cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/4817801
If you read my history you’ll know I’m a nurse applying for a position that’s gonna mean less money but also less physical job, stable sleeping patterns and your regular 5 day workweek.
today I said goodbye to a group of coworkers I like working with. I was discreet about the new job, but I’m gonna miss working with them.
It makes me don’t want to quit.
If you were ever here, how did you solve this?
No, but I have stayed at my current job partly out of spite for a middle manager whom I have somehow overcome.
My ex-boss used to say (and I think it’s true) it’s much better to work with a good team at a bad job, than a bad team at a good job.
If you need the regular hours for your mental and physical health, though, that is more important. And an unknown group of people isn’t necessarily a bad group of people, maybe they will also be great.
You have to put yourself first.
Decide what’s your top priority and everything else falls into place.
A stable job with regular hours means you’ll be able to seek out other folks to socialize with.
Nope
Wife was a nurse at a hospital for 10 years. Got burn out and was offered a lower paying position at a GI clinic. She loves her coworkers there and the docs are great. She left a bunch of peers she liked working with but over time has decompressed and the majority of them left too. You’re making the right choice, trust us. She keeps in contact with the ones she enjoyed being around so they all still talk. Quitting doesn’t mean you have to leave the friendship behind.
I am sort of in this position as well. The day-to-day can get way too busy at times, so I get burned out fairly often, but I’m still sticking around. I’m loyal to the team like you said, but there’s a variety of other reasons as well. I appreciate the mission, it’s a good fit for my skills, I have a decent amount of flexibility in my schedule, and on and on. Also… I really hate looking for jobs. So I’ll probably put that off for as long as I can.
Any job will have its mix of pros and cons. You have to make a call based on what matters to you.
That’s what I’m currently doing, for the most part. Don’t like my boss, don’t like our internal customers, but I do like the coworkers I work with every week. It’s definitely a dumb-but-loyal decision on my part.
If you were ever here, how did you solve this?
Simple. Just stay friends. I left a job 15 years ago because the CEO was an asshole. However, our team was great and I still visit some of my old colleagues regularly.
Did it for almost a decade. Best team I’ve worked with, but eventually enough dominos began to fall, and me staying there only really helped enforce the bad behavior of higher ups. Many followed after me.
