I take the bus to school. I'm obviously a student, since I drag a backpack around, am normally studying flashcards, and there are several schools near mine. This was today's conversation.
Weird Old Dude: "Are you in college?"
Me: "Yup, I go to Large School."
WOD: "Oh, that's nice. You must be one of those lady doctors."
Me: "Nope, I'm going to be a nurse."
WOD: "That's too bad. What a waste of time for a smart young lady."
Me: "I hope you don't think nurses are a waste of time when you're hospitalized and see your doctor for 5 minutes a day and that's only because your nurse knew enough to call him when you started tanking."
Thankfully WOD had good timing and I got off the bus a minute later.
Crazy thing is that one of the nursing professors was also on the bus and she stopped me. She asked how far along in the program I was (she teaches seniors and grad students, so she didn't recognize me) and asked what I was interested in. I told her either oncology or ER. She laughed and said I'd be a great ER nurse.
I'm mostly confused about the whole thing, and really dreading wearing my uniform starting next week.
Weird Old Dude: "Are you in college?"
Me: "Yup, I go to Large School."
WOD: "Oh, that's nice. You must be one of those lady doctors."
Me: "Nope, I'm going to be a nurse."
WOD: "That's too bad. What a waste of time for a smart young lady."
Me: "I hope you don't think nurses are a waste of time when you're hospitalized and see your doctor for 5 minutes a day and that's only because your nurse knew enough to call him when you started tanking."
Thankfully WOD had good timing and I got off the bus a minute later.
Crazy thing is that one of the nursing professors was also on the bus and she stopped me. She asked how far along in the program I was (she teaches seniors and grad students, so she didn't recognize me) and asked what I was interested in. I told her either oncology or ER. She laughed and said I'd be a great ER nurse.
I'm mostly confused about the whole thing, and really dreading wearing my uniform starting next week.
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