So I graduated in August, had my baby a few days before that, and at 37 weeks pregnant was offered a job at a doctor's office less than 5 minutes from my house. I started that job when my baby was 6 wks old, so mid-September. It was a decent job, kind of boring though. My hours were M-F 830-530 with a one hour lunch, and a half day once a week. I had to work on a Saturday occasionally (9am-12pm), maybe once every 6 weeks. Oh, and major holidays off. Anyway... since I was bored, I was still looking into hospitals. I really felt like anyone could do my job at the doc office, and I wasn't using my skills. And there was always some sort of drama with the doctors or other staff.
Well, I got a call from the hospital giving me an interview on a Med-surg floor, and 2 days later I was offered the job. So I gave like 3 weeks notice, and I left. This was back in the beginning of February. So I have only been on the floor (in orientation) for 2 months! I don't like it at all. I knew what to expect in a sense, but I'm having all sorts of issues with daycare (my hours), hubby deploying.. and my late hours/weekend hours is not working well with my family. I'm stressing out so much trying to scramble getting friends to help me, working things out with my boss, daycare, daughter's school. Ugh! I have plenty of friends nearby, but some work, some are stay at home moms that don't have a vehicle large enough for both my kids, and some are going out of town when I need help.
So now, I keep thinking I made a mistake, life was so much easier with the doctor office job. BUT, the main reason I wanted to go to a hospital was: I thought staying at the office would make me stuck there. I was afraid that I really couldn't advance or go anywhere else to work other than doctor's offices. I would love to work in postpartum at the hospital, but I still would have the same issues with daycare and my husband being military... and eventually I wanted to specialize in something with mother/baby. that's my passion, but I don't think I can get there just by working at a family practice. I don't really know what I'm asking for with this post... I guess I'm just venting a bit or maybe some advice would be great.
***ETA: I don't plan on quitting right now, especially since I'm still on orientation and have only been there for 2 months. I'm hoping to transfer to postpartum after 6 months if they have an opening. I need my experience, but all these issues are making me miserable and are stressing me out. Med-surg also isn't for me. I'm impressed with those on my floor who have been there for years and actually have told me they LOVE it!! ***
