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What are the duties

sanjeev1970 — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:16:45 -0600

It takes like 6 weeks to get certified. Yes, cleaning and changing elderly is usually a part of the job. Most CNA's work in nursing homes or in home health. Some work at hospitals, as "techs" and a few make it into the Dr.'s office, but they are usually looking for nurses at clinics. If you want to become a CNA, certified nurse's aid, I would recommend applying for a job at a nursing home. Most will train the CNA's and have the state come out to certify you. You will take a written test and then a test of your skills.
If you have a serious problem with "cleaning and changing" the elderly, I would say this job is not for you. Even if you were to get a job someplace without elderly, you most likely will have to do it, at least during your training. And other CNA's and nurses do not look kindly on people that act like they are too good to do that. Just telling it like it is.

It is a rewarding career, but the money is not so good. A lot of places will have some type of program where they will help their aids go to nursing school. If you sign a contract to work for them for 2 years or so after you graduated.

Speaking of CNA's, it is said that we, as a country, we will pay a person more money to dump our trash than to wipe our mother's butt, feed her, and do all the things we can't, or won't, do ourselves for her.

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Needed Validation

jheat — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:58:46 -0500

Thanks for this post. I only wish I'd found it before I left for my own ambivalent vacation!

Friending your boss

Denise — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:17:27 -0500

I can see situations in my world when I would not have wanted to friend my boss - or my coworkers. Then of course there's the whole problem of trying to keep a blog "anonymous" so your boss and your coworkers don't read it - because sometimes you just have to blog about your boss

errr, not me. I neverrrrrr blog about my boss. OK OK fine, I do but I only say nice things. But that's because I only have nice things to say. What happens if I have less than nice things to say? What happens if I need to vent .... I can't, not really. It would be wrong and I just would not do it.

Because I work "here", my work life and my "social networking life" are one in the same. I'm cool with that.

I'd love to talk about previous jobs, and social networking in relationship to those former bosses and coworkers but... nah. Some of them are reading right now.

:-)

~Denise
BlogHer Community Manager

Flamingo House Happenings

My boss introduced me to Facebook

Vered — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:04:53 -0500

I accepted his invitation and discovered Facebook.

I don't think it's a big deal. I don't consider my Facebook account as "private", any more than I consider my blog as private. I think it's a mistake to rely on the privacy features of online social networks. I only ever post PG-type stuff anyway, and I would NEVER complain about my boss in writing - not even on email.

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I twittered this

Denise — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:58:42 -0500

Hoping some folks I know will find it useful. I think they will, if they read it and really think about it.

~Denise
BlogHer Community Manager

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Economic Opportunity comes from Social and Political Power

pbr90 — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:07:07 -0500

Women have long put the cart before the horse. In watching men get hired they forgot that men are preferred.

Men are preferred because they work longer hours and have few responsibilities for family and home.

Women need to be smarter to see that it is social and political power that created the environment for men to be preferred.

If women choose to "take power" by installing women in legislatures and powerful places, they will be in demand also.

Then jobs can look for them, as they tend to do for men.

i work in a big organisation

kazari — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:44:30 -0500

it used to be government. our increments are (like nancy) negotiated for us.
However, there is a complicated spreadsheet that outlines the levels of responsibility, initiative and outcomes for each level of employee. if you can prove that you're doing the work of a higher level, and your direct supervisor agrees, it's possible to be re-assigned to that higher level. effectively a promotion in your current position.
i've actually seen this done a couple of times. so it's not just a fairytale.

iin australia though, the statistics bear out the idea that the quickest way to increase your salary is to change jobs. this has certainly been the cause for the biggest jumps in my salary.

Raises in education

nancypearlwannabe — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:38:00 -0500

When it comes to asking for a raise, this is one of the few times when I'm glad that I work in education. There is no "asking" for a raise. Unions negotiate that for us- sometimes not entirely to our liking, but at least I don't have to have that discussion every year. Plus, it's guaranteed that everyone knows where everyone else stands, as it's a matter of public record.

Consumer debt is a black hole

Nina Smith — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 06:55:42 -0500

Kristina,

This is a really good post. Thanks for all the great links.

By the way, one of our contributors at Queercents wrote about knowing your rights as a debtor. It's helpful for those that have become buried by credit card debt. Of course, best not to get in trouble in the first place, but if it happens then there are ways to become Almost Debt Free.

Nina Smith
Queercents
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