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  1. Dreamer
    Hello, Would anyone pretty please kindly translate this? Apparently, Yuzu was called the Picasso of Ice! Sometimes the German commentators are very complimentary!
  2. Dreamer
    committed to new job, same department in healthcare. Looking forward to having new enthusiasm for work and the cherry on top: professional development paid for and more money in the bank!
  3. Dreamer
    I am guessing: Yuzu is a control freak. He is also very intelligent but probably needs to find you 'trustworthy' before he takes your advice. He probably will not argue with you if you are older than he is, or voice his objections, because in his culture: that would be rude. So as his healthcare provider: you will need to dig deeper to ensure his compliance based on his understanding the true risks and benefits of a particular medical strategy.
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    I do work in health care and can testify that the system is getting more frenetic. I advocate looking after yourself and that it is OK to say no. I had an epiphany moment when I realized that I can control my workload by saying no. I have said an emphatic no to adding more clinic days without adding paid time. I have told our secretary I am unavailable according to her template if it is unreasonable for me. When I was asked to cover a colleague's maternity leave... I did it on my terms: gave them 3 schedules I created from which to pick. So it is OK to say no to unreasonable expectations and offer solutions better suited to you ... The consequences: if you are unionized, you have protection. no raise? Salaries for non unionized employees have been frozen for years If you are good at your job.. That usually speaks for you and hopefully you won't get the pink slip Advice: live within your means, have a rainy day fund. Keep yourself current and relevant in your work life skills and have a backup plan. Life is too short to let your work drain your health, happiness and well-being. ,
  5. Dreamer

    the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence.

    In retrospect, if I had stayed with my previous position, I would have an extra week of vacation now and many other things which I didn't consider because I thought I would have retired in 3 yrs.

     

    I am an adult nurse practitioner, did my masters in the US and am board certified in family practice.  I was board certified as an Advanced Oncology Certified NP, but since I realized I wasn't moving to the US and no one really cared to reward that credential nor did it give me any advantages: I let it lapse.

     

    In Alberta, I hold dual licences to practice in family stream or specialty stream.

    My education in the US was excellent and my experience in hospital medicine and hematology/oncology makes my life easier now...it is such complex acute care medical decisionmaking that most of my colleagues won't touch it with a ten foot pole despite paid supervised 3-4 month orientation to inpatient/outpatient and ER settings. I enjoy the work because it is good brain exercise and I enjoy the patient/family contact.  I also enjoy the problemsolving process.

    1. rockstaryuzu

      rockstaryuzu

      Ah, interesting. I always find it fascinating how many specialties there are in cancer care. 

       

      In my case, the reason I'm looking over the fence in search of greener grass is just sheer exhaustion. I've been at this job for 20 years, have a Bachelor in physics and some engineering education. Not enough to move up or even to go back to school to move up (I would need a Master's, at minimum) but enough to do a lot of highly technical data collection. No decision-making, no autonomy, and no respect for my experience. But I could cope with all of it weren't for the workload. We've had the same number of staff in my lab for the past fifteen years, while our workload has increased by at least a third, if not outright doubled. I can't get my job done within the bounds of an eight hour day anymore, and I'm regularly doing unpaid overtime. And so I'm exhausted all the timr

  6. Dreamer

    You 2?

     

    I work as an adult hem/onc NP in Alberta.

    Did 3 yrs as hem/onc NP first, then moved to acute care hospitalist NP x nearly 10 yrs, went back to hem/onc NP

    and have been there for 4+ yrs( 1 day in hospital looking after malignant hem/leukemia patients and 3 days in a

    cancer associated thrombosis clinic, patients with both cancer and some form of thrombosis-either venous or arterial.

    Near the end of my career though...

     

    what bout you?

     

    1. holina

      holina

      Yes hi there!

       

      I work in a cancer hospital in Toronto as a pharmacist and have been there for 12 years!

       

      i started off as a float pharmacist working rotating in central pharmacy chemo shift, auto transplant unit, chemo day unit.  Then switched to leukemia inpatient unit, finally Allo transplant unit (where I am now)!  I like what I am doing but it’s a lot of work since there are only 2 Allo pharmacists. (3 other pharmacist can cover us when we are off).

       

      i am going to ACI, SC and Worlds 2020.  Hope to see you at one or more of these events?

  7. Dreamer
    so many idiots in skating positions of power...... a lot of villages missing their idiots
  8. Dreamer
    I seriously doubt that I will be supporting any of this bullsh** with my hardearned $$$ by that time
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    haha...the organization just supplies paid leave; the medical colleagues pay for my education out of some other fund(not related to my employer). If I quit, my medical colleagues would have to do all the work themselves. This way, I cost probably <half of my specialist colleagues fees and there is no replacement in the wings...so everyone is invested in keeping me happy at work. The only thing that makes me a little sad...is that there is no one to hand of to...we are becoming a dying breed. We have so much experience and knowledge to share ...but no successors. Candidates were offered several months of paid orientation..( inpatient hematology, outpatient hematology and ER).but no takers
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    ikr....I went to a retirement seminar to find out how our retirement plan works just last week. Luckily my work is being extremely accommodating and giving me all the leave, vacation and days off I ask for. So I have days off in Jul, Aug, Sept and Oct. I have recently sent in a request: asked for 4 educational days in Nov to attend a conference and for the 1100 USD fee. If I get the last one too, I will likely keep working to afford more Yuzu live competitions until he retires. At that time, I will revisit retirement plans too.
  11. Dreamer
    You are all such talented writers....I hope your poems were included in some format to be sent to Yuzu...so he can see how he inspired you all!
  12. Dreamer
    Your presence delights us! We check out your costume, Your hair! (It might appear shallow, But it’s part of our love and our care♥️) And it’s part of YOUR love and your care that you spend precious time, Making sure that every detail is perfect, Just fine. I had to chuckle, because this is so true....we do check out every detail..
  13. Dreamer
    Pammi... That is so wonderfully resonant with how I feel... Yuzu is beautiful, magnificent and magical🦄 😍❤️💖. I bow to you.. Resident wordsmith
  14. Dreamer
    haha...most fanyus are unlikely to be serial killers!... (carrying soft Pooh paraphernalia)
  15. Dreamer
    IMO, shades of Patrick Chan
  16. Dreamer
    Ikr... Cause u can't help clapping and jumping to your feet to give a standing ovation
  17. Dreamer
    I hope to see fellow fanyus, Planet Hanyu satellites at Skate Canada! I am looking forward to seeing Yuzu live!
  18. Dreamer
    magnificent!!!
  19. Dreamer
    the comments of the Russian commentators at 6:04 to 6:13.
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  21. Dreamer
    If it wasn't for Yuzu, I would not be travelling to Montreal for the first time ever in 2020. I had planned to travel across Canada once I had visited all the international countries on my bucketlist and became too 'high risk' for travel insurers to insure.
  22. Dreamer
    I am sure Nathan perms his hair. I like Nathan, he seems to be a likeable young man. What I don't like is unfair judging and biased calls. If underrotations are called on one skater in an event, they should be called on others in the same event for sure. Judges need to follow their own d**m handbook of ISU rules!!!
  23. Dreamer
    I hope that Yuzu takes great care of himself! I prefer the performance of Masquerade but love the lyrics in Crystal Memories. Toshl's singing is very powerful. The fact that Yuzu chose both musical pieces, I agree, he is sharing himself with us.
  24. Dreamer
    Yuzu is 'popular' everywhere... I can hardly fathom that I am about to spend the equivalent of a reference tonearm to attend WC 2020(ticket flight hotel and expenses).
  25. Dreamer
    Blackberry... R u an engineer or an accountant? 🤓
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