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Again I disagree Moose, adults who grew up in the 60’s etc have more experience in certain aspects of life obviously, some aspects, compared to a well educated 20 year old, in a modern society today. I don’t believe and again just like you said this is not measurable ie it’s just my opinion, that all 40 year olds have double the experience of a 20 year old. How can they have double the experience? It is totally dependent on the life they have lived and that throughout that life, they have continually learned and continually experienced new things.
Politics in the context I mentioned is relevant because some of the old fogies on this site immediately jumped on Dixie’s back specifically regarding her age and so therefore I was making a direct comparison.
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Sorry completely disagree, obviously you cant compare a 40 year old with mental health issues who has never had a job etc with a uni graduate who has become a high flying lawyer and has travelled the world, sorry I assumed, because it is a broad based discussion, we were talking ‘in general terms’ ie: like for like ….. a graduate 30 years ago compared to a graduate now, a bin man 30 years ago compared to a refuse disposal expert now ….
I don’t think anyone jumped on Dixies back because of her age, I think people just don’t like being talked down to, as if none of us have ever heard those cheesy quotes before ? really? Forum 3 is generally an over 40’s forum and although I have no problem with anyone’s age who wishes to contribute I don’t particularly like being told ‘how to suck eggs’ by someone who’s younger than some of my tea towels, I could be wrong but I think people get pissed off with the assumption that ‘we know nothing’. No offence to Dixie, maybe a younger forum would suit her style of chat more, having said that at least she is contributing some different topics, but nobody can expect everyone to always agree with them ….. can they …..
So yes I see your point that for example not all 40 year olds have twice as much experience as a 20 year old, but in general, ie: most cases, in my opinion they probably do
Let’s agree to disagree then and leave it at that, in my own particular environment 40 years olds certainly do not have double the experience. As to the original post, I guess some posts irritate some people more than others, that’s just life. Just experience.
Lol Well there you go you see Gez, in my line of work its the opposite, experience stands for everything and we get fresh out of Uni student nurses, who are completely wet behind the ears , they have done 3 years of classes, the 1st YEAR almost solely consists of team building and statistics, then arrive on a ward where they think giving someone a wash is beneath them ! Peoples lives depend on these people and if they get it wrong and , trust me, many do, it can have consequences. So give me a nurse who has started at the bottom and can put years of experience into some vastly differing situations over a ‘graduate’ to whom it is just a job and thinks because they ‘passed’ a pretty low key exam that most 16 year olds could do, they are entitled to call themselves qualified and trained. When they ‘hit’ the ward the training really begins
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Absolutely Moose. Two different worlds collide. I live in an environment where a university degree, or professional qualification is not the norm and that a large % of people are in low paid manual work, as a norm.
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Lol Well there you go you see Gez, in my line of work its the opposite, experience stands for everything and we get fresh out of Uni student nurses, who are completely wet behind the ears , they have done 3 years of classes, the 1st YEAR almost solely consists of team building and statistics, then arrive on a ward where they think giving someone a wash is beneath them ! Peoples lives depend on these people and if they get it wrong and , trust me, many do, it can have consequences. So give me a nurse who has started at the bottom and can put years of experience into some vastly differing situations over a ‘graduate’ to whom it is just a job and thinks because they ‘passed’ a pretty low key exam that most 16 year olds could do, they are entitled to call themselves qualified and trained. When they ‘hit’ the ward the training really begins
Oh and one thing you mentioned, I know plenty of young people Moose, who would give their right hand to be in the position of the spoiled brats you mention. it really is a “class” thing. That’s for another day though. *Cheeky smile*.
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Gerry, we do get some very dedicated students who turn out to be excellent nurses, you can spot them a mile away, but have to say its a pretty mixed bag of students, yes some are from more privileged background’s but far from all, the problem is they see it as a 3 year course with a guaranteed job at the end of it, not as a vocation etc…
Gerry, we do get some very dedicated students who turn out to be excellent nurses, you can spot them a mile away, but have to say its a pretty mixed bag of students, yes some are from more privileged background’s but far from all, the problem is they see it as a 3 year course with a guaranteed job at the end of it, not as a vocation etc…
As you know I am an avid reader of current affairs, it may well be different in the private sector, I am not familiar with that sector but I certainly do know that the public sector is currently struggling to fill nursing vacancies and that the removal of bursaries is having an impact on young people joining the profession, particularly from the lower classes.
do you not realise Dixie is male?
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