was licensed for 7 years), CNA and nursing student.
I have had to deal with a loved ones in hospice..you do amazing work...
..very important job...making people comfortable and loved in their last days..I have had to deal with a loved ones in hospice..you do amazing work...
Thank you! I work for a small company, and our patient to nurse ratio is kept small so we can spend much time with patients. It is hard but rewarding work.
When my dad was in hospice care, the nurses were so nice and kind and helpful. My mom was his main care giver, and mom's mother who also was living with them at the time, was also sick and mom was caring for her too. The hospice nurses helped my mom as much as they helped my dad. They are truly Angels of Mercy! I can't say enough good things about them. They told us when dad was getting close, so we could say our good byes, I thank them every day for that!
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While visiting my Mom a few days ago in Florida, I got to experience in home hospice care. Now Mom is in a hospice home. I realize that doing patient care for those in their last days is a complex job. I worked in a nursing home and spent many hours reading and providing activities to those who could not get out. It is rewarding and emotional at the same time. You have my gratitude for what you do.
I answered earlier about my real occupation (ER/flight nurse)..........but my dream career would be to be a sniper! yeah, that's right!
On the topic of Hospice nursing, WOW, it takes a special kind of nurse, a really mature nurse. Ten years ago in nursing school, I had the opportunity to do an entire semester of clinicals with a hospice nurse. Even 10 years into the game, I still don't feel "mature" enough to do the job of a hospice nurse. It's definitely a specialty, that takes a special kind of person, and a special kind of nurse. (Besides that, I don't think I could ever leave trauma/ER)
On the topic of Hospice nursing, WOW, it takes a special kind of nurse, a really mature nurse. Ten years ago in nursing school, I had the opportunity to do an entire semester of clinicals with a hospice nurse. Even 10 years into the game, I still don't feel "mature" enough to do the job of a hospice nurse. It's definitely a specialty, that takes a special kind of person, and a special kind of nurse. (Besides that, I don't think I could ever leave trauma/ER)
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