Sigh ... I remember the good old days, when nurses were ladies with decorum and grace instead of today's overweight, disgruntled, unappealing, and frankly scary behemoths.
Posted on 05/03/2005 1:39:42 PM PDT by pissant
männliche Krankenschwester. Somehow it just dosen't fit. Krankenbrudder, maybe?
"Male nurse stands...it's just a frickin' weird profession for a guy."
Why is it "wierd"? Nurses were male as a matter of course until Florence Nightingale came along in the mid 19th century. She had a hard time getting the authorities to let her set up her hospitals during the Crimean War because it wasn't considered a "proper" job for a woman. So now it's the other way around! There's no inherent gender distinction involved in the actual job description. BTW men were the first secretaries, typists, etc., too. Only gradually did those become "women's jobs."
They are only really called that in conversation. The official title (generally under contract) reflects their degree program: R.N., L.P.N., C.R.N.A., etc.
I prefer working with male nurses.
We had one at our local ICU that drew alot of female family members to visit "loved" ones from the communtity.
I find it easier to communicate with males in the medical field.
But then again I prefer working with men overall.
ROFL!
MCP's abound!
I drove a forklift on loading docks for about 20 years.
One of the other drivers had been on vacation when I was hired came back to work.
When we were introduced, he looked at me and went
"You can't unload rigs...you're a GIRL!"
I just look at him horrified and said:
"Mister, if THAT'S what you've been steering the forklifts with, remind me to invest in some gloves!"
:)
Excellent!
I tell them that the airplane comes with it's own stick, you don't need to bring your own.
Same idea!
lol!
"Where?"
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there seems to be some male feminists around
Sigh ... I remember the good old days, when nurses were ladies with decorum and grace instead of today's overweight, disgruntled, unappealing, and frankly scary behemoths.
As your sterotypical chauvanist, I can say I have little or no problem with chicks in male dominated fields (Big exception being combat and things requiring brute strength).
Its the fellers who wanna be stewardesses and secretaries that bothers me. Put a skirt on already!
nice pics. I don't know about the women, but the uniforms sure looked better in the previous generation.
You are so open minded. I wouldn't hire a male secretary if he was the last available on the planet. For stewardesses, It's just a selfish thing. 3 hour flights looking at some swishy male butt doesn't work for me.
As long as he swishes my cocktail over to me in a timely manner - who cares.
They did dress better and that cap seemed to demand respect sort of like a badge of office. These days I don't know if they are dressed for sleep or work.
apparently, I do. As for secretaries, having a flamer at your front desk is probably AOK in Seattle or SF. In my business though, dominated by mostly conservative males, it still hasn't got over that hurdle.
Prior to this company, I worked at a downtown Seattle firm that had a) male secretary and b) a transexual engineer.
I had to go to UTAH with the transexual for a design meeting. I spent the next year hearing the jokes from the client.
Do you work in the cockpit or the box office?
I agree - transexuals are funny.
I don't know if I would put my swishers at the front desk - but they were good administrative support. (and they could lift heavy things).
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I think the scrubs are more practical though. But any opportunity to see a woman's legs works for me.
Thanks for the ping. The article was interesting, but the comments here were more interesting. Lots of narrow-minded conservatives around here (half-kidding. Many FReepers complain about being stereotyped, yet there's a lot of that going on in this thread).
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