Hi Tootles, hi T-N, hi artjak. I lived in a rented house owned by a workmate who was living with his partner. The garden was overgrown & at the end of each 'rubbish' day, 5 days a week!, I'd put an old set of clothes on & go outside, with no gardening knowledge at all & began clearing it. The sense of achievement after a period of time made me feel good.
Got an email from workmates partner giving me a months notice to leave rented property as they were splitting up & he'd be moving back in.
With no home, a job I'd grown to hate I decided to hand my notice in next day & as it goes left work on my birthday in 1999.
Within 2 weeks of actually leaving the Halifax I'd advertised my 'gardening services' & got a half a dozen of customers. A week later, by word of mouth,I'd about 18 customers!
That's a fab story Chris and every credit to you, I wish I would have had the courage to follow my heart back then but it was a bit more difficult with a mortgage and 2 young children. Well in the last now, I'm no longer a number (you'll understand what I mean there) but work for a relatively small (by comparison) family company and I really enjoy it
Nice one T-N. I bet you feel more 'wanted' now, don't you?
I never was a 'salesman'. And that's what the job became.
I'll remember to use this forum for any medical issues I might have. I can't believe the number of former nurses on it. I hope you've all still got that special bedside manor girls?
Cold shower for Chris I feel a lot more wanted and valued now Chris, I'm still in sales but selling lovely food that people want and no hard sell....or conversational selling!!!!
I'll remember to use this forum for any medical issues I might have. I can't believe the number of former nurses on it. I hope you've all still got that special bedside manor girls?
I was a psychiatric nurse Chris. Will that be useful?
Chris-still practising my bedside manner 3 x a week, laying my healing hands, wiping the fevered brows etc. However when off duty- I'm afraid its 'self service' in my household!! LOL
Unfortunately I was never much use for people who were just a bit "poorly". Fortunately very few people ever need the services of Intensive Care and for anything else I was no use. There is a saying that goes; you know more and more, about less and less, until, you know everything about nothing. This was about eight for me.
I thoroughly enjoyed medicine for the first 20 years, then hated it for the next 10. Whether it was hating it that made me ill, or, becoming ill made me hate it, I will never know.
Early retirement has been brilliant in some respects; I dont miss the job, but, I do miss the the people. I now have lots of time to do anything or nothing. I can thoroughly recommend concentrated navel gazing.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Punkdoc I'm sure you were totally brilliant at your job and gave everything- sadly the profession wants even more and I know just how you feel as it takes everything out of you. I'm in total admiration for ITU staff, a lot of my friends are in that field not for me - far too technical for my liking.
My in laws-both retired medics-paediatrician and chest physician thank God my husband had the sense not to follow in their footsteps. None of my family are or will be nurses-one is enough!
I'm looking forward to retiring and intend NEVER to work but like you will miss my mates.
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Hi Tootles, hi T-N, hi artjak. I lived in a rented house owned by a workmate who was living with his partner. The garden was overgrown & at the end of each 'rubbish' day, 5 days a week!, I'd put an old set of clothes on & go outside, with no gardening knowledge at all & began clearing it. The sense of achievement after a period of time made me feel good.
Got an email from workmates partner giving me a months notice to leave rented property as they were splitting up & he'd be moving back in.
With no home, a job I'd grown to hate I decided to hand my notice in next day & as it goes left work on my birthday in 1999.
Within 2 weeks of actually leaving the Halifax I'd advertised my 'gardening services' & got a half a dozen of customers. A week later, by word of mouth,I'd about 18 customers!
Nice one T-N. I bet you feel more 'wanted' now, don't you?
I never was a 'salesman'. And that's what the job became.
I'll remember to use this forum for any medical issues I might have. I can't believe the number of former nurses on it. I hope you've all still got that special bedside manor girls?
In the sticks near Peterborough
Chris-still practising my bedside manner 3 x a week, laying my healing hands, wiping the fevered brows etc. However when off duty- I'm afraid its 'self service' in my household!! LOL
Unfortunately I was never much use for people who were just a bit "poorly". Fortunately very few people ever need the services of Intensive Care and for anything else I was no use. There is a saying that goes; you know more and more, about less and less, until, you know everything about nothing. This was about eight for me.
I thoroughly enjoyed medicine for the first 20 years, then hated it for the next 10. Whether it was hating it that made me ill, or, becoming ill made me hate it, I will never know.
Early retirement has been brilliant in some respects; I dont miss the job, but, I do miss the the people. I now have lots of time to do anything or nothing. I can thoroughly recommend concentrated navel gazing.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Punkdoc I'm sure you were totally brilliant at your job and gave everything- sadly the profession wants even more and I know just how you feel as it takes everything out of you. I'm in total admiration for ITU staff, a lot of my friends are in that field not for me - far too technical for my liking.
My in laws-both retired medics-paediatrician and chest physician thank God my husband had the sense not to follow in their footsteps. None of my family are or will be nurses-one is enough!
I'm looking forward to retiring and intend NEVER to work but like you will miss my mates.