a sleep tech posted this story about his first experiences in the field :
"When I started in sleep, it was a very small independent lab. I knew I was in what is commonly called, "a money mill". I didn't know the term "money mill", but I knew enough to know the set up was as cheap as you could get and still perform test.
The 2 beds were hospital hand me downs that had gone through the Salvation Army before making it to the lab. Forget about siderails and bed head raise or leg lift options. Those parts had probably ended up in a homeless mans tree house somewhere.
Video? Black screens count, don't they? Fans in the rooms? Are you serious!
Control room? Used to be the "back room". Which also just happened to have the only restroom in the building.
Filing/burning disk? did that. Collect co-pay? Yep, me. Computer maintenance? That's me. Troubleshooting...my job. Change sheets? Yep, it's me again Margaret.
So you should have a good picture by now, no big deal really. They even told me when I was hired I had 2 weeks to learn how to score.
LOLLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!! Well guess what? I did it. They had a licensed RRT, RPSGT review my studies and she told them after about 3 months there was no need for her to look at my stuff anymore.
After 6 months I was "signed" off by that same RRT, RPSGT so I requested a raise. The owner told me no, I was hired to be a hook-up monkey. (Yes, that's a quote). I was making $10 hr.
That was many moons ago. That lab closed after I left. I was told they had to because no one would work there. Bummer, wonder why?"
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