Buzz·Posted on 28 Jun 2017Here's Why I Could Never, Ever Be A NursePoop, 18-hour shifts, and doctors' handwriting: It's literally the toughest job on Earth.by Hilary MitchellBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Firstly, they have to deal with far too much poop. 2. And touch it too. Not to mention various other fluids. View this post on "Is this gloopy stuff bile, vomit, spunk, or canteen custard? Can't tell." 3. They see gross, alarming things EVERY SINGLE DAY. Warning This image is graphic Tap to reveal Click to reveal 4. Being around sick people means they get sick too. Meee-chell✌ @antonia_chelle I LOVE FALL/FLU SEASON. #SaidNoNurseEver 03:03 AM - 17 Nov 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Flu season = kryptonite for nurses. 5. They don't get paid nearly enough for the job they do. View this photo on Instagram 6. Plus, bosses try to fob them off with incentives and free food instead of pay rises and compensation. 7. They don't get praised or valued nearly enough, either. 8. Their shifts are seriously long. And exhausting. 9. And because they're always on their feet, they have to buy expensive shoes that look like this: 10. Plus, in all that time they barely get a single break. View this photo on Instagram 11. Not least because they spend so much time charting. 12. Shift work makes it really hard to have a social life. 13. They don't even get major holidays off. 14. Their friends constantly ask them for advice. 15. They have to deal with some seriously misguided people... 16. ...who often think they know way more than nurses. 17. And some patients' families can be even worse. 18. Nurses also have to deal with bad-tempered doctors. 19. And their messed-up handwriting. 20. Yep, all in all it's probably one of the hardest jobs around. 21. Understandably, it all gets a bit too much for them at times. 22. And TBH, I know I'm not tough enough to do it. View this post on Thank goodness there are some people who are.