![]() Diversity is huge in PT, so volunteer around and see what you like. ![]() My first volunteer/shadow session at an outpatient clinic which was heavily medicare patients and work injuries with one PT and one PTA working with 5-6 patients at once was very different than the neuro clinic literally 100 yards away, across the street, where the PT worked with one patient per hour. Go to a handful of different sites and see what you like and don't like. Some clinics are super focused and specialized on one area, some are more general, and most PTs have their own personal focuses and interests as well. There are neuro settings, acute care, geriatrics, schools/pediatrics, women's health, sports PT, cardiopulmonary, and more. Use these opportunities to ask questions, see the difference between a "turn and burn" outpatient clinic where a PT worked with a patient for 15-20 minutes then hands them off to an assistant versus the inpatient clinics where they have 60 minute sessions per patient. You need to have about 100-200 hours logged in a diversity of settings to even apply for PT school, and every PT went through it, so if you stop by clinics, hospitals, and so forth, you can talk to the PT or department manager and get something scheduled easily. I'll get to that later.īefore you decide on going back to school or changing the direction of your life, do a handful of observation hours, volunteering, or job-shadowing with a local PT. Watch this and the r/physicaltherapy subreddit and you'll see many pessimists and regretful PTs. PT is a very fascinating career, pays much better than non-profit management (and most careers), has a high job satisfaction rate, and has major benefits, but isn't for everyone. A PT is basically an engineer or mechanic for the human body, and biomechanics is a major focus of my studies this semester. Since you're already a mechanical engineer, this may actually come somewhat naturally to you. I don't know your personality or interests, or how this career change may alter your life. I'll start by saying this is a very subjective question. Biggest hobby is running half/full marathons. ![]() Just left a 9 year career in non-profit management to get into PT. My background: turning 34 tomorrow, I am a first year DPT student now. I mentioned I liked vintage dresses to the owner of the shop at my appointment and she said “oh, I have a dress I think it’s vintage 70’s or 60’s in the back, honestly it’s been stuffed in a box for the last few years I didn’t think anyone would want it” and I tried it on and it was EXACTLY what I was looking for!! Also if anyone has bought a vintage dress online what are some things I should keep in mind when looking? The one person I contacted I made sure to get exact measurements but beyond that I'm not sure.įor context, we are having an outdoor wedding at a park with a backyard reception.ĮDIT: thank you so much to everyone for all the suggestions!!! Out of the blue my mom texted me about this bridal shop that was all sample and discount dresses and I said what the heck why not. I was curious if anyone had good sites for online vintage wedding dress shopping? I've been looking on etsy and found one dress that I adored but it was too small. However, a lot of the vintage stores I know are more casual everyday wear. Obviously, if it is someone vastly superior to me I will not be confrontational and just ignore the message and keep working or take a break and change the Pandora station while occasionally responding "understood" or "ok" but I hardly believe this is the best response either.Hi everyone! I'm getting married in October and am SO EXCITED! I'm currently shopping for a dress but really would love to have a vintage dress, as I used to work in clothing design and have a deep love for vintage clothing. But as the other thread pointed out, confrontation may be a little counterproductive. I have often responded to peers and direct managers by walking over to them or calling them and asking them what the fuck they are talking about. How do you guys handle your Office Cowboys? These people have no real purpose for calling you out or bitching at you and even if they did, they don't have the balls to say it to your face so they default to electronic communication portals. These are the people who sit in their cubicle/office/conference room and terrorize coworkers through email/office chat about such minute things that they aren't even worth discussing face-to-face. So having just read through the thread on "The Office Chew-out" another office place confrontation comes to mind: The Keyboard Cowboy vs.
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