True Grit

I’m sure you’ve seen all the yabba-dabba-doin’ in the media about “quiet quitting.” Basically, it’s about workers who are psychologically detached from their jobs and have chosen to do the bare minimum required. Nothin’ more, Lefty Johnson. Supposedly about 50% of American workers are in that groove.  

Nurses and teachers ain’t pulling this bullwinkle, Bucko. They work hard and put in long hours because they care. The day doesn’t end when the Flintstone whistle blows, Junior.

My daughter Maggie is a teacher. She works the night shift at home prepping for the next days’ classes. Weekends, too. Nurses work 12-hour shifts and stick around longer if an emergency happens. A lot of teachers will tell you they work in next-to-impossible working conditions. You almost have to be a cop to do that job with the donnybrooks that break out in class every day. Teachers on average spend more than a thousand dollars a year buying supplies for the classroom. They don’t get no reimbursement for that, Mickey. Nurses say they’re at a breaking point and have lost trust in administrators. They feel like it’s talking to a wall.

Hey, we’re spending a lot of cabbage funding countries around the world. I get it. But let’s bring some of the buckaroos home and support those who support us. You wanna talk about college loan forgiveness? Uncle Joe should forgive all student loans for anybody who is going to become a nurse or a teacher. And cancel the debt for anyone who is already a nurse or teacher. It’d be a good way to recruit and retain and ease the shortage in both fields. Hey, Bobby Biscuits, it’s about time we start lookin’ out for those who look out for us. There ain’t no quittin’.

Keep your dukes up.   

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