The arbitrary 8.5-9 hour workday drives me nuts, because a lot of the time, I really only have 3 or 4 hours worth of work to do. I generally work quickly and I value my time. Can I make a decent living doing something that gives me this kind of flexibility?
I’mma be real, I don’t see how nursing is in any way an answer to this question. This person is trying to escape their 9-5 grind, do you really think they’re interested in going to school for the next 4 years? I wouldn’t call the schedule of an RN “flexible” either.
That’s why I mentioned I have a two year degree with a full RN license. It’s a very viable career switch option. I got my license at age 40, after a couple decades slogging in office management jobs.
And flexibility of schedule is one of the top cited benefits that nurses mention they love about their jobs. I’m surprised more people aren’t aware of that
https://wheniwork.com/blog/flexible-scheduling-in-healthcare
The nurse mom who barely gets to see her kids has been a pretty common TV trope as long as I’ve been watching TV lol
I’m not saying you’re wrong about your own job, but I don’t find it surprising in the slightest that people don’t see nursing as flexible.
Well, the TV also convinces people that CPR is a gentle procedure that people pop right back up to full health from as opposed to a violent, invasive intervention that a minority of people even survive. And that doctors do bedside work.
So I’m gonna go with maybe let’s not put much stock in television depictions of nurses.