I hate my job (vent)

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I have been a RN for a little over 9 months, right now I currently work in LTC and rehabilitation unit and I hate it. I love being a nurse and am very professional when working and emotionally connecting with my patients/residents but I dread going to work every single day. It's merely a job to me...it's not my true calling.

I was having a hard time finding a job initially which lead me to this path. I always had a dream of working in women's health whether it be L&D or postpartum recovery, even the NICU. My job is severely short of staff and it makes things 10x more stressful, also adding on to the fact that I am still relatively new and the youngest nurse there makes it even harder. I feel like my coworkers don't respect me enough. I don't fit in with the so-called "cool crowd" because I'm too young and have made 0 friends/acquaintances.

I have applied to countless amount of jobs to get out of my current situation and was nearly close to getting a job in L&D but apparently I wasn't good enough. This is more of a vent...someone please tell me if it gets any easier. I just want a job I love :(

Specializes in ICU/PACU.

Hang in there. Keep it professional with your coworkers. Sometimes it's a blessing in disguise not to get personally involved with coworkers and become friends outside of work. If you are a hard worker and a team player, that should be enough. Think of your first job as a stepping stone to what's to come. You're gaining experience and knowledge. You're almost at the year mark, so just tough it out, hang in there and you'll be able to move on soon enough.

Don't even think about giving up nursing yet! You will find something you love in due time, trust me. You have been a nurse for 9 months, which probably seems like an eternity when you dislike your job. In 3 months, it will have been a year, so it will be time to start applying for other jobs. Try telemetry if you can't get a job in women's health. Keep your options open and keep applying!

Specializes in Maternal/Newborn postpartum recovery.

Hey everyone it's been awhile since this "rant" post I created but after 11 months the end is finally near. I will be starting a new job as a maternal/newborn postpartum nurse in a little less than 2 weeks. I couldn't be more happier, thanks to all of the replies when I was having a meltdown moment and needed some encouragement :)

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