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how long did you need to become proficient at your job? (linux.community)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/559954

Im a nurse and most nurses seem to agree 2 years is the mark when you become proficient.

I passed the nclex but there are so many things you only learn by doing and living it, not reading it on a book or on a lecture by a nurse who stopped working with patients 20 years ago.

This sucks because until then your coworkers are not going to fully trust you and, in my case, they want me to do things their way, because otherwise it's wrong. Add 6 nurses to the mix that feel entitled to this and you'll understand why Im burning out: every one of them feels entitled to correct me, but the way one works contradicts how the next one does.

I wonder if this is a rite of passage across industries and workplaces and if in some industries it takes way less than 2 years to be proficient.

If this is how life is, how do I survive till year 2?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Suck it up. If the experienced nurses want you to do something a specific way then do it that way until you're experienced enough at it to decide a different way. In other words, you should probably learn their way first, unless it's a danger to self or patient.

I've been in my field for over 15 years and I'm still learning. There should always be something you won't feel completely proficient at, yet.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I've been an actor for 25 years and a marketer for 15. I still actively learn and develop both skills through classes, workshops, research, participation...

Nothing should ever stop the human mind learning and growing.