In a message dated 7/18/01 1:56:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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> getting old and crotchety, and seeing anti-breastfeeding
> messages everywhere
>



Yep--this is me today. The Lactation Specialist at our local hospital has
left and the position is open. But do they want an IBCLC? No, they want a RN,
preferably with IBCLC or just bfing experience. So once again they missed
doing the right thing. But I am planning on sending  job descriptions  along
with my CV, and an application to everyone I can think of at the hospital so
IF anyone reads it they may think about what is really needed to get the job
done. Am I dreaming or what?
And as for why I am in a bad mood, my computer crashed while I was at LLLI
and I lost almost all my files. I had some backed up to disk but not much. I
have written 11 grants and received 9 this year at the health dept and they
were all on my computer, along with the end of the year reports. I have paper
copies but that's it. And to add insult to injury all the tech support
consultants are male who immediately say in this incredulous voice "What, you
didn't save your files on back up disks?" To which I want to reply just go
ahead and make fun of this stupid woman! Then they installed a bunch of
software that I have no use for, and none of the software that I really need.
I even asked my husband didn't he want to take early retirement, me quit my
job and we take the youngest child and go on an extended camping trip, home
school, visit all the sucessful lactation centers across America and enjoy
the camping. He said no, we have to pay off the wedding and the credit cards.
Phooey.

Barbara Whitehead, IBCLC

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