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I work in healthcare in a non-patient facing capacity and seeing the pressure on my colleagues is disheartening. I worked for a major healthcare system and the “business as usual” attitude amongst executives was awful. I’m at a point where i refuse to put work above my mental health and my family and healthcare can be brutal in terms of making you feel guilty for setting boundaries.
Agree- there is absolutely no sense of boundary or consideration for work that is already on your plate.. I regularly am getting asked to work on my PTO days, respond to emails on weekends (for things that can typically wait till Monday) - just always anxious at work. It’s a juxtaposition to where I was 2-3 years ago where I was motivated and highly engaged.
I left a good paying job as a pharmacy manager with a three-letter company without having another job lined up. My mental health was at its lowest point.
I didn't even have time to look for other positions while employed because I had terrible WLB.
Fast forward two years and I am working from home for a telemedicine and remote pharmacy company I am proud of, great balance and while I am making a little less than before I am more present and able to manage my finances compared to my other role.
Seeking peace of mind in a world that is in shambles is my priority and something I see more people doing as well. Best of luck, I feel that most people in the healthcare industry have been stretched thin.
I was laid off from long term care after 23 years in April, still looking for something permanent. I’ve decided schedule is more important than money now. My old job was an 8 week rotation, anything from 6a-230p to 1230p-915/930p, with a lot of 10-630 shifts, plus every 4th weekend and covering vacations in the overnight shift. Now I want something consistent, I’ve even applied for a job with the state that would be a 50k pay cut to start, because the hours and benefits are great. At the moment I’d rather be unemployed than go work at one of the big drugstore chains - did that in my 20’s and it was brutal then.
I am leaving the hospital management arena as well and moving into a consulting environment (more money, better WLB). Hospitals have become so challenging to continue to work in, with the after effects of COVID - severe burnout that leadership fails to appropriately address
I work in IT in healthcare. We are all forced to work from home. That's fine and dandy if you like working from home however most of us are struggling from depression due to isolation. Amerisourcebergen bergen refuses to let us go back into the office, even though I had a doctor fill out a ADA form and stated I need to go back into the office. Of course that is not going to happen, despite Amerisourcebergen building a brand new multi billion dollar office that was finished a year ago. I know working in IT is different but we are still in healthcare, just not dealing with patients. Companies see they can save a buck or 2 by having people work from home. What they don't understand is that 1) we didn't sign up to work from home 2) the ramifications of isolation 3) that we need to go back to normalcy!!!!!!
I’m an OT and we do very little Telehealth as it’s not our preferred choice. So I don’t think I could ever go into remote care especially will the Medicaid changes, it’s ending at the end of this month for us. I think my next path after I try out the school setting I’ll end up traveling. I also have mixed feelings though about all the changes. Some good some not so good.
I’m considering leaving the NHS altogether! Looking for a career in Med tech and medical consultancy following the pandemic.