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Went to Aldi with cash and a list. Used my calculator in the aisles to stay within budget. At check out several of the items scanned higher than the price tag. When I mentioned the difference a worker went and removed the price tags from the shelf instead of honoring the price I saw. Looks like they raised prices 15% that day on a few foods but didn’t update the physical tag. This happens at almost every grocery store I go to. Not blaming the workers but damn, have any semblance of a budget is impossible right now between gas and groceries fluctuating daily.

Feels like a recession?! As a millennial it’s worse than 2008 because wage inequality is greater, cost of living is definitely worse, the wealthy are thriving while people with lower incomes watch their quality of life deteriorate, and there’s a lot more fake job postings. Gilded Age good times for the rich and depression for us. How does this end? It’s really historic, soon the U.S. will have its first trillionaire. The Gilded Age ended in part because workers protested and demanded better conditions. Are we reaching that point yet?

Trader Joe’s vegan chorizo cooked in a skillet with their box of steamed lentils in the refrigerated produce section. Add splash of lime juice, smoked paprika, salt, garlic, sriracha. 10/10 flavor, works as a delicious beef alternative for burritos, tacos, nachos. 🤤

16 years EMS and ER experience with some PTSD. I avoid medical shows because I find it triggering and I heard how realistic The Pitt is. Decided to watch an episode. After watching the first episode I’d say this is the best medical drama ever.

The hostility toward us especially in triage, and stress of working in chaotic environment where you rarely see staff drinking water or using the restroom, basic human needs. When the ER is surging and the waiting room is full of sick and angry people, it’s easy to forget to take care of yourself too, and not feel guilty taking something as simple as a water break. It’s a lot of pressure to work 12 hours and have perfect social interactions when you get almost no breaks. Having a coworker that’s a bully and trying to set boundaries while helping patients adds to the stress and overall tension that builds until it reaches a boiling point.

When the hospital administrator interrupted Robbie during a trauma to talk about metrics, and boarders that was very relatable. Productivity, the budget, and other metrics are something healthcare workers are pressured about on a DAILY basis. “Do more with less resources”. If you refuse to comply it’s insubordination. It’s a real battle between frontline staff and hospital executives. Maybe the public can see how evil and out of touch these hospital leaders are. There are A LOT of executives, layers and layers of bureaucracy trying to micromanage and sabotage a career kind hearted people choose to help other people. It’s a form of corporate bullying. Expectations are very high, and the trend right now is to minimize staffing at hospitals, which leads to unsafe conditions. The truth is executives put profits over people and this show really captures how broken healthcare is in the U.S. If my ER falls below 100% productivity the ER manager has to meet with the hospital CFO and explain why we didn’t meet the quota(their bonus is based on this), similar to how a factory operates. Budget and staffing can get so severe that when you walk into an ER as a patient at midnight, the triage desk is totally unattended and nobody is available to help you(yes it’s happened)!

To be successful you have to really stand up for yourself, learn to set boundaries, keep a focused and empathetic attitude toward patients when burnout is a constant threat. Mastering self care and learning to decompress after being overstimulated for 12 hours. Using lifting equipment so you don’t injure your back when patients are obese and/or have poor mobility. Avoiding injury also means staying strong and stretching on a regular basis. Knowing how to deescalate when someone’s angry and when to protect yourself. People can become so angry in the waiting room they’ll almost go “John Q”, throw their insurance card at you and threaten to go home, get a shotgun and return. There’s violence or threats on a weekly basis.

People need to know we are generally good people working in a broken system. Nobody is happy with the current state of healthcare in this country, including us. We need leaders that have real solutions and aren’t dismissive and reply to complaints with the routine statement “it’s a business”. That starts with voting for people that see healthcare as a right and value basic human needs. What’s the point of paying taxes if we can’t have that?

This is a country with a 2 tier healthcare system. The elites skip the line and receive the best care because they are in positions of power. For example a CEO or politician may call ahead and say his family member is coming to be seen. He demands to reserve the best room, their own nurse, and skip the triage process when patients are waiting in the waiting room for hours. Yes it’s unfair and not ethical. This can lead to a dilemma where you lose your job or comply. There’s nepotism and unethical situations that occasionally happen.

I’ve seen a lot of traumatic things, I think fatal child abuse is the worse. Doing CPR on a young child, looking down at her lifeless body covered in bruises, swollen eye from being punched, rope marks from being tied up, damaged genitals. Doing chest compressions, I lift my head, and look at her step father standing nearby, we lock eyes and he looks nervous. The parents berate us for not immediately crying, not knowing everyone processes traumatic events differently. Later they’re both arrested. Also, strange cases, like home remedies that kill: A woman that was constipated. Her neighbor read online a person should eat popcorn kernels to relieve constipation, and suggested she try this. Later she died, with a large amount of raw popcorn kernels spilling out of her abdomen and onto the floor when the surgeon made an incision in the OR. Another is a person with butt plug that got an MRI and it turned into a missile settling in the lungs.

There’s also a lot of suicidal people in this world and general suffering. Observing this changes how you live your own life. Enjoy today because tomorrow may never come. Staying healthy to me means exercising, avoiding alcohol, eating well. Fiber is important and is kinda forgotten about in our society that has a lot of trendy high protein/low carb diets. Colorectal cancer rates are high and people frequently come to the ER for constipation. Eat fiber! Hope this show keeps going, I really enjoy it!

16 years EMS and ER experience with some PTSD. I avoid medical shows because I find it triggering and I heard how realistic The Pitt is. Decided to watch an episode. After watching the first episode I’d say this is the best medical drama ever.

The hostility toward us especially in triage, and stress of working in chaotic environment where you rarely see staff drinking water or using the restroom, basic human needs. When the ER is surging and the waiting room is full of sick and angry people, it’s easy to forget to take care of yourself too, and not feel guilty taking something as simple as a water break. It’s a lot of pressure to work 12 hours and have perfect social interactions when you get almost no breaks. Having a coworker that’s a bully and trying to set boundaries while helping patients adds to the stress and overall tension that builds until it reaches a boiling point.

When the hospital administrator interrupted Robbie during a trauma to talk about metrics, and boarders that was very relatable. Productivity, the budget, and other metrics are something healthcare workers are pressured about on a DAILY basis. “Do more with less resources”. If you refuse to comply it’s insubordination. It’s a real battle between frontline staff and hospital executives. Maybe the public can see how evil and out of touch these hospital leaders are. There are A LOT of executives, layers and layers of bureaucracy trying to micromanage and sabotage a career kind hearted people choose to help other people. It’s a form of corporate bullying. Expectations are very high, and the trend right now is to minimize staffing at hospitals, which leads to unsafe conditions. The truth is executives put profits over people and this show really captures how broken healthcare is in the U.S. If my ER falls below 100% productivity the ER manager has to meet with the hospital CFO and explain why we didn’t meet the quota(their bonus is based on this), similar to how a factory operates. Budget and staffing can get so severe that when you walk into an ER as a patient at midnight, the triage desk is totally unattended and nobody is available to help you(yes it’s happened)!

To be successful you have to really stand up for yourself, learn to set boundaries, keep a focused and empathetic attitude toward patients when burnout is a constant threat. Mastering self care and learning to decompress after being overstimulated for 12 hours. Using lifting equipment so you don’t injure your back when patients are obese and/or have poor mobility. Avoiding injury also means staying strong and stretching on a regular basis. Knowing how to deescalate when someone’s angry and when to protect yourself. People can become so angry in the waiting room they’ll almost go “John Q”, throw their insurance card at you and threaten to go home, get a shotgun and return. There’s violence or threats on a weekly basis.

People need to know we are generally good people working in a broken system. Nobody is happy with the current state of healthcare in this country, including us. We need leaders that have real solutions and aren’t dismissive and reply to complaints with the routine statement “it’s a business”. That starts with voting for people that see healthcare as a right and value basic human needs. What’s the point of paying taxes if we can’t have that?

This is a country with a 2 tier healthcare system. The elites skip the line and receive the best care because they are in positions of power. For example a CEO or politician may call ahead and say his family member is coming to be seen. He demands to reserve the best room, their own nurse, and skip the triage process when patients are waiting in the waiting room for hours. Yes it’s unfair and not ethical. This can lead to a dilemma where you lose your job or comply. There’s nepotism and unethical situations that occasionally happen.

I’ve seen a lot of traumatic things, I think fatal child abuse is the worse. Doing CPR on a young child, looking down at her lifeless body covered in bruises, swollen eye from being punched, rope marks from being tied up, damaged genitals. Doing chest compressions, I lift my head, and look at her step father standing nearby, we lock eyes and he looks nervous. The parents berate us for not immediately crying, not knowing everyone processes traumatic events differently. Later they’re both arrested. Also, strange cases, like home remedies that kill: A woman that was constipated. Her neighbor read online a person should eat popcorn kernels to relieve constipation, and suggested she try this. Later she died, with a large amount of raw popcorn kernels spilling out of her abdomen and onto the floor when the surgeon made an incision in the OR. Another is a person with butt plug that got an MRI and it turned into a missile settling in the lungs.

There’s also a lot of suicidal people in this world and general suffering. Observing this changes how you live your own life. Enjoy today because tomorrow may never come. Staying healthy to me means exercising, avoiding alcohol, eating well. Fiber is important and is kinda forgotten about in our society that has a lot of trendy high protein/low carb diets. Colorectal cancer rates are high and people frequently come to the ER for constipation. Eat fiber! Hope this show keeps going, I really enjoy it!