I still chose my life path as a nurse, and left my job as a heavy equipment operator.
Published on HivePostify by @yuliadi · Tue Sep 01 2026
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Hello How are you all, my friends?
When I was little, people often asked me, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I heard this question very often. Even at school, we had to write and describe our dreams. At that age, I didn't really understand what I wanted to be. I only imagined how brave and great I would be if I became like that. I didn't really know the ins and outs of that profession.
Because I was always attached to my dream profession, my friends often teased me when I was little. I can still imagine the teasing to this day. At that time, my dream was to become a doctor. Every time I was asked, "What do you want to be?" I would answer my dream of becoming a doctor. When I came home from school with my friends, they teased me and called me "doctor." I was so embarrassed that I immediately ran home.
It was too early to decide on a path in life, but at that time, one thing was on my mind: I would prove to my friends that I would achieve that dream. I finished elementary school and continued my education until I finally entered college. It was then that I was faced with several choices. Due to our family's financial constraints, I had to enroll in nursing school. The cost of medical school was so expensive that my parents couldn't afford it.
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It didn't matter to me, just being able to study in the healthcare field was enough to make me very happy. I started nursing school and graduated in 2009. After graduating, I was unemployed for a year when I returned home.
At that time, I had tried applying for jobs at several nearby hospitals, but there weren't any opportunities because they were all already occupied by their respective staff. So I had to wait for a job. Meanwhile, I joined my cousin who worked on a backhoe loader. There, I learned to be a backhoe operator. A few months later, I was fluent in operating it, occasionally filling in for my cousin.
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After a while at my cousin's workplace, I became comfortable and had made many acquaintances with fellow operators. Suddenly, someone invited me to be a substitute operator. I went along with it. The pay was quite good. Before I knew it, I'd been there for almost a year, when I received a call from the hospital informing me of a job opportunity there, asking me to immediately take an interview and medical skills test.
At that time, I was once again faced with two choices in determining my life path: would I choose to work in a hospital, pursuing my dreams, with an internship salary or below minimum wage, or would I continue working as a heavy equipment operator with a high salary? In my confusion, I returned to my village, gathered with my family, and asked their opinion, especially my parents.
They agreed, advising and supporting me, that I should choose to work in a hospital as a nurse. Helping the sick and giving hope to others was a noble profession, and it was more valuable than the high salary I earned as a heavy equipment operator.
So, I decided to work in a hospital. I immediately accepted the hospital's invitation and underwent several tests. I was finally accepted, and I have been working there ever since. This is my life path, and I don't consider changing it. I remain here, enjoying the work I have chosen and am grateful for what I have achieved.
My name is @yuliadi, I'm from Aceh, Indonesia. Since I discovered Hive, I've been more active on my blog and write original content every day. I write in Indonesian, translated using Google Translate. My blog is my life.
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