u/poorlabstudent

Hello there, just wanted to see if any HTLs/HTs in the Phoenix area would be able to share their perspective on securing a job after graduation and passing the exam. How difficult was it in securing a job as a HT? (There is a histology progra offered at one of the CCs here.)

I've read that HTs/HTLs are generally in high demand. However I came across a comment that said this market is saturated and none of the labs were willing to hire without experience.

I don't mind moving but your thoughts?

Hello I've heard that this profession is in high demand. However when I go onto job sites like linkedin or indeed, I'm not seeing too many postings for some reason? I'm typing, "Histotechnician," or "Histotechnologist and not too much comes up. I'm also googling for open positions are not too much comes up.

Is this the bad job market or am I not looking in the right places?

I'm asking this because I'm considering applying to the histology program at my CC. Job security is very important to me.

Hello, I'm a half filipino/white person and grew up in the US. I wanted to share my poor experiences with some of my filipino cousins and I would like to hear your thoughts.

I've been to the Philippines twice as an adult. Once when I was 19 and the second time when I was 22 or 23. My cousins at the time were teenagers. Now I'm 30 and they are in early twenties. (Btw I'm an only child).

The cousins of my mother's sister's side were not nice to me. There are 5 of them. Starting from the beginning of meeting them I remember when I first got off a jeepney to meet them with my mom. They were hugging my mom but when I tried hugging some of them, a couple of them aggressively PUSHED ME AWAY/avoided me.

Then later when we were settled in, they were hanging out in a room of the house (my mom is not there). I was trying to hang out and get to know them, but they would get up and move to a different room. I even tried to follow them again to the different room and they did it again.

This really hurt me as I've always struggled with fitting in and at the time, I was also battling body image issues/ depression in my early twentiez and this made me feel so bad. I told my mom what happened and was even crying, and she told me I'm overthinking it and twisting reality. She did bring it up to the cousins and they said sorry at the time, but to this day she denies what I experienced saying I read into things too much. These cousins are her late sister's (who she was very close to) children. My mom has always taken care of all of her siblings and their children, she sends them money care and balikbayan boxes.

Then there are the cousins on my mom's oldest brother's side. There are 2 male cousins that were around my age who were acting creepy towards me. They would ogle me and one of them would make whistle sounds at me when my mom wasn't around. I told my mom once and she even acknowledged and said to me, "Yeah they adore you too much." But then later on, denied it.

The only cousins that treated me normally and respect is my mom's middle brother's children.

Looking back, I know what I saw and experienced.

My mom has never been a sentimental person and always invalidates any issues I faced growing up. I was a shy, no confidence, rarely spoke, and had really bad body image issues/low self esteem and when I asked for help, would always tell me I'm ungrateful or reading into things too much. This has caused a rift between us over the years and now that I'm older with my own life, I keep low contact with her sadly for self preservation. I'm not allowed to have any emotions except happiness.

I feel like I was abandoned and kicked down when I already was down. And have had to look elsewhere for a sense of belonging

Hello, I'm a student (who is applying to nursing school) and my RN program requires all students to have a CNA license before applying.

I currently support myself by working full-time and my current job does not have a flexible schedule (office job). All of the CNA classes in my area including my community college all take up a good portion of the week.

How am I'm going to do this? I have to be able to pay rent and don't make that much money to begin with. What am I to do? Anyone have suggestions?