To see how quickly I can make new friends at my job. I spent 24 of the last 48 hours on the floor for the first time, and I'm loving it. The patients and families are all amazing, and almost all of the staff made a wonderful first impression. Of course, there was the 1%.
On only my second day I managed to get someone mad at me. That may sound really soon, but for those that know me I was probably a day and a half behind schedule. The lady in charge of training me is an exceptional worker that doesn't try to get by with the bare minimum on anything. We didn't take all of our breaks, we helped other people as needed, and used every minute of our day to get the job done. A couple of people we were working with however did not share this approach. As I was running around trying to keep up with my trainer I was stopped by another employee with my same job, and he told me to slow down, we don't have to work that hard. This isn't my first time dealing with his type, so my contempt for him didn't take long to surface. I tried to avoid a confrontation by explaining that we had a few things to get done and still had to clean up three people and get their beds changed, so we were a little behind. He told me he can clean a patient and change their bed (with them in it) in three minutes. I told him that's great, but I can do it right. I don't expect to be getting a Christmas card from him.
The majority of my new coworkers though were amazing. With the job and the environment they provided combined it didn't take long at all to affirm my decision to change careers. They were all hard working, responsible for their own actions, and willing to help when you needed a hand. Hell, I was asked if I needed help more in two days than in the four years I spent in the bricklayers union. After a day off in school I'm really looking forward to going back tomorrow, just hope I can balance all of these hours.
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