Cutting. The core of our work. As a bench tech I suspect you get to cut and embed every day. Would you be surprise that when taken out of a lab for a long period of time, you might MISS cutting and embedding?
I don’t get to cut every day like I used to – and yes – I really miss it! I think it’s part of why retired techs take part time and PRN work. We miss the art of making those beautiful sections from GI to full large-mold colon slides.
Just sayin.
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I have met a number of highly qualified techs who would make excellent supervisors, but say they don’t want the responsibility of all the administrative ‘stuff’….I suspect not wanting to give up the creative aspect of the occupation plays a larger part in their unwillingness than they would like to admit. Or perhaps realize-?