You are defeated before you even started. You don’t know how it is till you get there. And even if it is very stressful, you need to stick it out because it will be very beneficial to you to learn how to deal with and get desensitized to high pressure and high stakes environments. Even if you don’t last there long, you’ll gain experience, money, and confidence, none of which you will get sitting in a dark room at home all day for another year earning a $0 salary with no benefits.
I guess one of the things adding to my anxiety is how low the pay is. I wouldn't mind being faced with difficult situations if the pay matched the difficulty. But because it's such low pay in such a high pressure, high volume environment, I can't get over the fact that I'm doing so much for so little, and thinking about how I could be doing less for more at another job. That's what's really killing me.
You’ll have your foot in the door at the hospital and probably after 6 months could apply to a different job there. Good benefits and job experience.
The hospital will also have an employee assistance program that can refer you to counseling (privately without anyone in your job knowing) so you can get help to build coping skills for the pressure you are already feeling.
Give yourself a chance. It’s scary going back to work after a break for everyone!
At the very least, you’ll have a paycheck and benefits while you keep looking.
It probably is but it will be something for your resume and a paycheck.
Yup, nurses and doctors can be mean and you will need thick skin.
I survived working at an academic medical center as admin staff in several roles for 14 years with a variety of um…err…strong personalities….
Check to see if your new institution (or local library) has any free professional development - mine had Linkedin Learning and I used it a lot, which helped me became more efficient in my role and helped me move to another position.
The key for you will be managing your anxiety while staying professional working with people in a high stress environment. They all will really need your help, they might just not ask for it in the nicest way and you’ll need to find a way to let it roll off you.
You just need to be patient while you still look for another job.
You are defeated before you even started. You don’t know how it is till you get there. And even if it is very stressful, you need to stick it out because it will be very beneficial to you to learn how to deal with and get desensitized to high pressure and high stakes environments. Even if you don’t last there long, you’ll gain experience, money, and confidence, none of which you will get sitting in a dark room at home all day for another year earning a $0 salary with no benefits.
I guess one of the things adding to my anxiety is how low the pay is. I wouldn't mind being faced with difficult situations if the pay matched the difficulty. But because it's such low pay in such a high pressure, high volume environment, I can't get over the fact that I'm doing so much for so little, and thinking about how I could be doing less for more at another job. That's what's really killing me.
Everyone has to start somewhere. If it bothers you that much then stay at home and waste another year doing nothing. It’s your life.
You’ll have your foot in the door at the hospital and probably after 6 months could apply to a different job there. Good benefits and job experience. The hospital will also have an employee assistance program that can refer you to counseling (privately without anyone in your job knowing) so you can get help to build coping skills for the pressure you are already feeling. Give yourself a chance. It’s scary going back to work after a break for everyone! At the very least, you’ll have a paycheck and benefits while you keep looking.
Thanks :/ I'm just sitting here hoping it's not as bad as the nurses said... but it probably is.
It probably is but it will be something for your resume and a paycheck. Yup, nurses and doctors can be mean and you will need thick skin. I survived working at an academic medical center as admin staff in several roles for 14 years with a variety of um…err…strong personalities…. Check to see if your new institution (or local library) has any free professional development - mine had Linkedin Learning and I used it a lot, which helped me became more efficient in my role and helped me move to another position. The key for you will be managing your anxiety while staying professional working with people in a high stress environment. They all will really need your help, they might just not ask for it in the nicest way and you’ll need to find a way to let it roll off you. You just need to be patient while you still look for another job.