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General observation and not having a go at you cupid_stunt

It's probably just me but this whole lionising of healthcare workers and elevation to near god like status is getting a bit much, its getting and even beyond military standards during wartime. I dunno. I spoke with my mum yesterday who is a nurse (who has come out of retirement, even though she is high risk group herself :facepalm:) and she is finding it all a bit nauseating. A salary consummate to the role they play in society, the proper training for the role and the proper equipment for the role? Nah mate. Claps and over the top memes.
 
General observation and not having a go at you cupid_stunt

It's probably just me but this whole lionising of healthcare workers and elevation to near god like status is getting a bit much, its getting and even beyond military standards during wartime. I dunno. I spoke with my mum yesterday who is a nurse (who has come out of retirement, even though she is high risk group herself :facepalm:) and she is finding it all a bit nauseating. A salary consummate to the role they play in society, the proper training for the role and the proper equipment for the role? Nah mate. Claps and over the top memes.
It's not only you because this:
"A salary consummate to the role they play in society, the proper training for the role and the proper equipment for the role? Nah mate. Claps and over the top memes"
 
General observation and not having a go at you cupid_stunt

It's probably just me but this whole lionising of healthcare workers and elevation to near god like status is getting a bit much, its getting and even beyond military standards during wartime. I dunno. I spoke with my mum yesterday who is a nurse (who has come out of retirement, even though she is high risk group herself :facepalm:) and she is finding it all a bit nauseating. A salary consummate to the role they play in society, the proper training for the role and the proper equipment for the role? Nah mate. Claps and over the top memes.
Yep, agreed. My partner is a nurse, she says all this eulogizing is doing her head in - there are loads of nurses, some are good, some are brilliant, some are poor, some are stepping up to the plate, some using C19 as an excuse to go on paid sick leave for a few weeks! same as in any other job. She says just before the crisis she was getting dogs abuse by some family members of patients on a regular basis and now they're clapping away, but they'll go back to being abusive and rude as soon as they feel they can. What most Nurses really want atm (according to my partner at least) is safe staffing levels, decent PPE and a fucking pay rise and who can blame 'em!
 
General observation and not having a go at you cupid_stunt

It's probably just me but this whole lionising of healthcare workers and elevation to near god like status is getting a bit much, its getting and even beyond military standards during wartime. I dunno. I spoke with my mum yesterday who is a nurse (who has come out of retirement, even though she is high risk group herself :facepalm:) and she is finding it all a bit nauseating. A salary consummate to the role they play in society, the proper training for the role and the proper equipment for the role? Nah mate. Claps and over the top memes.
My cousin is a nurse and is saying the same, so I made this for her.

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Yep, agreed. My partner is a nurse, she says all this eulogizing is doing her head in - there are loads of nurses, some are good, some are brilliant, some are poor, some are stepping up to the plate, some using C19 as an excuse to go on paid sick leave for a few weeks! same as in any other job. She says just before the crisis she was getting dogs abuse by some family members of patients on a regular basis and now they're clapping away, but they'll go back to being abusive and rude as soon as they feel they can. What most Nurses really want atm (according to my partner at least) is safe staffing levels, decent PPE and a fucking pay rise and who can blame 'em!

Yeah, I’ve been called a ‘hero’ and told I’m ‘doing a fantastic job’ and lots of over gushing’s of ‘ thank you so, so much’ this week already and I’m just delivering parcels ffs.

I mean, I appreciate the spirit but as soon as this is all over I’ll be told to shut the gate on the way out, parcels grabbed out of hands without any acknowledgement and generally become invisible again :D
 
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