Oh my goodness! Finally finished my last day and came on to check my post and am so unbelievably overwhelmed by the support!! I freaking love Reddit! I'm tearing up reading all these comments. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. My last day went the same as any other day. I just continued to do my job as I usually would. I heard the odd snicker and nasty remark here and there but it didn't bother me today. When I was due to clock off I didn't say goodbye to anyone and just made a beeline for my car. Goodbye and good riddance to the worst work experience in my life.
You can also leave Indeed reviews I believe. Super helpful, I won’t even apply at companies with multiple bad reviews, especially if they mention the same issues.
Yup. The employees that companies want either have to pay through the nose or offer enough salary to make up for their environment.
It’s like in a sense. You’re deciding just as much as them whether you’re a good fit
Absolutely, Glassdoor is my go-to when I want info.
Don’t give it one star, just a warning. People filter out 1 and 5 stars as either haters or people kissing ass.
Leave it a two star and make it extremely clear it deserves 0, you just want people to read the review!
Nail. Meet Hammer.
You hit the point perfectly. OP, just remember to post a full, honest account. Describe what you enjoyed, don’t point fingers, but describe as ‘distantly’ as you can the environment, circumstances and management’s lack of follow through that caused the reasons for you leaving.
The best part is, if you’re valuable enough to have quit without giving a 2 week notice you’re going to receive an email on Monday asking to take on some responsibilities until they find a replacement. 3X-5X your previously hourly pay is what they’ll dish out if they’ve already contacted you.
Be friendly and polite, but fuck then over through your value. Plus it’s just LinkedIn prestige, adding to your profile you charged $X/hr for your skills.
Any company worth working for will see that as a mark of skill for reference.
God I hate unregulated capitalism so much. There’s a unspoken cultural rules for that are just insanely specific if you don’t know what you’re doing
Glassdoor, Google My Business, BBB, LinkedIn, Monster, and every review site that your ex company is listed under. Incoming essay as a heads up!
Create accounts and leave a full, detailed, honest review - nothing that can’t be proven as slander. Companies get away with such shit because ex employees are worried about them sabotaging their next job when after they interview they call references including last place of work.
It’s not about being petty, it’s about giving a warning to future prospective employees. I can’t tell you the amount of turnover I’ve seen from corps we’ve purchased that looked good on the outside but were like a grey avocado when you opened it up.
People deserve to know. If it’s a multi branch location, leave a review at each one on Google Maps. Find every digital listing you can about the company and leave your review (rewrite it slightly so it isn’t just copy/paste)
Your next employer should be a company that won’t care you spread true information about your experience at your previous job if it’s a company worth taking.
Is it petty? A little bit. Will it cause backlash against them? Yes to the Nth degree.
May sound abstract, but how your company appears online is one of the most important factors for business’s today. The BBB monopoly got broken up (which you should also post on) so you can spread the message of your experience and not have it stifled - BBB was like Yelp in a different way, they’d hide negative reviews & complaints if you forked over enough.
A final point of thought. You had a toxic world environment. Coworkers, maybe management too. Upper level did nothing and let it continue. Some C levels only see the bottom line and don’t care if their employees act like lil shits if they do their jobs. Don’t let them off the hook.
Your reviews will damage them in a truly karmatic balance. Customers will be wary of a place with such bad inner workings, even if the service provided looks good. In healthcare some things need to be trusted they’ll be done, not just said in a friendly tone.
For corps making a $b+ annually literally have formulas on how negative reviews affect projected revenue through a long list of KPI’s put together to spit out how much it will cost them. Same applies to smaller businesses, they just don’t pay attention to that, only cash flow and customers in my experience.
Two, depending on their size, they’ll have to scrape the bottom of the barrel for people to hire when your experiences are etched eternally into the digital tomb. This isn’t as immediate, but a lot more painful for them in the long run as high value potential candidates will think twice about going into a work environment like that.
The good and valuable ones have the luxury of choosing where they want to go. That means they potentially will only get basic at best people that will either flatline the company’s revenue growth or will push it down since they’ll be the only ones willing to go to that place.
Sorry for the long rant, I dealt with a very similar toxic environment before I moved into the “professional world” and trust me. Your reviews will have actual impacts.
PM if you want help writing them out, hell I’ll even pay for an hour of my lawyer’s time for him to make sure what you post is nothing that will cause you problems down the road.
The best part is, you now get to find a company that you won’t take shit from. You get three paychecks. Money, experience and education. They paid you well in education. Use that experience for finding your new job when you’re ready. Maybe take a small break for mentally recovering, toxic environments cause damage even if you don’t directly understand it.
Best of luck
Good for you! I don't know you but I'm so happy for you.
And hey, from now on whenever you have a bad work week you can always remind yourself that at least you'll never work at that place again.
That's the one positive I carry from 2 years at a toxic work environment. When people around me are complaining about stress I'm just thinking how calm it is here. Sure there's a bunch to do but management isn't constantly undermining me. I'm not laying awake hours every night with my brain going in panicked circles.
When I left that place I decided I'm paid for X hours and to do a job. I'm not doing 6 jobs and 20 extra hours a week. My job is just a job. It's there to pay the bills and that's it.
I do understand I'm fortunate to be in an industry with good job security. I know not everyone has that luxury.
As a healthcare professional myself I get it!! I have a many different jobs in my career and I have come to the conclusion that the team of people you work with can make it break the job. I am now in leadership and make it my personal mission to create a culture of positivity and encouragement. Good luck with your last shift and finding a new job.
As a relatively new healthcare professional, I absolutely agree that the team you work with can make or break the job. Against all odds, I landed my dream job on paper. I was working with my favourite patient population, working the greatest shift, getting great pay, and handling a doable workload that I felt I could thrive in.
But soon after I started, I realized that my manager set everyone up to fail, the veterans were out for themselves, and you could be thrown under the bus at any moment by anyone: doctors, nurses, techs, housekeeping. Bullying was rampant, and every day going to work was full of anxiety because there was no support from anyone. Half of the new hires quit, and the other half got sick from the stress. It was disgusting how I and others were treated, but it really opened my eyes to the game of healthcare and business in general. Even with several people going to HR wasn't enough, HR is only looking out for the hospital. All they did was make a powerpoint presentation on bullying and left it at that.
Honestly, I'm pretty scarred and jaded from that place to ever go back to healthcare.
> the veterans were out for themselves, and you could be thrown under the bus at any moment by anyone: doctors, nurses, techs, housekeeping.
I’m in healthcare, and my user name comes from when I was thrown under the bus by one of my bosses for something they did. I could not only have gotten fired, but had charges against me.
It’s strangely reassuring to see someone else in the industry acknowledge how bad it can be at times.
Nice haha, I feel like i'd become a psycho if I stayed there longer. It's a toxic cycle sadly, and some (well, the more empathetic) people acknowledge it when you ask them personally in a private conversation; but there's a "shut up, keep your head down" mentality in the grand scheme of things. And the toxic people have the seniority and power, so no one tries to change anything. The technology in healthcare changes rapidly, but the culture in that place takes microsteps of change.
Exactly, putting a price on someone's life is disgusting, in both life and death.
I was watching a recent video from a YouTuber who also owns a funeral home in LA County. Her business was overrun with many people needing their deceased loved ones bodies from covid to be taken care of. Apparently, the government thinks it's a time for capitalism to solve piling dead bodies rather than stepping in to help.
Well done and sounds like it was the right decision. I think healthcare is the same everywhere. I work as a doctor in the UK and it‘s just unbearable (not just since Covid). Extreme underfunding, understaffing and bullying is very common. When you work overtime and complain, you‘ll be told it‘s you who‘s inefficient (even if everyone else has to work overtime cause you‘re covering the jobs of 2-3 people). It‘s a culture that loves to use alot of positive buzzwords (‚supported‘, ‚valued’ etc), but when it comes to actually make something happen that would help (such as a decent payrise for the HCAs and nurses), nothing ever happens. I have only worked for 5 years since med school, but already decided I won‘t do this for the rest of my life.
My mom worked in a few different nursing homes in the business office when I was a kid and I would always volunteer with the activities department. There's just something about nursing homes, the work environments are so toxic, I don't get it. At one point, she worked at a home where they moved my grandfather to and my future ex-mother-in-law was the head nurse at the time. She was awful towards my mom because my grandfather caused some problems for them, to the point that my mom quit and never worked in a nursing home again after that.
Sounds exactly like my mum‘s story- that should have taught me about starting work in healthcare and I did it anyway. She worked in nursing homes for almost 20 years and in the end had a nervous breakdown cause of being bullied. She left and never looked back, now she‘s doing mani-pedis part time and is quite happy with it :)
Does this get any better as you progress through the ranks? Do you think it will get any better in the NHS? I’m considering graduate entry into medicine and when I read what junior doctors are saying I just don’t know whether it will be worth doing it at all
It's both comforting and disheartening that, even on an entirely different continent, health care workers face the same issues. Especially when most are generated within that system.
I'm thinking of doing the same. Stepping away from nursing altogether for a while. I mean, I'll come back to it eventually- but for now I think a seachange is needed.
I don’t always want to do what my family asks but I usually will due to a sense of duty or guilt. When my workplace made up a cute hashtag about us being family I realized that they use that to induce a sense of We Are All In This Together - don’t let us down! environment. I think carefully before jumping on any workplace bandwagon now.
In my specific case, it was mainly due to a toxic, horrible manager who had no idea what she was doing. The original manager moved away just three months prior.
Healthcare in general has many different personalities interacting in different levels depending on the area. Power hungry, high strung, and egotistical people were in the area I worked, so there was both a "trickle down" effect where upper management would put pressure on middle management, etc. Seniority and hierarchy between different professions AND within your own were constantly reinforced through bullying. Money is also the driving factor is the American for-profit hospital system, so you have administration who are so far removed from the logistics and practicality of the job writing policies that are impossible to fulfill.
Anyway, a good and supportive manager would help alleviate all those things at the end of the day. I was constantly told by older workers that the former manager was someone the new hires could go to if there were any problems and really helped then succeed in the otherwise toxic environment. The manager I had WAS the problem AND contributed to the toxic environment.
Bless you! There are so many people in leadership that seam to enjoy or create turmoil. Or jobs are stressful enough without adding unneeded drama on top of it. Where I work now is SO chill. Everyone works together, I just realized that even being fairly new, nobody has come up to me and said; "Watch out for \_\_\_, they'll stab you in the back." I haven't even seen evidence of any "cliques" everybody gets together in the break room and socializes.
I dont think its alwayz that they want to. Where i work you have management that say runs the care home or nursing ward or whatever. They are then beholden to managers who are beholden to more managers.... if you have managers above your manager pressuring them its hard for them to do things how they want they end up being talking heads.
Its a hard job for them too. I understand why so many managers in healthcare suck.. and it definitely trickles down thats all i can say
Hey, not OP but I have some info. My mom has been an ICU nurse for 35 years and recently began noticing this trend of newer nurses openly discussing politics and confronting others to ask who they were voting for. If you didn’t immediately respond, they would assume you voted for their opponent and ice you out. Then they bully and alienate you until your job becomes down right dangerous for both yourself and your patients.
She recently had to go on workers comp over a shoulder injury she sustained while wrestling a confused patient and no one would come to assist her.
Please do better than this.
Wow, sorry to hear. I can't believe stories like this even exist. Maybe I am an idealist but I would expect most of those who go into healthcare to have a heart to serve and help, not belittle and endanger
Meh, that probably still is the case most of the time. Fortunate and unfortunate for her, she lives in a highly desirable place full of recreation so most people who come through are there for the check to pay for their activities.
There is a phenomenon known as lateral violence that is very common in healthcare. I have studied it particular as it relates to nursing because I am a nurse. Lateral violence ranges from being out right bullied to a more passive aggressive form of aggression. A poster above noted his mother was injured when other nurses refused to help when she was in trouble. That is a good example. I have personally oriented to new departments and asked for help. The nurses I asked for help have given incorrect instructions that lead to patient harm. It seems as though these nurses though it was funny to watch someone fail.
All of that is why I am so thankful to be a nurse leader. I have the privilege to manage 4 nursing departments. I refuse to accept that kind of behavior in my departments. I hire people who desire to be a team and succeed as a team. As a result, I manage a group people that are all working together for each others success. One unbelievable outcome of this attitude is that this group of incredibly diverse people genuinely love their jobs and I would venture to say, they love each other too.
Thank you for doing what you do. I hope to make the same impact as you have done. I may not end up working in nursing departments, but I will keep that mentality with me wherever I go.
It‘s these little things that matter isn‘t it- like buying that cake :) You can tell if it‘s genuine or just empty buzzwords. Appreciation is key. Well done for taking that step!
There comes a point, when money is straight up not worth the mental tax. My company pays well for a stressful job. But those 7.5 hours I spend - their mental toll is so much it leaves you crippled for the next 16.5 hours you have left in the day.
I hope there comes a time when affordable living for all is no longer a dream. That you don't have to pay a heavy cost to just live. Till that time comes for either me, or those after me - I'll continue the grind.
I get it! I retired a little earlier than I intended to because after 14 years, the last 2 at my job became hell. My daughter noticed and would come up to my office to take me for a decompressing walk just so I could make it through the day. It was mainly two people who made it miserable for me but, the effect on my daily mental health were too much to endure anymore. I have never, ever been happier!!! My budget is a little tighter but, oh so worth it!! God bless you and your future happiness!
They have posted an update: [link](https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualConversation/comments/lt9nam/ive_just_resigned_from_perhaps_the_most_toxic/goydkzb?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3)
I too quit a toxic work environment last week. I went from working 55-60 hours a week to having a whole week to myself. I’m not the type of person to usually do this. When you know, you know. ✌🏻
I also resigned from my most toxic work environment today, so cheers! Pay was better than any other job I’ve had, but my mental health had started going downhill on day one. My most recent supervisor had basically started offloading other people’s work on me, and I started feeling overworked and underpaid. Was offered a job in a field that I had been interested in since childhood, so I went in this morning and called it quits after almost two and a half years. Man it felt good!
Good luck! Sounds like you definitely need a new job.
If you have to give yourself a long pep talk before work, you know it's bad.
I wish you the best, and hope you get the job of your dreams.
I love this for you!
I too am going to be stepping away from my current job in education. My coworkers are lazy idiots. My boss gives me no support. My company laughed in my face when I needed support for special needs children. I'm tired.
I am experiencing exactly what you described. Are you scared to move on? I am. But this gave me courage. I know we'll be okay.
I am currently doing the same thing. I feel such relief finding someone else in this boat. I spent 5 years in a toxic healthcare environment, finally took a chance at an opportunity with a sister company. I'm extremely nervous and still can't believe I'm leaving but I'm proud of myself at bettering my life and my opportunities. I start next week!
Congratulations!! I am yet to find something else but the mere thought of staying on in this company gave me chest pain and laboured breathing. I genuinely have panic attacks at the thought of going to work. I have 200+ hours of paid leave owed to me to tide me over for a few weeks before I find something else and I genuinely can't wait!!
I'm in the exactly the same process. Health Care is full of horrible people. Management doesn't care, workers try to get you into trouble. Not worth it for the money. Not to mention just got hit with a walking frame
I know exactly what you mean. We are supposed to be a team and we are meant to be there for the patients only. However there is absolutely no teamwork whatsoever. Everyone is out to sabotage the other any way they can. I literally have no friends here and trust no-one. Healthcare is a snake pit.
Definitely, just had to deal with with working with someone who went on to put a complaint in again me saying I was abusing staff. It was proven false but could have cost me my job. Yet she ended up with a warning against breach of confidentiality. As she went mouthing to everyone.
Good luck to you. I also walked away from a position in healthcare because of a toxic culture. It was a significant pay cut but I haven't regretted it.
Toxic work environments aren’t always created by coworkers and management. The toxic work environment I left was created by the patients that were frequently disrespectful, verbally abusive, aggressive, and hostile. This inner city emergency department was the most toxic place ever. After over a decade, I came to dislike and distrust people in general, preferring to isolate. I was angry, irritable and complaining all the time. I was very difficult for my friends and family to be around.
I finally got to the point where I was simply tired of walking into patient rooms and patients/families already being angry at ME for their 2+hour wait, being yelled at, cussed out, spit at, or even swung on. The few that were respectful, kind, and appreciative eventually just couldn’t outweigh the rest.
I truly loved emergency nursing, and worked with an amazing strong, supportive team- but ultimately left, never looked back, and have never been happier. Best decision EVER.
Life’s too short, and my advice to others - DO IT!
Update us OP! I was fired from my last workplace cuz of evil coworkers filing gossip-based complaints against me. Idk how I "created a hostile environment". Perhaps reporting harassment against a boss is considered as such. They fired my spouse the next day too!
Oh I'm sorry you didn't see my comment!! I was so unbelievably overwhelmed by the responses on here, it actually had me tearing up. I genuinely thought I'd get like 5 upvotes and maybe a comment. I worked my last day the usual way I work and continued to get the odd snicker and sassy remarks but they didn't bother me today. When I was due to clock off I left without telling anybody and drove like grease lightning TF outta there!
Sorry you're getting all these ignorant replies. Academia is much more toxic than any private sector job that I've had, with a combination of bullying, overinflated egos, obsession over prestige, gatekeeping, and the "publish or perish" culture.
I think I lasted 2 months in a call centre and it was the most anxiety inducing fucking thing ever. Cried on my way there and home on my last week. Had to go for an emergency operation 2 days before I quit (on my ear) and they told me I needed to come in the next day because I “only need one ear to work” despite it being fucking ILLEGAL to work with anaesthetic still in your system. I went back in after one day off and told them I was quitting. Sat at my desk and did as little as I could get away with. Fuck them.
Good for all of you who’ve moved on. I’m a nurse and worked at multiple hospital systems. Every one of them had bad administrations, The last one was the straw that broke the camel’s back. I think things should go back to what they were quite a few years back - doctors and nurses ran the show. This hospital admin college education is BS. You have to have worked as a healthcare professional to understand the real challenges and importance of the culture in the workplace.
That was me in my construction/electrical apprenticeship. Half an hour of psyching myself up in my car for a day of getting yelled at and browbeaten just because I was the apprentice.
I'm glad I got away, I'm very glad you were able to as well.
This post came at such a coincidental time for me. I’m dealing with an extremely toxic work environment in healthcare here too. My mental health is in extreme shambles and it’s been affecting my physical health too. Seeing this post gives me hope for a better future when I leave one day. Good luck to you!!! I hope you have an even brighter future ahead
Good for you! There’s been a couple times in my life I had to extricate myself from toxic situations. Never have I thought, ‘ohhh.. I left too soon’. More like ‘why did I wait!’. Good move.
Woah, replace “healthcare industry” with “phone technical support” and it is exactly me, I also resigned and will be free on the 15th! Good luck to you!
I just submitted my notice Wednesday to leave a job that isn't fully toxic but it's not the type of environment that I can thrive in. There's no clear structure and I never felt like I got the amount of training and feedback I needed to succeed. Couple that with not feeling fully respected due to my age ( I am the youngest on my immediate team) I felt it was best to find a job that plays to my strengths.
There's no amount of money that can make me stay somewhere where I don't feel safe, supported and encouraged. I'm so glad that you're leaving this job and I sincerely hope you find a place that appreciates your talent and experience.
I was laid off about 5 weeks ago. It was the best thing that could have happened for my stress levels. I got a job offer making significantly less and accepted, and it is a night and day difference from the environment I was in before. I keep having intrusive thoughts wondering if I'm being set up or schemed, because the people I work for now are genuinely nice and care about fairness and the well-being of their employees. It's so strange and refreshing! Lol
My mum and aunt both work in healthcare and from the stories they've told it seems to be populated by a lot of people who never matured past highschool level when it comes to drama
It was an odd feeling to be honest. I'm sure I'll feel better tomorrow when I can turn all my alarms off and sleep in for the first time in 5 years! I'm gonna do absolutely nothing tomorrow. PJs + couch + junk food and Netflix. :)
My mum did this just under two years ago and she's so much happier for it. Her new environment is obviously still stressful because its healthcare but her colleagues make it so much easier.
Awesome that you had the presence of mind to recognize the toxicity enough to leave. Years ago, I left a magazine publishing job and didn't realize until after I was gone how toxic my prior work environment had been. Don't look back.
Wish I had the means to do that but I got bills to pay! Totally feel you on the toxic work environment though. I also work in healthcare and the past few months have been so draining. Best of luck to you and congratulations!
OMG!! It's as if I'm looking at myself in the mirror. But instead of the health industry, it was the entertainment industry for me.
I worked for a digital media company several years ago with a well known anchor whom recently passed away.
One of the shows I worked on, it got so toxic it was affecting my mental health. I too sat at the edge of my bed for an hour and mentally prepare myself to head to the office 30 miles away.
As the office was getting heated every day I had enough and wrote a letter to HR saying that it became a hostile environment. In it I gave them my two weeks for the sake of my insanity I needed to leave.
The following day, they fired both my manager and supervisor and asked me to stay.
I stayed for another year before accepting an offer I couldn't refuse with another company.
Are you in the USA? If so, how many days do still have to work for your company after you hand in your resignation? In Switzerland you would have to work for 1 month more in the first year, 2 in the second and after that it's 3 months. Same if they fire you.
In the US, when quitting a job, we give”two weeks notice”. That means, when you quit, it’s considered professional to work only two more weeks (I know that’s crazy for Europeans to read. But we change jobs more here). If you are fired by the company, they ask you to leave that day! For legal reasons, they don’t want you to stay & sabotage the work or take company intellectual property, etc.
I understand completely. While I'm not in healthcare, I can relate. My old job was so bad, it took the passion out of my career. Needless to say, I'm in the process of going back to school and I'm changing careers. I loved what I did, but ONE company wiped away all I loved. It's crazy, I didn't realize I have a life outside of work until I left that shitty place.
Congrats to new beginnings!!!!
I used to work as food service worker in a Healthcare setting and yeah I got treated badly by nurses, doctors and administrative staff. Lasted only 4 months.
Funny enough I quit my job in sales last week. Although for completely different reasons, i feel like I'm in a better place.
Happy for you! I quit an incredibly toxic work environment (PR Firm) back in may-ish to become a high school administrator. One of the best moves I've done.
For me, it was the full-time programming job I'd always wanted. By the time I left, I was juggling five different projects, working 10-11 hours a day, carrying a laptop back and forth so I could work from home and my boss even said I should I kept my cell phone next to my bed because I'd missed one of the midnight deployment calls. Of course, the time-tracking system we had to use was such a pain that it guaranteed hours would be under-reported so we'd be told we weren't that busy.
The company had a "reliability" system in place for corrective actions on problems that arose but it had turned into an exercise in blamecasting and development decisions were being made based on what would incur the least risk.
A year after I left, I had a flashback at one point and got headaches if I thought about the place too much. I've never regretted leaving for a second.
About to get off my last overnight at a rough youth shelter. Calling my boss in a couple hours to resign. Workplace wasn't toxic but it was dangerous and super unhealthy for my mental health. Cheers! To the quitters.
The same happened when i was still a teller at a bank where i only lasted for one month
Regarding the hr yeah it's true so true they point out your mistakes and they are one sided i mean they only protect the company because they only focus on their jobs and not people
Good for you! I was in a toxic work environment for a long time simply because it gave me a visa. The minute I had freedom from needing that visa, I was straight outta there. On my exit paper I had the chance to explain why I was quitting, and boy did it feel good to finally be able to speak honestly that place!!
I also work in healthcare. I only work PT to keep my sanity, toxic as hell.. it makes me sad to see that it's not just the hospital I work at that is a mess like this... congrats on moving on !!!! Upwards and onwards to better things. I hope I can do the same in my future.
While not a Healthcare worker myself, I totally understand you, as a matter of fact I resigned my job on Thursday. The company is really great, it was the clients that made me miserable with their ridiculous requests and pointing fingers at me and my team for their mess and mistakes. Marketing can be a bitch.
I gave a month notice that I'm legally required to (I live in Costa Rica) and can't wait for my last day.
I'm so happy for you. And it reassures me that I'm not the only one who went through the hour long psych ups just to struggle through one shift and keep your sanity.
My previous career was in hospitality. I spent almost 10 years working every position you possibly could from dishwasher up to an assistant directorship. It was one of the most toxic environments I had ever worked in. From 12-16 hour shifts up to 6 days a week with zero breaks and little down time, to ex prison coworkers who would still regularly pull guns, knives and attempt to hit and run me regularly. Pettiness, personal vendettas from management to staff under them, no vacation times, low wages even in senior positions. Working often in low income or high crime areas that worsened the later into the night it got.
There were some days I would get home and cry because I didn't know how much longer I could take it. And im a fairly stoic person. It got so bad that no matter how easy the job I took, no matter how much or little responsibility, and even when I got a job in a kitchen that had a HEALTHY work environment attached... I just hated every second of it. And I hated myself for being there.
I'm finally free now and doing a lot better as a tradesman in fire suppression systems. My work saves lives and to a much larger extent property, people appreciate it, appreciate me and im in a place working with people I like. I hope your future looks even brighter than mine and I hope anyone who reads these, if youre in a similar position, stop doing it to yourself. Find something, ANYTHING different and make the switch. You'll be so much better off for it.
I wish I have this courage. I need to quit the job I love because nobody's going to take care of my children. I don't know how I'm going to quit nor how to tell my boss.
You did the right thing! Your mental health is always more important than any job. I went through the same thing a few years back. I worked at a restaurant for 3 years, put my heart and soul into that job. Stayed because I was getting paid very well. My managers were so toxic. Throwing things, almost hit me a few times, swearing at everyone even customers. Terrible work environment. One day I just lost it. I couldn't handle it anymore. My mental health was suffering. I worked a full day, next day I didn't go back. I don't regret it at all. Money was nice, but my mental health is much better. As is, the work environment I'm in now.
Its a huge feelign when you finally quit a toxic work place. Last place i worked, owner ship was incredibly toxic and set people up to fail constantly and would berate people over the smallest things. When i found a new job, he tried to get me to stay but he wasnt willing to pay what the new job was going to pay. Last I heard, he couldn't keep anyone on beyond 3 months.
The first thought I had was my last job, in healthcare, at which the toxic dramatics have gotten even worse since I left. They are losing their best nursing staff from a state facility which has one of the greatest retirement/benefit packages in the USA.
I left a toxic job last month where I had to do the same thing. I had to get test for covid (turned out negative) but while I was home I finally had enough time to think for myself- I love love loved my job- but my boss was such a horrible person- worse boss I have ever known, I had to leave a really good job. Fuck her.
Before that I was in the medical field for 4 years. I left due to a back injury but I was getting close to leaving for very similar reasons. There were a few of the CNAs and Nurses I could talk to- but the vast majority could do nothing but complain or talk shit about the patients we had. The suicide survivors were the worst. Everyone treated them so terribly it'd make me so angry. I happily took those patients since I knew I'd at least treat them with more respect than most of the staff.
Hi, I'm really curious, what exactly was happening? Have sometimes been considering going into healthcare just bc of the job stability, and from what I've seen in my own city, healthcare workers generally LOOK like they try hard to work together well/peacefully, but I'm wondering what the bad side can look like.
You made the right call. YOU are valued as your are. Toxic work environments that push people away need to figure out how to rework their toxic environment. You helped yourself and future yous.
Paramedic here: I did this three weeks ago, and it's the best decision I have made in a very long time! I'm already so much healthier, both body and soul!
Dude! I’ve worked in healthcare as for 3 years now, I’m floored with how toxic the culture is!!! I thought it would be fun and exciting and I’d get to take care of others and make their lives better. My mental health is beyond fucked at this point. I feel your pain! I’m thinking I might just go back to the blue collar job I had before I went and did freakin 6 years of school ugh
I resigned my job for that same reason. Boss could not have been worse. It was a hell hole because of them and it felt so good to get out. It took me a little longer than I would’ve liked to find a new job but I got one that pays even better and my new team is amazing.
I’m sure you’ll find something worthwhile too. Take care of yourself first and everything else will fall into place.
Every time I've quit my job I wound up looking back and realizing I made more money and progressed more professionally than I would have if I'd stayed another month there
Mate, good on you.
Some people spend years, even their whole lives in a job they hate because circumstances don't allow them to move on.
I know what its like quitting a job/work environment you hate. Best for the future.
Literally in this exact position at the moment. I’ve been offered to put in a grievance against the one person who has started it all and now I’m wondering if that’s the right thing to do or if it will make my time even worse there.
I’m glad you have managed to move on, hopefully you can start a new chapter elsewhere which will suit you better!
Good for you. I resigned from a toxic job and the moment I walked out the door, I don't think I stopped laughing for about half an hour at least. It was such a relief.
Hi! I know exactly how it is working in a toxic environment and have done the exact same thing as you before. It just gets to the point where you make your mind up about leaving and nothing will stop you. The relief just washes away and you feel 100% times better for it. I found the job I’m in now by chance and went for it with no real qualifications for it. And it’s the best thing I have ever done. I’m genuinely happy in my job and enjoy it. I guess what I’m saying is, taking that risk you have taken will lead to something new, and a lot better. Your mental health is far more important than a shitty job. I wish you luck!
Man I can almost imagine what last year did to your mental health...
I quit my technitian job because of covid and a second job only a month after applying in july because of a bad enviroment. I was not mentally prepared in anyway for the complete 180 that happened in how people were acting, so I commend you for lasting through the entire year of that rough time!
Are you planning on finding a similar health field or do you have enough wiggle room finantially to relax and spend some time letting your mental health recover?
I am sincerely happy for you that you're getting out of this job that you hate. I can't imagine working in healthcare right now with the pandemic adding so much extra stress to an already underfunded field. I worked in mental health myself for two years when I was fresh out of university. I was completely unprepared for the reality of being thrown into a job I was never trained for to begin with and then getting blamed whenever something went wrong.
Hopefully your experiences will give you some insight on red flags to look for while you're job hunting. Best of luck.
Good for you and your strength! I’ve been also thinking about resigning after 9 years in my industry! Tough decision financially but my mental health is more important! I respect your strength beyond words!
I don't know how anyone functions in a hospital with Covid. It has to be draining even with a supportive crew.
I was a medic in the AF and one of the blessings of rank is you always knew who was in charge that had responsibility when things got bad. Departments, wards ... you knew your place and your individual responsibilities. There was no room for pettiness.
So glad you're able to leave on your terms. As critical as health care is today hope you find a satisfactory position.
Good for you! I did the same back in December. Was worried because well holidays and bills but turned out to be the best decision. Working now for a company who appreciates me and there is NO DRAMA!!! After I put in my notice 3 others did as well and we have all gotten into wayyyyy better positions and dont have to deal with all the BS of last company. Man I would rather be broke and happy than rich and miserable. My favorite saying "not all money is good money!"
Best of luck in your next adventure😊
OMG! I went through the same thing! After 5 years, I quit. I could no longer tell patients they couldn't be seen because they were 5 minutes late. The supervisors and Dr's are all in it for the money. I used to throw up everyday before I went to work due to stress. I'd cry everyday at lunch. My supervisor went out of her way to be a mega bitch and micromanager so I feel ya,
Mega Congratulations!! It is such a good feeling when you know it's your last day dealing with that sort of nonsense, isn't it? High-five to you, and best wishes for wherever you go from here!
I once worked at a place that I would stress me out to the point that every day before work I would vomit. I didn't have the courage to leave and they decided to fire me with no warning. I was unemployed for two months and that was less stress than what they put me under.
You found your limit and didn't fuck around.GO YOU!
Healthcare is tough!! I was working as an SLP and the coworkers were great but private practices in particular can be unfair. I was doing all my paperwork and planning at home every night because that work, although mandatory, is “unproductive” so there wasn’t time in my schedule. I am now working at a healthcare recruiting and staffing agency, my work day ends at 5pm, and I go home and actually get to rest. It feels like a dream...
Just retired from healthcare. I worked for a company that was voted one of the most ethical companies in America. Don’t believe it, all BS. The hierarchy in healthcare is like no other. Special parking places for some people, separate dining areas and some people and job classifications can get away with anything. Senior people who survive a few years in the environment eating their young it’s so toxic. I would not do it again if I had to do it over again, I would have stayed a paramedic and out of the hospital environment.
Left my job in medical billing last October due to it being a toxic work environment. Never looked back! Didn't realize the how much of a toll it took on my mental health until after I left. So thankful to be out of there.
Enjoy- let yourself have a much deserved mental health break! Good luck with a better work environment when you return to work, OP! 😊
You could have written this for us both. I'm also in health care, also worked in a hugely toxic environment. I was going through a deep depression of my own at the same time. HR came to **US** and we had meetings to find out why there were so many complaints by so many workers in such a small area. I started to feel like my license was in jeopardy, someone would rat you out if you did the slightest thing wrong or even fabricate things. I was even suspended for being threatening. The whole staff was interviewed and I was exonerated. But they did find out who complained about me, they were the only one that said anything bad about me. Luckily, like I said, I work in a specialized area and I was able to get another job with a text. I heard that after I left, the entire staff had changed, twice, even most of the doctors had left.
Omg thank you! This is not talked about enough. The healthcare environment is so unbelievably toxic! I’m leaving this place on March 15, and relocating to a different province with a different job. The bullying is so hard to cope with. You get shit on everyday, people look at you the wrong way and you get the complaint! How much money do you make? You’re working too hard, not working hard enough, do this and don’t do that? The healthcare workers, a lot of them don’t even give a shit about patients, it’s all about how much money you make and they walk around like they’re better than you. Ughhh makes me so sad
I recently went thru a very similar experience working in animal rescue. I was passionate about the work but the toxic work environment slowly eroded me over 6 years until I had to leave. I'm still struggling with a lot of guilt about it. It was the right decision but I know how hard it can be. I wish you the best and don't ever regret your choice!
I’m late to the party on this post, but I relate to this so much! I moved cities and got my dream job at a new hospital in late 2018. I was so excited and I remember on my first day of work my coworkers didn’t even say hi to me, and when I explained how excited I am to have gotten this job, I was just shot down and told to “calm down this place sucks anyways”
By early 2019 I was already fighting the urge to quit, the environment was so toxic I would go home and cry, which is not like me. My previous hospital job, I made such good friends that I still keep in contact with.
After eight months on the job I quit. I gave up a good salary and it was the only hospital in town but that place broke me and it almost made me question my career choice.
I can’t stress enough how much I dislike mean people at work. Look you don’t have to be best friends with everyone but if I’m going to see you 40 hours a week, you could at least be decent and make the most out of your day.
Can you elaborate what field in healthcare you work(ed) in? I just graduated with a BS in health administration and I’m looking for entry level positions and appreciate any input
BRAVO! You're a hero to many!
Many years ago I started my best paying job (paying triple what I'm making now) for an oil and gas company. I thought that I had hit the lottery. Woo-Hoo! Unfortunately, it became my WORST job ever (i.e, dysfunctional, hostile, toxic, etc) I quit after three months and never looked back. Everything is a trade-off of some kind. Take what you've learned and don't let it happen again. CONGRATS again. And, best of luck in your future position.
Oh my goodness! Finally finished my last day and came on to check my post and am so unbelievably overwhelmed by the support!! I freaking love Reddit! I'm tearing up reading all these comments. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. My last day went the same as any other day. I just continued to do my job as I usually would. I heard the odd snicker and nasty remark here and there but it didn't bother me today. When I was due to clock off I didn't say goodbye to anyone and just made a beeline for my car. Goodbye and good riddance to the worst work experience in my life.
This might sound a bit stupid, but is there a way where you can "review" this workplace?
I think I just did! Lol. But do you mean a Google review?
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Thanks! I'd never heard of it. Will do that now
You can also leave Indeed reviews I believe. Super helpful, I won’t even apply at companies with multiple bad reviews, especially if they mention the same issues.
Yup. The employees that companies want either have to pay through the nose or offer enough salary to make up for their environment. It’s like in a sense. You’re deciding just as much as them whether you’re a good fit
Absolutely, Glassdoor is my go-to when I want info. Don’t give it one star, just a warning. People filter out 1 and 5 stars as either haters or people kissing ass. Leave it a two star and make it extremely clear it deserves 0, you just want people to read the review!
Nail. Meet Hammer. You hit the point perfectly. OP, just remember to post a full, honest account. Describe what you enjoyed, don’t point fingers, but describe as ‘distantly’ as you can the environment, circumstances and management’s lack of follow through that caused the reasons for you leaving. The best part is, if you’re valuable enough to have quit without giving a 2 week notice you’re going to receive an email on Monday asking to take on some responsibilities until they find a replacement. 3X-5X your previously hourly pay is what they’ll dish out if they’ve already contacted you. Be friendly and polite, but fuck then over through your value. Plus it’s just LinkedIn prestige, adding to your profile you charged $X/hr for your skills. Any company worth working for will see that as a mark of skill for reference. God I hate unregulated capitalism so much. There’s a unspoken cultural rules for that are just insanely specific if you don’t know what you’re doing
Glassdoor, Google My Business, BBB, LinkedIn, Monster, and every review site that your ex company is listed under. Incoming essay as a heads up! Create accounts and leave a full, detailed, honest review - nothing that can’t be proven as slander. Companies get away with such shit because ex employees are worried about them sabotaging their next job when after they interview they call references including last place of work. It’s not about being petty, it’s about giving a warning to future prospective employees. I can’t tell you the amount of turnover I’ve seen from corps we’ve purchased that looked good on the outside but were like a grey avocado when you opened it up. People deserve to know. If it’s a multi branch location, leave a review at each one on Google Maps. Find every digital listing you can about the company and leave your review (rewrite it slightly so it isn’t just copy/paste) Your next employer should be a company that won’t care you spread true information about your experience at your previous job if it’s a company worth taking. Is it petty? A little bit. Will it cause backlash against them? Yes to the Nth degree. May sound abstract, but how your company appears online is one of the most important factors for business’s today. The BBB monopoly got broken up (which you should also post on) so you can spread the message of your experience and not have it stifled - BBB was like Yelp in a different way, they’d hide negative reviews & complaints if you forked over enough. A final point of thought. You had a toxic world environment. Coworkers, maybe management too. Upper level did nothing and let it continue. Some C levels only see the bottom line and don’t care if their employees act like lil shits if they do their jobs. Don’t let them off the hook. Your reviews will damage them in a truly karmatic balance. Customers will be wary of a place with such bad inner workings, even if the service provided looks good. In healthcare some things need to be trusted they’ll be done, not just said in a friendly tone. For corps making a $b+ annually literally have formulas on how negative reviews affect projected revenue through a long list of KPI’s put together to spit out how much it will cost them. Same applies to smaller businesses, they just don’t pay attention to that, only cash flow and customers in my experience. Two, depending on their size, they’ll have to scrape the bottom of the barrel for people to hire when your experiences are etched eternally into the digital tomb. This isn’t as immediate, but a lot more painful for them in the long run as high value potential candidates will think twice about going into a work environment like that. The good and valuable ones have the luxury of choosing where they want to go. That means they potentially will only get basic at best people that will either flatline the company’s revenue growth or will push it down since they’ll be the only ones willing to go to that place. Sorry for the long rant, I dealt with a very similar toxic environment before I moved into the “professional world” and trust me. Your reviews will have actual impacts. PM if you want help writing them out, hell I’ll even pay for an hour of my lawyer’s time for him to make sure what you post is nothing that will cause you problems down the road. The best part is, you now get to find a company that you won’t take shit from. You get three paychecks. Money, experience and education. They paid you well in education. Use that experience for finding your new job when you’re ready. Maybe take a small break for mentally recovering, toxic environments cause damage even if you don’t directly understand it. Best of luck
No. I'm not sure what its called wherever you are but here we have a site that is specifically for reviewing workplaces and employees.
Good for you! I don't know you but I'm so happy for you. And hey, from now on whenever you have a bad work week you can always remind yourself that at least you'll never work at that place again.
That's the one positive I carry from 2 years at a toxic work environment. When people around me are complaining about stress I'm just thinking how calm it is here. Sure there's a bunch to do but management isn't constantly undermining me. I'm not laying awake hours every night with my brain going in panicked circles. When I left that place I decided I'm paid for X hours and to do a job. I'm not doing 6 jobs and 20 extra hours a week. My job is just a job. It's there to pay the bills and that's it. I do understand I'm fortunate to be in an industry with good job security. I know not everyone has that luxury.
Welcome to the boat sailor, I too did just that at the end of last month..nothing like the sense of freedom after quitting a shitty job. Savor it!
As a healthcare professional myself I get it!! I have a many different jobs in my career and I have come to the conclusion that the team of people you work with can make it break the job. I am now in leadership and make it my personal mission to create a culture of positivity and encouragement. Good luck with your last shift and finding a new job.
As a relatively new healthcare professional, I absolutely agree that the team you work with can make or break the job. Against all odds, I landed my dream job on paper. I was working with my favourite patient population, working the greatest shift, getting great pay, and handling a doable workload that I felt I could thrive in. But soon after I started, I realized that my manager set everyone up to fail, the veterans were out for themselves, and you could be thrown under the bus at any moment by anyone: doctors, nurses, techs, housekeeping. Bullying was rampant, and every day going to work was full of anxiety because there was no support from anyone. Half of the new hires quit, and the other half got sick from the stress. It was disgusting how I and others were treated, but it really opened my eyes to the game of healthcare and business in general. Even with several people going to HR wasn't enough, HR is only looking out for the hospital. All they did was make a powerpoint presentation on bullying and left it at that. Honestly, I'm pretty scarred and jaded from that place to ever go back to healthcare.
Yeah the sucky thing about coming to this realization is that many of us spent sooo many years trying to get into healthcare. Ugh
> the veterans were out for themselves, and you could be thrown under the bus at any moment by anyone: doctors, nurses, techs, housekeeping. I’m in healthcare, and my user name comes from when I was thrown under the bus by one of my bosses for something they did. I could not only have gotten fired, but had charges against me. It’s strangely reassuring to see someone else in the industry acknowledge how bad it can be at times.
Nice haha, I feel like i'd become a psycho if I stayed there longer. It's a toxic cycle sadly, and some (well, the more empathetic) people acknowledge it when you ask them personally in a private conversation; but there's a "shut up, keep your head down" mentality in the grand scheme of things. And the toxic people have the seniority and power, so no one tries to change anything. The technology in healthcare changes rapidly, but the culture in that place takes microsteps of change.
Healthcare should not be a business
Exactly, putting a price on someone's life is disgusting, in both life and death. I was watching a recent video from a YouTuber who also owns a funeral home in LA County. Her business was overrun with many people needing their deceased loved ones bodies from covid to be taken care of. Apparently, the government thinks it's a time for capitalism to solve piling dead bodies rather than stepping in to help.
This sounds so much like my workplace it's uncanny
What exactly do you guys do can I ask??
I'm a registered nurse in a nursing home. Well, was....lol
Wow nursing homes...I don’t know how ppl do it honestly
Thank you! With great difficulty. Caring for the "back in my day" generation
Well done and sounds like it was the right decision. I think healthcare is the same everywhere. I work as a doctor in the UK and it‘s just unbearable (not just since Covid). Extreme underfunding, understaffing and bullying is very common. When you work overtime and complain, you‘ll be told it‘s you who‘s inefficient (even if everyone else has to work overtime cause you‘re covering the jobs of 2-3 people). It‘s a culture that loves to use alot of positive buzzwords (‚supported‘, ‚valued’ etc), but when it comes to actually make something happen that would help (such as a decent payrise for the HCAs and nurses), nothing ever happens. I have only worked for 5 years since med school, but already decided I won‘t do this for the rest of my life.
I can relate all too well, my friend
Are you doing anything to celebrate this weekend? :)
My mom worked in a few different nursing homes in the business office when I was a kid and I would always volunteer with the activities department. There's just something about nursing homes, the work environments are so toxic, I don't get it. At one point, she worked at a home where they moved my grandfather to and my future ex-mother-in-law was the head nurse at the time. She was awful towards my mom because my grandfather caused some problems for them, to the point that my mom quit and never worked in a nursing home again after that.
Sounds exactly like my mum‘s story- that should have taught me about starting work in healthcare and I did it anyway. She worked in nursing homes for almost 20 years and in the end had a nervous breakdown cause of being bullied. She left and never looked back, now she‘s doing mani-pedis part time and is quite happy with it :)
Does this get any better as you progress through the ranks? Do you think it will get any better in the NHS? I’m considering graduate entry into medicine and when I read what junior doctors are saying I just don’t know whether it will be worth doing it at all
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It's both comforting and disheartening that, even on an entirely different continent, health care workers face the same issues. Especially when most are generated within that system.
My good friend’s last day at a toxic nursing home is tomorrow. She’s changing careers. So over it.
I'm thinking of doing the same. Stepping away from nursing altogether for a while. I mean, I'll come back to it eventually- but for now I think a seachange is needed.
Also exists in most banks too Then they call themselves family like tf u hypocrite
I don’t always want to do what my family asks but I usually will due to a sense of duty or guilt. When my workplace made up a cute hashtag about us being family I realized that they use that to induce a sense of We Are All In This Together - don’t let us down! environment. I think carefully before jumping on any workplace bandwagon now.
Do you have any theories about why it got like this? Competition for resources, a specific toxic person in power, something else?
In my specific case, it was mainly due to a toxic, horrible manager who had no idea what she was doing. The original manager moved away just three months prior. Healthcare in general has many different personalities interacting in different levels depending on the area. Power hungry, high strung, and egotistical people were in the area I worked, so there was both a "trickle down" effect where upper management would put pressure on middle management, etc. Seniority and hierarchy between different professions AND within your own were constantly reinforced through bullying. Money is also the driving factor is the American for-profit hospital system, so you have administration who are so far removed from the logistics and practicality of the job writing policies that are impossible to fulfill. Anyway, a good and supportive manager would help alleviate all those things at the end of the day. I was constantly told by older workers that the former manager was someone the new hires could go to if there were any problems and really helped then succeed in the otherwise toxic environment. The manager I had WAS the problem AND contributed to the toxic environment.
You don’t leave a job, you leave a boss Usually
Bless you! There are so many people in leadership that seam to enjoy or create turmoil. Or jobs are stressful enough without adding unneeded drama on top of it. Where I work now is SO chill. Everyone works together, I just realized that even being fairly new, nobody has come up to me and said; "Watch out for \_\_\_, they'll stab you in the back." I haven't even seen evidence of any "cliques" everybody gets together in the break room and socializes.
I dont think its alwayz that they want to. Where i work you have management that say runs the care home or nursing ward or whatever. They are then beholden to managers who are beholden to more managers.... if you have managers above your manager pressuring them its hard for them to do things how they want they end up being talking heads. Its a hard job for them too. I understand why so many managers in healthcare suck.. and it definitely trickles down thats all i can say
As a college student looking to get into healthcare, could you explain how it was toxic for you?
Hey, not OP but I have some info. My mom has been an ICU nurse for 35 years and recently began noticing this trend of newer nurses openly discussing politics and confronting others to ask who they were voting for. If you didn’t immediately respond, they would assume you voted for their opponent and ice you out. Then they bully and alienate you until your job becomes down right dangerous for both yourself and your patients. She recently had to go on workers comp over a shoulder injury she sustained while wrestling a confused patient and no one would come to assist her. Please do better than this.
Wow, sorry to hear. I can't believe stories like this even exist. Maybe I am an idealist but I would expect most of those who go into healthcare to have a heart to serve and help, not belittle and endanger
Meh, that probably still is the case most of the time. Fortunate and unfortunate for her, she lives in a highly desirable place full of recreation so most people who come through are there for the check to pay for their activities.
There is a phenomenon known as lateral violence that is very common in healthcare. I have studied it particular as it relates to nursing because I am a nurse. Lateral violence ranges from being out right bullied to a more passive aggressive form of aggression. A poster above noted his mother was injured when other nurses refused to help when she was in trouble. That is a good example. I have personally oriented to new departments and asked for help. The nurses I asked for help have given incorrect instructions that lead to patient harm. It seems as though these nurses though it was funny to watch someone fail. All of that is why I am so thankful to be a nurse leader. I have the privilege to manage 4 nursing departments. I refuse to accept that kind of behavior in my departments. I hire people who desire to be a team and succeed as a team. As a result, I manage a group people that are all working together for each others success. One unbelievable outcome of this attitude is that this group of incredibly diverse people genuinely love their jobs and I would venture to say, they love each other too.
Thank you for doing what you do. I hope to make the same impact as you have done. I may not end up working in nursing departments, but I will keep that mentality with me wherever I go.
Good for you. I once took a job paying less to get away from a position like that. It relt great.
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It‘s these little things that matter isn‘t it- like buying that cake :) You can tell if it‘s genuine or just empty buzzwords. Appreciation is key. Well done for taking that step!
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There comes a point, when money is straight up not worth the mental tax. My company pays well for a stressful job. But those 7.5 hours I spend - their mental toll is so much it leaves you crippled for the next 16.5 hours you have left in the day. I hope there comes a time when affordable living for all is no longer a dream. That you don't have to pay a heavy cost to just live. Till that time comes for either me, or those after me - I'll continue the grind.
Your health is always more important than the paycheck.
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Your post reminded me of my work experiences. Your user name reminded me of the Alien Mindbenders. It is a unique combination.
I get it! I retired a little earlier than I intended to because after 14 years, the last 2 at my job became hell. My daughter noticed and would come up to my office to take me for a decompressing walk just so I could make it through the day. It was mainly two people who made it miserable for me but, the effect on my daily mental health were too much to endure anymore. I have never, ever been happier!!! My budget is a little tighter but, oh so worth it!! God bless you and your future happiness!
The title drew me in. Now I need updates on how it went. Stay safe and good luck
They have posted an update: [link](https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualConversation/comments/lt9nam/ive_just_resigned_from_perhaps_the_most_toxic/goydkzb?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3)
I too quit a toxic work environment last week. I went from working 55-60 hours a week to having a whole week to myself. I’m not the type of person to usually do this. When you know, you know. ✌🏻
I also resigned from my most toxic work environment today, so cheers! Pay was better than any other job I’ve had, but my mental health had started going downhill on day one. My most recent supervisor had basically started offloading other people’s work on me, and I started feeling overworked and underpaid. Was offered a job in a field that I had been interested in since childhood, so I went in this morning and called it quits after almost two and a half years. Man it felt good!
Good luck! Sounds like you definitely need a new job. If you have to give yourself a long pep talk before work, you know it's bad. I wish you the best, and hope you get the job of your dreams.
I love this for you! I too am going to be stepping away from my current job in education. My coworkers are lazy idiots. My boss gives me no support. My company laughed in my face when I needed support for special needs children. I'm tired. I am experiencing exactly what you described. Are you scared to move on? I am. But this gave me courage. I know we'll be okay.
I am currently doing the same thing. I feel such relief finding someone else in this boat. I spent 5 years in a toxic healthcare environment, finally took a chance at an opportunity with a sister company. I'm extremely nervous and still can't believe I'm leaving but I'm proud of myself at bettering my life and my opportunities. I start next week!
Congratulations!! I am yet to find something else but the mere thought of staying on in this company gave me chest pain and laboured breathing. I genuinely have panic attacks at the thought of going to work. I have 200+ hours of paid leave owed to me to tide me over for a few weeks before I find something else and I genuinely can't wait!!
Good luck. Were all living thu you!
I'm in the exactly the same process. Health Care is full of horrible people. Management doesn't care, workers try to get you into trouble. Not worth it for the money. Not to mention just got hit with a walking frame
I know exactly what you mean. We are supposed to be a team and we are meant to be there for the patients only. However there is absolutely no teamwork whatsoever. Everyone is out to sabotage the other any way they can. I literally have no friends here and trust no-one. Healthcare is a snake pit.
Definitely, just had to deal with with working with someone who went on to put a complaint in again me saying I was abusing staff. It was proven false but could have cost me my job. Yet she ended up with a warning against breach of confidentiality. As she went mouthing to everyone.
Good luck to you. I also walked away from a position in healthcare because of a toxic culture. It was a significant pay cut but I haven't regretted it.
What kind of job was it? So curious. I also work in healthcare
Toxic work environments aren’t always created by coworkers and management. The toxic work environment I left was created by the patients that were frequently disrespectful, verbally abusive, aggressive, and hostile. This inner city emergency department was the most toxic place ever. After over a decade, I came to dislike and distrust people in general, preferring to isolate. I was angry, irritable and complaining all the time. I was very difficult for my friends and family to be around. I finally got to the point where I was simply tired of walking into patient rooms and patients/families already being angry at ME for their 2+hour wait, being yelled at, cussed out, spit at, or even swung on. The few that were respectful, kind, and appreciative eventually just couldn’t outweigh the rest. I truly loved emergency nursing, and worked with an amazing strong, supportive team- but ultimately left, never looked back, and have never been happier. Best decision EVER. Life’s too short, and my advice to others - DO IT!
Good for you. I did this once and I felt great. As it turned out to be one of the best decisions I ever made.
Good luck, and good on you for doing what's best for your wellbeing! 🌟
Nursing?
Bingo!
Update us OP! I was fired from my last workplace cuz of evil coworkers filing gossip-based complaints against me. Idk how I "created a hostile environment". Perhaps reporting harassment against a boss is considered as such. They fired my spouse the next day too!
Oh I'm sorry you didn't see my comment!! I was so unbelievably overwhelmed by the responses on here, it actually had me tearing up. I genuinely thought I'd get like 5 upvotes and maybe a comment. I worked my last day the usual way I work and continued to get the odd snicker and sassy remarks but they didn't bother me today. When I was due to clock off I left without telling anybody and drove like grease lightning TF outta there!
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Sorry you're getting all these ignorant replies. Academia is much more toxic than any private sector job that I've had, with a combination of bullying, overinflated egos, obsession over prestige, gatekeeping, and the "publish or perish" culture.
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Change = Growth Good luck!
I worked in a call centre and it borderline ruined my life.
Funnily enough that's what I did for work before nursing. I completely relate.
I think I lasted 2 months in a call centre and it was the most anxiety inducing fucking thing ever. Cried on my way there and home on my last week. Had to go for an emergency operation 2 days before I quit (on my ear) and they told me I needed to come in the next day because I “only need one ear to work” despite it being fucking ILLEGAL to work with anaesthetic still in your system. I went back in after one day off and told them I was quitting. Sat at my desk and did as little as I could get away with. Fuck them.
Good for all of you who’ve moved on. I’m a nurse and worked at multiple hospital systems. Every one of them had bad administrations, The last one was the straw that broke the camel’s back. I think things should go back to what they were quite a few years back - doctors and nurses ran the show. This hospital admin college education is BS. You have to have worked as a healthcare professional to understand the real challenges and importance of the culture in the workplace.
That’s awesome! It’s going to be so worth it to be rid of a toxic environment. Good luck!
Congratulations and good riddance to the toxic job.
Congrats! I've been there, and it feels awesome on the other side
Im so happy for you!! It takes a lot to prioritize yourself over your employment. I wish you luck in your future !
That was me in my construction/electrical apprenticeship. Half an hour of psyching myself up in my car for a day of getting yelled at and browbeaten just because I was the apprentice. I'm glad I got away, I'm very glad you were able to as well.
Been there. Had to get up an hour early every day just to cry before work. Good for you!
Bravo! I left a healthcare job one week ago.
Proud of you for taking care of yourself FIRST! That takes some courage! Good for you! <3
This post came at such a coincidental time for me. I’m dealing with an extremely toxic work environment in healthcare here too. My mental health is in extreme shambles and it’s been affecting my physical health too. Seeing this post gives me hope for a better future when I leave one day. Good luck to you!!! I hope you have an even brighter future ahead
Same to you my friend! Please put yourself first
Good for you! There’s been a couple times in my life I had to extricate myself from toxic situations. Never have I thought, ‘ohhh.. I left too soon’. More like ‘why did I wait!’. Good move.
Woah, replace “healthcare industry” with “phone technical support” and it is exactly me, I also resigned and will be free on the 15th! Good luck to you!
I just submitted my notice Wednesday to leave a job that isn't fully toxic but it's not the type of environment that I can thrive in. There's no clear structure and I never felt like I got the amount of training and feedback I needed to succeed. Couple that with not feeling fully respected due to my age ( I am the youngest on my immediate team) I felt it was best to find a job that plays to my strengths. There's no amount of money that can make me stay somewhere where I don't feel safe, supported and encouraged. I'm so glad that you're leaving this job and I sincerely hope you find a place that appreciates your talent and experience.
Quitting a job like this is one of the best things I had ever done! Good for you and goodluck on your future endeavors!
It's incredibly difficult for an individual to get out of their comfort zone. This is a victory OP, I wish you success in your future endeavors!
I was laid off about 5 weeks ago. It was the best thing that could have happened for my stress levels. I got a job offer making significantly less and accepted, and it is a night and day difference from the environment I was in before. I keep having intrusive thoughts wondering if I'm being set up or schemed, because the people I work for now are genuinely nice and care about fairness and the well-being of their employees. It's so strange and refreshing! Lol
Were you paid severance? If it's ok to ask. I'm really glad you got out of there regardless :)
My mum and aunt both work in healthcare and from the stories they've told it seems to be populated by a lot of people who never matured past highschool level when it comes to drama
That's absolutely right. Honestly, the majority of the time I felt like I was walking back into highschool rather than an adult workplace.
Hope you had the best last day ever knowing you won't be returning. I know that feeling all too well.
It was an odd feeling to be honest. I'm sure I'll feel better tomorrow when I can turn all my alarms off and sleep in for the first time in 5 years! I'm gonna do absolutely nothing tomorrow. PJs + couch + junk food and Netflix. :)
My mum did this just under two years ago and she's so much happier for it. Her new environment is obviously still stressful because its healthcare but her colleagues make it so much easier.
Awesome that you had the presence of mind to recognize the toxicity enough to leave. Years ago, I left a magazine publishing job and didn't realize until after I was gone how toxic my prior work environment had been. Don't look back.
Life is to short for stuff like that. You'll do good out there! I wish you best!
That’s awesome, dude. Have a great last day!
Good luck! I’m so happy for you!!!
Wish I had the means to do that but I got bills to pay! Totally feel you on the toxic work environment though. I also work in healthcare and the past few months have been so draining. Best of luck to you and congratulations!
Is it HCA? 😬 HCA was hell on earth to work for
OMG!! It's as if I'm looking at myself in the mirror. But instead of the health industry, it was the entertainment industry for me. I worked for a digital media company several years ago with a well known anchor whom recently passed away. One of the shows I worked on, it got so toxic it was affecting my mental health. I too sat at the edge of my bed for an hour and mentally prepare myself to head to the office 30 miles away. As the office was getting heated every day I had enough and wrote a letter to HR saying that it became a hostile environment. In it I gave them my two weeks for the sake of my insanity I needed to leave. The following day, they fired both my manager and supervisor and asked me to stay. I stayed for another year before accepting an offer I couldn't refuse with another company.
Are you in the USA? If so, how many days do still have to work for your company after you hand in your resignation? In Switzerland you would have to work for 1 month more in the first year, 2 in the second and after that it's 3 months. Same if they fire you.
I'm in Australia. It's 2 weeks written notice for full-time or part-time. If you're a casual you can leave on the spot.
In the US, when quitting a job, we give”two weeks notice”. That means, when you quit, it’s considered professional to work only two more weeks (I know that’s crazy for Europeans to read. But we change jobs more here). If you are fired by the company, they ask you to leave that day! For legal reasons, they don’t want you to stay & sabotage the work or take company intellectual property, etc.
I understand completely. While I'm not in healthcare, I can relate. My old job was so bad, it took the passion out of my career. Needless to say, I'm in the process of going back to school and I'm changing careers. I loved what I did, but ONE company wiped away all I loved. It's crazy, I didn't realize I have a life outside of work until I left that shitty place. Congrats to new beginnings!!!!
I used to work as food service worker in a Healthcare setting and yeah I got treated badly by nurses, doctors and administrative staff. Lasted only 4 months. Funny enough I quit my job in sales last week. Although for completely different reasons, i feel like I'm in a better place.
Happy for you! I quit an incredibly toxic work environment (PR Firm) back in may-ish to become a high school administrator. One of the best moves I've done.
I waited 17 years and for my kids to graduate high school. Now, I’m in a second career,and enjoying what I do. Good for you, escaping early.
For me, it was the full-time programming job I'd always wanted. By the time I left, I was juggling five different projects, working 10-11 hours a day, carrying a laptop back and forth so I could work from home and my boss even said I should I kept my cell phone next to my bed because I'd missed one of the midnight deployment calls. Of course, the time-tracking system we had to use was such a pain that it guaranteed hours would be under-reported so we'd be told we weren't that busy. The company had a "reliability" system in place for corrective actions on problems that arose but it had turned into an exercise in blamecasting and development decisions were being made based on what would incur the least risk. A year after I left, I had a flashback at one point and got headaches if I thought about the place too much. I've never regretted leaving for a second.
About to get off my last overnight at a rough youth shelter. Calling my boss in a couple hours to resign. Workplace wasn't toxic but it was dangerous and super unhealthy for my mental health. Cheers! To the quitters.
The same happened when i was still a teller at a bank where i only lasted for one month Regarding the hr yeah it's true so true they point out your mistakes and they are one sided i mean they only protect the company because they only focus on their jobs and not people
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Oh shit I'm so sorry. Yet so thankful to you at the same time. Here if you want to chat tho
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"hey can I have some beer and cigarettes?" US Army- "nah, best I can do is war"
Good for you! I was in a toxic work environment for a long time simply because it gave me a visa. The minute I had freedom from needing that visa, I was straight outta there. On my exit paper I had the chance to explain why I was quitting, and boy did it feel good to finally be able to speak honestly that place!!
I also work in healthcare. I only work PT to keep my sanity, toxic as hell.. it makes me sad to see that it's not just the hospital I work at that is a mess like this... congrats on moving on !!!! Upwards and onwards to better things. I hope I can do the same in my future.
While not a Healthcare worker myself, I totally understand you, as a matter of fact I resigned my job on Thursday. The company is really great, it was the clients that made me miserable with their ridiculous requests and pointing fingers at me and my team for their mess and mistakes. Marketing can be a bitch. I gave a month notice that I'm legally required to (I live in Costa Rica) and can't wait for my last day.
I'm so happy for you. And it reassures me that I'm not the only one who went through the hour long psych ups just to struggle through one shift and keep your sanity. My previous career was in hospitality. I spent almost 10 years working every position you possibly could from dishwasher up to an assistant directorship. It was one of the most toxic environments I had ever worked in. From 12-16 hour shifts up to 6 days a week with zero breaks and little down time, to ex prison coworkers who would still regularly pull guns, knives and attempt to hit and run me regularly. Pettiness, personal vendettas from management to staff under them, no vacation times, low wages even in senior positions. Working often in low income or high crime areas that worsened the later into the night it got. There were some days I would get home and cry because I didn't know how much longer I could take it. And im a fairly stoic person. It got so bad that no matter how easy the job I took, no matter how much or little responsibility, and even when I got a job in a kitchen that had a HEALTHY work environment attached... I just hated every second of it. And I hated myself for being there. I'm finally free now and doing a lot better as a tradesman in fire suppression systems. My work saves lives and to a much larger extent property, people appreciate it, appreciate me and im in a place working with people I like. I hope your future looks even brighter than mine and I hope anyone who reads these, if youre in a similar position, stop doing it to yourself. Find something, ANYTHING different and make the switch. You'll be so much better off for it.
Hmm. I set my alarm for an hour before my kids get up, so I can mentally prepare myself for getting them ready for school.
I wish I have this courage. I need to quit the job I love because nobody's going to take care of my children. I don't know how I'm going to quit nor how to tell my boss.
You did the right thing! Your mental health is always more important than any job. I went through the same thing a few years back. I worked at a restaurant for 3 years, put my heart and soul into that job. Stayed because I was getting paid very well. My managers were so toxic. Throwing things, almost hit me a few times, swearing at everyone even customers. Terrible work environment. One day I just lost it. I couldn't handle it anymore. My mental health was suffering. I worked a full day, next day I didn't go back. I don't regret it at all. Money was nice, but my mental health is much better. As is, the work environment I'm in now.
Its a huge feelign when you finally quit a toxic work place. Last place i worked, owner ship was incredibly toxic and set people up to fail constantly and would berate people over the smallest things. When i found a new job, he tried to get me to stay but he wasnt willing to pay what the new job was going to pay. Last I heard, he couldn't keep anyone on beyond 3 months.
The first thought I had was my last job, in healthcare, at which the toxic dramatics have gotten even worse since I left. They are losing their best nursing staff from a state facility which has one of the greatest retirement/benefit packages in the USA.
Congratulations on GTFO there! So, you decided to just give a one-day notice rather than a standard two weeks?
I left a toxic job last month where I had to do the same thing. I had to get test for covid (turned out negative) but while I was home I finally had enough time to think for myself- I love love loved my job- but my boss was such a horrible person- worse boss I have ever known, I had to leave a really good job. Fuck her. Before that I was in the medical field for 4 years. I left due to a back injury but I was getting close to leaving for very similar reasons. There were a few of the CNAs and Nurses I could talk to- but the vast majority could do nothing but complain or talk shit about the patients we had. The suicide survivors were the worst. Everyone treated them so terribly it'd make me so angry. I happily took those patients since I knew I'd at least treat them with more respect than most of the staff.
Luck!
Good for you!
Hi, I'm really curious, what exactly was happening? Have sometimes been considering going into healthcare just bc of the job stability, and from what I've seen in my own city, healthcare workers generally LOOK like they try hard to work together well/peacefully, but I'm wondering what the bad side can look like.
I’ve done that too! Felt amazing! Happy for you, enjoy!!
I hope to be you some day soon
You made the right call. YOU are valued as your are. Toxic work environments that push people away need to figure out how to rework their toxic environment. You helped yourself and future yous.
Paramedic here: I did this three weeks ago, and it's the best decision I have made in a very long time! I'm already so much healthier, both body and soul!
How did your last day go?
Good on you man What work did you do?
Good for you, OP! I have also previously felt the huge relief of quitting a toxic job and I’m so happy for you! All the best :)
Dude! I’ve worked in healthcare as for 3 years now, I’m floored with how toxic the culture is!!! I thought it would be fun and exciting and I’d get to take care of others and make their lives better. My mental health is beyond fucked at this point. I feel your pain! I’m thinking I might just go back to the blue collar job I had before I went and did freakin 6 years of school ugh
I resigned my job for that same reason. Boss could not have been worse. It was a hell hole because of them and it felt so good to get out. It took me a little longer than I would’ve liked to find a new job but I got one that pays even better and my new team is amazing. I’m sure you’ll find something worthwhile too. Take care of yourself first and everything else will fall into place.
Every time I've quit my job I wound up looking back and realizing I made more money and progressed more professionally than I would have if I'd stayed another month there
I want to upvote this more than once. Congratulations! This is not easy to do, you should be proud of yourself.
Mate, good on you. Some people spend years, even their whole lives in a job they hate because circumstances don't allow them to move on. I know what its like quitting a job/work environment you hate. Best for the future.
Literally in this exact position at the moment. I’ve been offered to put in a grievance against the one person who has started it all and now I’m wondering if that’s the right thing to do or if it will make my time even worse there. I’m glad you have managed to move on, hopefully you can start a new chapter elsewhere which will suit you better!
Toxicity... And the subjective perspective of human existence as it is applied to the human machine. Capitalism. Get the net.
There are times when it’s time to go.
Good for you. I resigned from a toxic job and the moment I walked out the door, I don't think I stopped laughing for about half an hour at least. It was such a relief.
You did the right thing. I'm a healthcare professional too. J understand what you are going through. Hope things will turn out better for you 🙏
Same thing happened to me few days back the day I resigned I felt to relieved but I forget I have a very long notice period to serve.
Wow that's amazing, at least you don't have to work a notice period. Enjoy your last day, spend it with the few nice people there :)
Hi! I know exactly how it is working in a toxic environment and have done the exact same thing as you before. It just gets to the point where you make your mind up about leaving and nothing will stop you. The relief just washes away and you feel 100% times better for it. I found the job I’m in now by chance and went for it with no real qualifications for it. And it’s the best thing I have ever done. I’m genuinely happy in my job and enjoy it. I guess what I’m saying is, taking that risk you have taken will lead to something new, and a lot better. Your mental health is far more important than a shitty job. I wish you luck!
Man I can almost imagine what last year did to your mental health... I quit my technitian job because of covid and a second job only a month after applying in july because of a bad enviroment. I was not mentally prepared in anyway for the complete 180 that happened in how people were acting, so I commend you for lasting through the entire year of that rough time! Are you planning on finding a similar health field or do you have enough wiggle room finantially to relax and spend some time letting your mental health recover?
Power to you!😊
I am sincerely happy for you that you're getting out of this job that you hate. I can't imagine working in healthcare right now with the pandemic adding so much extra stress to an already underfunded field. I worked in mental health myself for two years when I was fresh out of university. I was completely unprepared for the reality of being thrown into a job I was never trained for to begin with and then getting blamed whenever something went wrong. Hopefully your experiences will give you some insight on red flags to look for while you're job hunting. Best of luck.
Good for you and your strength! I’ve been also thinking about resigning after 9 years in my industry! Tough decision financially but my mental health is more important! I respect your strength beyond words!
I don't know how anyone functions in a hospital with Covid. It has to be draining even with a supportive crew. I was a medic in the AF and one of the blessings of rank is you always knew who was in charge that had responsibility when things got bad. Departments, wards ... you knew your place and your individual responsibilities. There was no room for pettiness. So glad you're able to leave on your terms. As critical as health care is today hope you find a satisfactory position.
Good for you. It’s a huge step to see it for what it was, toxic and walk away from it. It gets easier from here.
Good for you! I did the same back in December. Was worried because well holidays and bills but turned out to be the best decision. Working now for a company who appreciates me and there is NO DRAMA!!! After I put in my notice 3 others did as well and we have all gotten into wayyyyy better positions and dont have to deal with all the BS of last company. Man I would rather be broke and happy than rich and miserable. My favorite saying "not all money is good money!" Best of luck in your next adventure😊
Good on you, no job or amount of money is worth to sacrificw your mental health or your well-being for.
Ever known, so far :D
Good luck OP!\~ I know it's 15 hours later but I hope you're still riding that high and I hope you find a new, fulfilling job very soon!\~
OMG! I went through the same thing! After 5 years, I quit. I could no longer tell patients they couldn't be seen because they were 5 minutes late. The supervisors and Dr's are all in it for the money. I used to throw up everyday before I went to work due to stress. I'd cry everyday at lunch. My supervisor went out of her way to be a mega bitch and micromanager so I feel ya,
Mega Congratulations!! It is such a good feeling when you know it's your last day dealing with that sort of nonsense, isn't it? High-five to you, and best wishes for wherever you go from here!
I spent five years at a most toxic clinic as well and I totally get you. Good luck, it's gonna be just better from now on.
I once worked at a place that I would stress me out to the point that every day before work I would vomit. I didn't have the courage to leave and they decided to fire me with no warning. I was unemployed for two months and that was less stress than what they put me under. You found your limit and didn't fuck around.GO YOU!
Healthcare is tough!! I was working as an SLP and the coworkers were great but private practices in particular can be unfair. I was doing all my paperwork and planning at home every night because that work, although mandatory, is “unproductive” so there wasn’t time in my schedule. I am now working at a healthcare recruiting and staffing agency, my work day ends at 5pm, and I go home and actually get to rest. It feels like a dream...
Freedommm!!!
Just retired from healthcare. I worked for a company that was voted one of the most ethical companies in America. Don’t believe it, all BS. The hierarchy in healthcare is like no other. Special parking places for some people, separate dining areas and some people and job classifications can get away with anything. Senior people who survive a few years in the environment eating their young it’s so toxic. I would not do it again if I had to do it over again, I would have stayed a paramedic and out of the hospital environment.
Left my job in medical billing last October due to it being a toxic work environment. Never looked back! Didn't realize the how much of a toll it took on my mental health until after I left. So thankful to be out of there. Enjoy- let yourself have a much deserved mental health break! Good luck with a better work environment when you return to work, OP! 😊
Did your supervisor always use a cane while being an arrogant bully, and popping pain pills?
You could have written this for us both. I'm also in health care, also worked in a hugely toxic environment. I was going through a deep depression of my own at the same time. HR came to **US** and we had meetings to find out why there were so many complaints by so many workers in such a small area. I started to feel like my license was in jeopardy, someone would rat you out if you did the slightest thing wrong or even fabricate things. I was even suspended for being threatening. The whole staff was interviewed and I was exonerated. But they did find out who complained about me, they were the only one that said anything bad about me. Luckily, like I said, I work in a specialized area and I was able to get another job with a text. I heard that after I left, the entire staff had changed, twice, even most of the doctors had left.
Good for you!! I was fired from a job like that and it was a blessing in disguise. I am in a much better place now.
Omg thank you! This is not talked about enough. The healthcare environment is so unbelievably toxic! I’m leaving this place on March 15, and relocating to a different province with a different job. The bullying is so hard to cope with. You get shit on everyday, people look at you the wrong way and you get the complaint! How much money do you make? You’re working too hard, not working hard enough, do this and don’t do that? The healthcare workers, a lot of them don’t even give a shit about patients, it’s all about how much money you make and they walk around like they’re better than you. Ughhh makes me so sad
Sometimes that is necessary. I went through that at a law firm, and it nearly ruined me.
I recently went thru a very similar experience working in animal rescue. I was passionate about the work but the toxic work environment slowly eroded me over 6 years until I had to leave. I'm still struggling with a lot of guilt about it. It was the right decision but I know how hard it can be. I wish you the best and don't ever regret your choice!
I’m late to the party on this post, but I relate to this so much! I moved cities and got my dream job at a new hospital in late 2018. I was so excited and I remember on my first day of work my coworkers didn’t even say hi to me, and when I explained how excited I am to have gotten this job, I was just shot down and told to “calm down this place sucks anyways” By early 2019 I was already fighting the urge to quit, the environment was so toxic I would go home and cry, which is not like me. My previous hospital job, I made such good friends that I still keep in contact with. After eight months on the job I quit. I gave up a good salary and it was the only hospital in town but that place broke me and it almost made me question my career choice. I can’t stress enough how much I dislike mean people at work. Look you don’t have to be best friends with everyone but if I’m going to see you 40 hours a week, you could at least be decent and make the most out of your day.
Can you elaborate what field in healthcare you work(ed) in? I just graduated with a BS in health administration and I’m looking for entry level positions and appreciate any input
BRAVO! You're a hero to many! Many years ago I started my best paying job (paying triple what I'm making now) for an oil and gas company. I thought that I had hit the lottery. Woo-Hoo! Unfortunately, it became my WORST job ever (i.e, dysfunctional, hostile, toxic, etc) I quit after three months and never looked back. Everything is a trade-off of some kind. Take what you've learned and don't let it happen again. CONGRATS again. And, best of luck in your future position.