So. I’ve got quite a few updates 🙂
- I’m leaving my old department.Â
- I got a new job.Â
- I can’t leave my old job completely, so I’m sticking around with a per diem position.Â
I guess that isn’t a lot of change. But it is to me! It was hard to decide to leave my current department, but I felt like with all the changes in management, work wasn’t the same for me anymore. I didn’t feel respected or listened to in the same way I was before. Nor did I feel like any of the managers were people I truly respected. I didn’t feel like I had a choice in anything. Quite frankly, I felt like a pawn that the managers would use whenever they needed me, instead of the semi-superstar of a nurse my old manager made me feel like.
When work suddenly became burdensome, I knew I had to leave. Except! Except I had developed such good rapport with some of my favorite units. It was hard to think about leaving them a little while ago, and it’s just as hard today. They’re my work family and they’ve been a constant in an ever changing work environment for me. So I decided I would stay per diem with the organization and pick up one shift a month so I could still see them. Win-Win so far.
My new job? It’s at my dream hospital. It’s where I wanted to work when I first graduated. It’s on the unit I want, with a manager I feel I can connect with. And of course, the learning opportunities are never ending. The timing of everything has been amazing and everything feels right. Win-Win-Win.
With all the changes, I can’t help but feel thankful that God hasn’t forgotten me (not like He ever did) and that He’s still making way for incredible new experiences for my future. I’ve been complaining a lot and have been stressed with school, so when things work out as smoothly as they have been despite all the changes, I know for a fact that it’s God working in my life for something better.
I’m blessed. I forget it a lot. But God always reminds me 🙂 I can’t wait for what’s next!