I have taken several days off from work in an impromptu vacation. It has given me time to see that burnout has been affecting my life in a number of ways: where I used to be patient and relatively nice, I have turned into a raging ball of stress. I am not nice to my co-workers any more. I have been rude to patients. I have taken the stress home. This is unacceptable, and so I need to figure out a way to change this. First I must find the root of the problem. Obviously my own coping skills are part of it, but in my years in this field I’ve never experienced burnout quite this bad.
I blame my organization. The workplace is toxic. Most hospitals and especially most RT departments are completely defective, but my present employer is extra-special in the defectiveness department.
Fortunately for me, it looks as though change will be coming down the pike soon enough. I suspect that a change of scenery and a change of employer might do the trick…and if not, then it’s time for a change of career.
I have taken several days off from work in an impromptu vacation. It has given me time to see that burnout has been affecting my life in a number of ways: where I used to be patient and relatively nice, I have turned into a raging ball of stress. I am not nice to my co-workers any more. I have been rude to patients. I have taken the stress home. This is unacceptable, and so I need to figure out a way to change this. First I must find the root of the problem. Obviously my own coping skills are part of it, but in my years in this field I’ve never experienced burnout quite this bad.
I blame my organization. The workplace is toxic. Most hospitals and especially most RT departments are completely defective, but my present employer is extra-special in the defectiveness department.
Fortunately for me, it looks as though change will be coming down the pike soon enough. I suspect that a change of scenery and a change of employer might do the trick…and if not, then it’s time for a change of career.
I’ll keep you posted.