What is Your Employment Situation?

[*Anya*]

Originally Posted by *Anya*

August, 2012

I am so fortunate that I am an RN. It has served me so well through thick and thin.

Right now I am struggling with whether or not to accept a job offer I just got yesterday. It is for way more money but also way more work. It is a management position. I am so torn. My current job has less stress, is closer to my home but there is no opportunity for advancement. I was willing to settle.

Did I mention, a ton more work? I swore I would never get back into management again! The politics make me cringe but there is no escaping politics anywhere these days, in any organization.

I should have read my own post 10 times before accepting the job I wrote about here.

It has turned out to be exactly the red flags that I ignored.

Can't say I have ever disliked a job more or had a more stressful job.

I just accepted an offer to do outpatient counseling again which has always been my first love.

Pay less? Check. Less responsibility? Check. 10 minutes on no freeways from my girl-friend's house (where I basically live now)? Check.

I have never stayed at a job for just a little over a year before but I know that it is the right choice for me. If I stay at my current job, I will lose it. Yes, it is that bad.

I gave notice yesterday and will take a week off before I start my new job.

I know how lucky I am that I had a choice