Healthcare

In January, my wife was put in a medically induced coma. I informed my supervisor and she told me to “take all the time I needed”. However, during her coma, I broke my ankle. I informed my supervisor.… more

My supervisor is correcting my clinical notes to make the patient interactions look more severe so the hospital can bill at a higher tier. Upcoding. If I compliance-call it, I ruin my relationship wit… more

So I need clarification. I work in the clerical part of the medical field (front desk). I schedule appts, update basic information and verify insurance. The current office im in I feel has me doing th… more

Needed off for personal reasons. Messaged DON letting her know and they could call or text with concerns. By mistake, I forgot to text my supervisor. Call the next day from supervisor: DON reports I h… more

How many of you saw yourselves going into healthcare when you were a kid? I feel like the only person in my office who didn't. So many stories of dreaming about being a doctor or a nurse and I alw… more

I took a 6-month hiatus to travel and clear my head, and now recruiters are treating my gap like a criminal record. Every interview feels like an interrogation where I have to justify taking care of m… more

I love a holiday weekend but find that the days after are so stressful trying to catch up on work. Anyone else feel that way?

I’m being pushed into a Preceptor role for the upcoming summer cohort, and I honestly don't feel qualified to teach anyone. Management keeps saying I'll be great. I think everyone else refused… more

Patients think WE created prior auth delays. They don't know we're just as frustrated sitting on hold with insurance, fighting for approvals our clinicians already signed off on. I've spent 45 m… more

I just skipped a clinical promotion to apply for a Product Specialist role at a medical device company, and my mentor told me I’m selling out. The device rep role offers a fixed schedule, no weekend c… more

The Night Shift and Day Shift war on our unit has reached a level of pettiness that belongs in a middle school hallway. Day shift complains that the trash wasn't emptied; Night shift complains tha… more

Why is it always the little things that get audited while the massive corporate waste goes ignored? I just watched our Value-Based Care coordinator spend two hours arguing about the cost of a single b… more

If you have to travel for work, how far in advance are you informed about it?

The Residency Match system is basically legalized indentured servitude and I don't understand why we accept it as normal. You spend a fortune on education only to be placed in a city you didn'… more

I signed an offer letter today to get $47 an hour as a staff RN at an ambulatory multispecialty clinic. I’m still unsure since I’m so burnt out from nursing in general, also past horrible experiences … more

I have been working at Rancho Family for just over a month now and the experience here has been amazing. They talk about taking care of their employees and it shows. The management shows they truly ca… more

AITAH? I am a program manager over several area group homes for people with disabilities. I have worked here for several years and have always taken a 2 week vacation every February with my family as … more

I’ve been seeing lots of stories about mass layoffs in tech and other fields and my workplace has had a few rounds of layoffs over the past year too. Are others seeing large waves of layoffs in health… more

Is Open Access actually better for the patient? I don't think family should be allowed in the room during high-acuity procedures, and I’m tired of pretending otherwise. I know the patient-centered… more

I have been working in Surgical areas ( days stay, med/surg ward, plastic surgery) for majority of my nursing career. Since I moved here in NZ I started working in aged care for 3 years now. But I wan… more

I just got my first Senior title and I realized it’s just a fancy way of saying I’m the person everyone complains to now. My email inbox has tripled with administrative tasks. I thought I wanted the l… more

Im 41 years old when to school for medical billing and coding. And its so hard to find a job now day. When I graduated we had ICD9 and now the ICD10 are out. And im pretty sure thats putting a hender … more

Am I overreacting? I am taking Wednesday off to take my kid to an appointment that is going to take most of the day. I’ve had it scheduled for months now and it’s been on the calendar. My manager has … more

Let me say I absolutely LOVE working in a home as a caregiver but over time and going through the stuff I’ve been through this year I’ve lost a bit of my passion to even care for myself so I feel like… more

How do you protect your mental health at work? Interested to know people's strategies. I tried colouring books recently and doing them when I'm off duty, found it relaxes my mind

👀 Has the state of the job market changed how you feel about your current job?

I was a former employee lately everyone is getting harassed and threatened by the scheduler. He is hollering about nobody should care about where he sticks his pole. He has us fearful of our lives and… more

I’m being pressured to pre-chart my assessments before I even see the patients just to keep our throughput numbers up. My manager says it saves time, but I feel like I’m one unexpected patient change … more

For those who work outside of the US, is AI being pushed on you as much as it is being pushed on us in the US?

I just negotiated a $5,000 retention bonus to stay another year. Not sure how I feel. I was 100% ready to leave for a travel gig, but management threw just enough money at me to make me second-guess m… more

It’s Sunday and I am already dreading the work week ahead. I know I need to make a change but I am worried about the current job market and taking a risk by leaving. I think I want to move away from h… more

What’s the most micromanaging policy you have had at a workplace? At an old job we had to text our supervisor if we were going to be more than 1 minute late and then she started complaining that she w… more

I started with Honor health 4/27/26 and everything so far has been so smooth. Great process and procedures in place.

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I will be graduating with my BSN spring of 2027 and will be licensed to work as a PHN and SLN. When doing clinical rotations and speaking with employees of a few different hospitals they mentioned … more

I’m in San Diego clearing $110k, but after rent and cost of living, I feel like I’m basically living paycheck to paycheck. On paper, I’m making doctor money compared to where I grew up, but in this ma… more

I recently passed my NCLEX PN for a different state that’s not mine. I’m now trying to apply for my state license for the past month and I keep getting the runaround. I just want to be able to work as… more

I've been working at the front desk and there is no way to have a private conversation with a coworker or with our lead, its really frustrating. Team meetings are only like once every three months… more

Hi. I’ve been an RN for 9 years. From tele to stepdown, maternity L&D to ICU. I now am stepping away from bedside and want to transition to remote work. I really like IT and wanna do informatics. I just don’t… more