In another thread dealing with ducks and microscopic hair splitting (lol) I mentioned I had decided to reread an article I wrote a long time ago about how I got into nursing. I read it, and don't feel any different.
Then I got to thinking about how, one time, I took a very long vacation from posting here and on nursing sites as a whole. Seemed the negativity was starting to go from the screen to my eyes to my brain to my heart.
I am so very sorry for everyone who can not find work right now. There is nothing I can do to help, but I wish there were. I also feel very badly for the people who had to find new jobs that is either a step backwards for them or in an area of nursing they hate. Then there are those too who are fortunate enough to still be in the same position they were in when the economy tanked, but the conditions of the workplace have changed, for the worse.
Isn't there anyone out there happy with nursing right now? Happy with something nice their employer did for them?
Me, as people said to me in the "duck" thread, nursing is like life, it is what you make it. So, I've quit focusing on the negative things for a little while and want to, if only for a moment, take a glance at what is right with my nursing career and current position.
I have remained full time, with very few cancellations, during the economic crisis. I got my first ever fully paid vacation this year, and it was two weeks back to back. I have more than a few co-workers who I enjoy almost like family. I am able to perform well in my current position and can confidently manage my team. We got a raise this year.
Because my job has been so steady for me, other things are going well for me. I have my two kittens, "Calvin and Hobbes" who I love and are perfectly happy living with me. I am spending a lot of real quality time with my parents and I am lucky I realized I needed to do so before it was too late. I go to a lot of ball games with my father and we have such a blast. I am in a apt. I never would have dreamed of living in before I was a nurse.
