I hate Christmas. Who's with me?

GlasweJen

Do they let 16 year olds work in A&E?

I work in a hospital, not front line and I'm only in part time yet I've already seen Christmas cards and boxes of chocolates in various departments and even chocolates handed in with a note "for dr so and so's secretaries".

I've been informed by many nurses that so many chocolates are handed in that every staff member in the hospital leaves with a box - from cleaner to consultant.

jaylee3

GlasweJen wrote: »

Do they let 16 year olds work in A&E?

I work in a hospital, not front line and I'm only in part time yet I've already seen Christmas cards and boxes of chocolates in various departments and even chocolates handed in with a note "for dr so and so's secretaries".

I've been informed by many nurses that so many chocolates are handed in that every staff member in the hospital leaves with a box - from cleaner to consultant.

Yes I wondered that too. If the poster (dom) is only 30, and has been there for 14 years, she would have been there since 16 'on call' in A & E. 16? On call in A & E? really? :huh:

Hmmm, I am struggling to fathom how someone would be on call over Christmas in A & E for 14 years in a row, from the age of 16!

And also, I reckon everyone who has worked in A & E/nursing etc, for a period as long as 14 years, gets multiple thanks every week from the public. I struggle to believe that someone would not get one single 'thank you' in 14 years...

Something isn't adding up about all of this!

pol-zeath

jaylee3 wrote: »

Yes I wondered that too. If the poster (dom) is only 30, and has been there for 14 years, she would have been there since 16 'on call' in A & E. 16? On call in A & E? really? :huh:



Hmmm, I am struggling to fathom how someone would be on call over Christmas in A & E for 14 years in a row, from the age of 16!

And also, I reckon everyone who has worked in A & E/nursing etc, for a period as long as 14 years, gets multiple thanks every week from the public. I struggle to believe that someone would not get one single 'thank you' in 14 years...

Something isn't adding up about all of this!

I am sure DomRavioli will come back with a perfectly reasonable explanation

DomRavioli

pol-zeath wrote: »

I am sure DomRavioli will come back with a perfectly reasonable explanation

As always, I have to justify my life to you people.

I did an apprenticeship at 16 (which is very normal). I'm a senior duty, and qualified as an AFP in 2003 (when I was 18). I work in a mortuary (hence the dry comment I added about never getting thanked by who came through the doors), where it is very normal to start your training at 16 (although not able to practice until 18 years old, I was employed by the NHS through their apprenticeship scheme). I also have a degree in the field from MU (now U of M).

I also never mentioned A&E or myself working in A&E, I've never worked with the living, not sure where you got that from (my mum did work in A&E a long time ago, but I'm pretty sure I've never mentioned it).

Anything else you need clarifying before you attempt to pull my life to pieces?

Person_one

DomRavioli wrote: »

I work in a mortuary (hence the dry comment I added about never getting thanked by who came through the doors)

Its not a 'dry comment' unless you actually explain that you work in a mortuary so of course would never expect the grieving people you see to be thinking about thanking you. Without that information its just a moan.

TBeckett100

Christmas is odd.

When you are a couple, you alternative Christmas and boxing days with the parents and in laws so nobody feels left out. We have our own child and it would be nice to actually enjoy Christmas in the house I work all year for instead of sitting 5 to a sofa watching poor taste in television.

I suspect I will have to wait until deaths to occur before we can have Christmas at home as our own family unit lol by which time ours will have flown the nest

Take this Christmas. I have four sofas and a dining table that seats 8. However, we have to go to the in laws where there is one sofa and one armchair, 8 people and a dining table that seats 4. Cold metal garden chairs will be retrieved from winter retirement.

If dinner is at 1pm, we have to ensure our arrival 1hr before the other guests to reserve the sofa space.

Georgiegirl256

DomRavioli wrote: »

). I work in a mortuary (hence the dry comment I added about never getting thanked by who came through the doors), (?

Well I for one find your "dry comment" to be in very bad taste. You should be ashamed of yourself.

Torry_Quine

TBeckett100 wrote: »

Christmas is odd.

When you are a couple, you alternative Christmas and boxing days with the parents and in laws so nobody feels left out. We have our own child and it would be nice to actually enjoy Christmas in the house I work all year for instead of sitting 5 to a sofa watching poor taste in television.

I suspect I will have to wait until deaths to occur before we can have Christmas at home as our own family unit lol by which time ours will have flown the nest

Take this Christmas. I have four sofas and a dining table that seats 8. However, we have to go to the in laws where there is one sofa and one armchair, 8 people and a dining table that seats 4. Cold metal garden chairs will be retrieved from winter retirement.

If dinner is at 1pm, we have to ensure our arrival 1hr before the other guests to reserve the sofa space.

When you are a couple you decide where and with whom you wish to spend Christmas, it's not compulsory to go to someone else's home even if they are your parents. We have spent the day at home on our own or have invited parents to join us.

Why don't you have everyone round to yours if you have more space and seating?

DomRavioli

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Well I for one find your "dry comment" to be in very bad taste. You should be ashamed of yourself.

And you should be ashamed that you made a disabled woman explain her life on a forum, out of fear. How does that make you feel?

Georgiegirl256

DomRavioli wrote: »

And you should be ashamed that you made a disabled woman explain her life on a forum, out of fear. How does that make you feel?

Me? I'll think you'll find that it was actually other posters who queried that and brought it up.