Some of you know that I usually work very part-time, in my home, for a hospital program that I run. Well, since I've been at the hospital longer than some of the RNs have been alive, I'm sort of a jack-of-all-trades. I was a paramedic for many years, then became a respiratory therapist. After a few years of nights, weekends, call, and hurting my back, I went into office work.
So far, I've been: Pharmacy Technician, Paramedic, Respiratory Therapist, Ward Clerk, Data entry clerk, Registration clerk, lab assistant, Physician Clinics Office Manager, admitting clerk, biller, a greeter, an ER clerk, etc. Those are the ones I can think of at the moment. Now, keep in mind that I don't just flitter from job to job- many of the skills overlap. A paramedic can easily work in the pharmacy- just a little certification via testing and it's easy to pass.
For the last 5-6 years, I've been managing our Lifeline program. I manage the program, including the office work. So, when two office workers from our Home Care office both took long-term maternity leaves, I applied to fill in full-time as the office manager until they come back. I got an offer to do it permanently, but turned it down. I'm retiring soon, and not taking on more!
But here is the point (and I do have one!): working interferes greatly with my drinking. This occurred to me tonight during dinner, when we opened a too-young but wonderful bottle of tannot/merlot. I got a nice pleasant buzz from the wine, and then the after dinner drink, and the after-after-dinner beer. That's what's been missing since I went back full-time! The nice evening buzz. It's not fun to drink too much and then have to go to bed early and get up tomorrow. It's WAY more fun to get your buzz on, post nonsense on HBT, and talk to my "imaginary friends".
So, in short: Working is completely overrated. Drinking on weeknights is underrated. Life is good.
So far, I've been: Pharmacy Technician, Paramedic, Respiratory Therapist, Ward Clerk, Data entry clerk, Registration clerk, lab assistant, Physician Clinics Office Manager, admitting clerk, biller, a greeter, an ER clerk, etc. Those are the ones I can think of at the moment. Now, keep in mind that I don't just flitter from job to job- many of the skills overlap. A paramedic can easily work in the pharmacy- just a little certification via testing and it's easy to pass.
For the last 5-6 years, I've been managing our Lifeline program. I manage the program, including the office work. So, when two office workers from our Home Care office both took long-term maternity leaves, I applied to fill in full-time as the office manager until they come back. I got an offer to do it permanently, but turned it down. I'm retiring soon, and not taking on more!
But here is the point (and I do have one!): working interferes greatly with my drinking. This occurred to me tonight during dinner, when we opened a too-young but wonderful bottle of tannot/merlot. I got a nice pleasant buzz from the wine, and then the after dinner drink, and the after-after-dinner beer. That's what's been missing since I went back full-time! The nice evening buzz. It's not fun to drink too much and then have to go to bed early and get up tomorrow. It's WAY more fun to get your buzz on, post nonsense on HBT, and talk to my "imaginary friends".
So, in short: Working is completely overrated. Drinking on weeknights is underrated. Life is good.
