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“Don’t let nobody catch you eating or they can report you”

Sorry gonna rant here. I'm a cna and work 12 hour shifts in a long term care facility. I get here at 7 am and it takes me like about 2 hours to get my long list of residents ready for breakfast. By the time I'm done with everything,, I'm starving cause I haven't had anything to eat so I make myself some toast or cereal and tea. And from time to time, I get warnings from my co workers like “Don't let anyone catch you eating or they will report you.” And of course they mean well, they're just warning me. But honestly, I'm at the point where I'm like “Fuck it.” I dare them to report me and I dare them to fire me over eating a damn snack. Especially since we're so critically understaffed. I can't imagine looking at an employee nourishing themselves and thinking “Are they…


Sorry gonna rant here. I'm a cna and work 12 hour shifts in a long term care facility. I get here at 7 am and it takes me like about 2 hours to get my long list of residents ready for breakfast. By the time I'm done with everything,, I'm starving cause I haven't had anything to eat so I make myself some toast or cereal and tea. And from time to time, I get warnings from my co workers like “Don't let anyone catch you eating or they will report you.” And of course they mean well, they're just warning me. But honestly, I'm at the point where I'm like “Fuck it.” I dare them to report me and I dare them to fire me over eating a damn snack. Especially since we're so critically understaffed. I can't imagine looking at an employee nourishing themselves and thinking “Are they eating??? That's illegal, imma report their ass!!” Like shit. Let me eat a little lol.

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