I came for a summer job.
10 weeks. That was the plan.
More than a year later… apparently I live here now. 💀
After that first summer, I noticed my work profile said UNDERSKÖTERSKA — NURSING ASSISTANT.
Except I’m not.
I’m a VÅRDBITRÄDE — HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT.
So I contacted them myself and asked them to correct it.
Could I have stayed quiet because the title sounded better? Sure.
But I will never claim an education or title I haven’t earned.
And I don’t need to.
Because there is nothing “just” about this work.
I wash bodies that can no longer wash themselves. Brush teeth. Change beds. Serve food. Answer alarms. Make people laugh.
I’ve held hands when there was nothing left to fix… then walked into the next room because someone still needed dinner.
This work will humble the absolute shit out of you.
Since then I’ve earned my medical delegation, worked hundreds of shifts and somehow squeezed around 165 hours into 3 weeks this month.
Apparently even the scheduling system eventually said: girl, go home. 💀
But underneath these scrubs is an entire other life.
I graduated in Fashion Art & Design.
I built brands. Businesses. milajki. Concepts. Stories.
And while I spend my days helping other people…
I’m still rebuilding myself.
Still creating. Still dreaming. Still obsessed with storytelling, fashion & AI. Still wanting to build things that don’t exist yet.
That woman didn’t disappear.
She just wears scrubs now too.
I can wipe asses at 7AM & build with AI at midnight.
I can hold someone’s hand at the end of their life & still be excited about the beginning of mine.
I can love this work deeply without letting it define ALL of me.
A year ago, I corrected a title that made me look more qualified than I was.
Today I’m learning not to let any title make me look smaller than I am.
I’m a healthcare assistant. And I’m proud of it.
I’m also the designer. Founder. Storyteller. Mother. Dreamer. Creative. Woman rebuilding.
I didn’t lose myself when I put on the scrubs.
I found another part of her.
The scrubs are part of my story.
They are not the whole fucking story. 🩵
Extra RainbOH!w Sparkles ✨🦄🌈
Good Vibes OH!nly. 💖
#vårdbiträde #healthcareassistant #elderlycare #scrublife #stillbecoming
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