Many of you have already known that i work at a senior home. And if you haven't, it's ok cuz that's wat this blog is for...Since mid-June, I have been working in Mon Sheong Scarborough Long Term Care Center. The position they gave me is basically "summer student", meaning if there are anything that needs to be done and if you don't want to do it, then just give it to the summer student. It's a title that attracts abusive orders from other staff. How did i get this job? Good question because i don't even remember. One day i was as free as an eagle and the next day i found myself working. God is funny...
If you really want to know what my position is, I am basically the assistant to the assistant of the director of nursing in this long term care center. As the assistant of the director of nursing, she basically has to organize the schedules and shifts of nurses, keep track of all nursing inventory and supplies, order new nursing inventories and supplies, make and modify various forms and charts, data entry, make notes of minutes during meetings, arrange doctors and specialists appointments for all residents, photocopy and deliver memos, order medications and stationaries, make power points, and set up files for all residents. Unfortunately, since i am her assistant, most of her responsibilities naturally shift to my plate. Overworked and underpaid, I love my job. lol
But what i really love about my job is the people. The people that i work with and the gong-gongs and por-pors that live there. Most of the staff there treat me like their son cuz i am the same age as many of their's sons and daughters. It is awkward somtimes having much older people as my co-workers. What should i call them? Uncle and Auntie? First names? Mr or Mrs? Complicated... The gong-gongs and por-pors are even funnier. With their bad memories, I introduced myself to the same por por five times in a day. They love telling me that they will introduce hot girls to me and arrange marriages for me. I know i have the potentials and assets but i feel like they really want me to marry their granddaughters sometime (that's only what i think). 1.5 months to go and i can't wait til the barbecue day with gong-gong and por por on the 19th hehehe
But what is more ironic about my job is that for the past two years i have been making fun of nurses. All nursing froshies from Queen's are my laughing stocks. Now nurses are all i see everyday. I even work in the Department of Nursing. My bosses are nurses. The people i get help from are nurses and PSW's. It seems like it's time for me to find a new respect in the occupation of nursing... But i dun think i will... lol
3 comments:
LOL glad u have a job la...and ur enjoying it!! :) but can't see u actually being NICE to old ppl...ur SO impatient...LOL but then again u could stand karwoon...neone who can stand karwoon can stand old ppl...HAHAHA j/k karwoon...hhaha
miss u gavin! don't forget our b-days are coming up and we should plan something! my last exam is on Aug 18 but i don't think i'll be out of guelph till the 20th cuz it's the first weekend that i can move out...so yea...we should do something before i have to start work again!!!!!
now, aren't you having fun? hehe.
summer job, what do you expect? students are made to be taken advantage of, haha. oh wai jai~
mandy
Hey Gavin! haha found your interesting blog from your xanga site. Anyhow, seniors are really funny and nice to hang around, mainly because they have lots of stories to tell and yup... they'll try to hook you up with their grandchildren if they think you are good enough. haha as for your coworkers, just refer to them by first name.
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