Shirtback

Re bolded: I'm going to throw another idea into the pan to be fried:

I know a couple or three *Canadian* trained & certified nurses. Who are working random nightshifts through agencies, and cashiering at Walmart or the like, or waitressing, during the day to make ends meet while they try to get a permanent job.

In my province, there was a shortage of qualified nurses a few years back; immigrant nurses were fast-tracked and given every aid possible to register. Fast forward a few years, & they have mostly gone West/Gone Home. And during that time, the province did a huge drive to convince locals to sign-up to study as nurses; & apparently that worked too well.

A close family friend who is sick of intermittent & random nursing shifts with no stable job in sight is shelling out more $$$ to retrain as a mechanic.

TL: DR: don't shoot the messengers, eh ?

caleo

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Tirytory

Thank you, I think I will heed your excellent advice. I just spent a pleasant evening watching my son play an excellent game of soccer which did take away the rather unpleasant taste in my mouth that his post left.

I suppose Stinkypup I have been a bit lazy for 18 months, you know with helping my 8 yr old settle into school after a big move overseas, looking after my three year old and then having a baby. Maybe I should wean the baby (?) so I can put all three of my children into daycare and after school clubs so I can pay to go out to work in a lesser role which will do nothing for my "resume" just so that I can say I work, because of course as everyone knows mothers don't work at all... I guess it wouldn't hurt if all those friends and contacts I've made while out socialising with the children weren't around either- just so that I had a job to you know get me out of the house.

Like I said I'm just a bit lazy and bored really....

Mind you on a realistic note and as you well know, it's impossible to be bored with a retriever puppy around the place

Stinkypup

I know TiryTory , I was going to comment on your idleness but decided against it-,maybe we should get Roberto over to walk the pup and do a bit of baby sitting- he might be good at it ..... Hmmm perhaps not!!!!
I love the way that you are going to get less bored with a puppy rather than the baby btw- I love your priorities! no tell me, who would you rather come and visit you... MIL or Roberto?? See, every cloud has a silver lining!


Btw football in my eyes, always football- I don't care where I am!

Shirtback

Caleo & Tirytory: I seem to have broken the Karma button.

Kudos.

And Stinkypup too. (We cross-posted, I think)

Stinkypup

Are you being very very rude Caleo???! if so, good on you!m
If not, why not?!

caleo

Biting my tongue...........

Tirytory

Ha ha

The puppy was way more work than any of the kids- still so cute but he leaves his toys around, is constantly hungry and needs tons of attention and exercise. But he's very protective and when a dog was jumping up at the baby the other day he kept chasing the dog off and getting in between- how sweet is that?

Soccer- oops it is easier to just say the correct "Canadian term"'first time to avoid all those quizzical looks that I get. With the welsh accent- there's already a barrier

caleo

I would think that you sitting on your lazy butt at home with nothing to do all day would be more of a barrier than a Welsh accent 😱😂

Stinkypup

Hmm I don't know, I have to say us Brits have problems comprehending the people from " The valleys" gawd knows what Canadians make of her- they probably pretend that they know what the hell she is talking about, saying " have a great day" whilst walking off scratching their Canadian heads in absolute puzzlement!

Just kidding TT

Tirytory

I know just sitting at home all day long being pessimistic

Tirytory

Actually Mrs thinking about it!!! You well know cause you saw the pics that I hauled my lazy ass post pregnancy body off to train for a 10km mud obstacle course with my new friends and then I did the 5km Warrior Dash too. I have the cutest pic of the baby with a furry red helmet ready to post on fb!

Stinkypup

Dressed as Boudica? You that is, not your poor embarrassed baby

Roberto1980

I'm not on here to make 'enemies'. That's pathetic and for sad computer geeks.
I will admit that I have got slightly frustrated with the lack of simple answers I have been seeking. (I will re-read the thread to see if it has been missed though)I will also admit I have been guarded with your posts in the past. It's due to what I feel is your negative attitude and that you portray a doom and gloom picture of nursing. I understand its been a drawn out process for you. But as had been rightly said, everyone's case is different. All with different qualifications and skills than yourself. All will not be living in a small town either so job prospects will be different. Some (like Caleo and my wife, will be willing to 'downgrade' temporarily, take a step back to take a couple forward and work in a lower pay scale such as PSW)

I find your posts not only slightly pessimistic (understandable) but conflicting. You say you want to continue in nursing, and "apply as a RN... But that's too much for me I think".... "I was a hospital nurse, that's where I want to be.... Although I don't have the heart for it now"....

You started a thread about new 'work ideas' for you. Within that thread it was stated by someone :

"Seems to me you know the problem and the solution, if you had moved from Cardiff to Dolgellau, you would have had the same problem except you could have continued to work as a nurse. You either have to move again to get greater options in other fields, or invest in the education that will permit you to continue as a nurse. Even if this means you have to move provinces to do so. This thread is so similar to the j smith thread that it is uncanny. You either accept your lot, or, move and get educated. No body is going to hand it to you on a plate".

You could re apply with NNAS and see if they process your credentials any faster?. You could sit the PSW course and work casual shifts around your kids / family life?. You could do a online/home study course in a health related field?

Anyway, must go. After another bad nights sleep with our two kids, I have to walk my oldest to school and the youngest to nursery. Then I have to paint the house before going to do a nightshift. Busy busy.

Roberto1980

Highlighting the text in bold is the only way I know how to focus on a specific part of the post. I do not know how to multi-quote so that's my reason for doing so.
Not intending to be 'patronising'.