I have previously worked as an administrative assistant at a small business then due to lack of pay, I started a coding bootcamp because I thought maybe I should become a software engineer. I absolutely hated it. I needed money and so I saw a PCT on the job training, so I decided why not try it- paid more than the admin assistant job. I honestly walked in blindly and now it has been 6 months since I have been working as a PCT in PEDS. I personally like being a PCT- don't get me wrong, it is not easy one bit. There are times when I come home exhausted and drained but yet something in me still brings me back to work. Now I am considering nursing but all I see online is don't become a nurse, run from nursing. I posted on Reddit and literally all I got was run from the field. On Reddit, all I see is RUN don't WALK. I like the staff that I work with and I talk to the nurses at work- but what they say is very mixed. Others say go for it, others say do something else. I have looked into the other health professions and I am most drawn to nursing. Yet I am so torn. I don't want to come across as naive because I see the problems people face at work. All I see is don't bother with nursing yet I feel so drawn to this field.
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I have previously worked as an administrative assistant at a small business then due to lack of pay, I started a coding bootcamp because I thought maybe I should become a software engineer. I absolutely hated it. I needed money and so I saw a PCT on the job training, so I decided why not try it- paid more than the admin assistant job. I honestly walked in blindly and now it has been 6 months since I have been working as a PCT in PEDS. I personally like being a PCT- don't get me wrong, it is not easy one bit. There are times when I come home exhausted and drained but yet something in me still brings me back to work. Now I am considering nursing but all I see online is don't become a nurse, run from nursing. I posted on Reddit and literally all I got was run from the field. On Reddit, all I see is RUN don't WALK. I like the staff that I work with and I talk to the nurses at work- but what they say is very mixed. Others say go for it, others say do something else. I have looked into the other health professions and I am most drawn to nursing. Yet I am so torn. I don't want to come across as naive because I see the problems people face at work. All I see is don't bother with nursing yet I feel so drawn to this field.