Woke up this morning...
I can hear the Sopranos theme song going through my head as I type. And when I say the Sopranos theme song, I only mean the part that plays on my phone because I don't actually watch the Sopranos. Although I think I would if I had time and HBO. Anyway, I downloaded that song to my phone because of work. Often I have felt when I walk into that building that I'm being sucked into a vacuum, with no way to get out except to wait out my time limit of being there. (And I have gone over that before.) But I went to work tonight. I really didn't want to go. I felt like crap and like I was going to blow chunks any second. But being the consummate pro that I am, I walked into that building on time for a loooong four hour shift. I was even a few minutes early. Good for me.
Of course, the recurring theme in my life right now is that I have to watch my mouth. Not because I cuss toooo much (which I do) but because I have to learn to hold my tongue and work with people who "I might not like, but have to learn to live with". I'm just a brutally honest person. If I can say what I need to say in a subtle manner, I may choose that route. Often people are way too oblivious (read: stupid) to get subtle. So I have to come right out and say "You're annoying. Go away from the area in which I work." I don't want to be the mean girl in my class, and I don't think I'm the meanest one. I'm the one who's the most honest. But I am pretty mean too.
The point of this story is my charge nurse, whom I love dearly, is reminding me everyday that I need to watch what I say. And I understand where she's coming from. She thinks a little like me. She's even told me some things (in confidence) that make me proud of her. But she has worked in that building for 25 years. And to me, that's a rut. I would hate to be stuck in one place that long. Job security is nice and all, but come on. Boring. Maybe I need to explain the Sopranos theme song to her and see what she thinks.
I can hear the Sopranos theme song going through my head as I type. And when I say the Sopranos theme song, I only mean the part that plays on my phone because I don't actually watch the Sopranos. Although I think I would if I had time and HBO. Anyway, I downloaded that song to my phone because of work. Often I have felt when I walk into that building that I'm being sucked into a vacuum, with no way to get out except to wait out my time limit of being there. (And I have gone over that before.) But I went to work tonight. I really didn't want to go. I felt like crap and like I was going to blow chunks any second. But being the consummate pro that I am, I walked into that building on time for a loooong four hour shift. I was even a few minutes early. Good for me.
Of course, the recurring theme in my life right now is that I have to watch my mouth. Not because I cuss toooo much (which I do) but because I have to learn to hold my tongue and work with people who "I might not like, but have to learn to live with". I'm just a brutally honest person. If I can say what I need to say in a subtle manner, I may choose that route. Often people are way too oblivious (read: stupid) to get subtle. So I have to come right out and say "You're annoying. Go away from the area in which I work." I don't want to be the mean girl in my class, and I don't think I'm the meanest one. I'm the one who's the most honest. But I am pretty mean too.
The point of this story is my charge nurse, whom I love dearly, is reminding me everyday that I need to watch what I say. And I understand where she's coming from. She thinks a little like me. She's even told me some things (in confidence) that make me proud of her. But she has worked in that building for 25 years. And to me, that's a rut. I would hate to be stuck in one place that long. Job security is nice and all, but come on. Boring. Maybe I need to explain the Sopranos theme song to her and see what she thinks.
posted by Callie @ 3:22 AM
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