Rising Above a Toxic Workplace: Taking Care of Yourself in an Unhealthy Environment | 
I had fit do it. I upped and quit my job. I couldn‘t stay there and be treated the way I was anymore. Kinda worried about the next steps but I have some time/wiggle room. Just feeling icky.
CocoReads You‘ll be okay but it‘s hard to make those decisions. Hugs and good luck. You‘ll figure it out. 2y
Andrew65 Well done on making that tough decision, but by the sound of it you had little choice and owed it to yourself. Sure something better will come up for you. Good luck. 2y
dabbe You'll open a new door when you're ready. It takes a strong person to do what you did.❣️ 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Oh wow! Are you ok? ❤️ 2y
DaveGreen7777 If they weren‘t treating you right, you definitely made the right choice. It may seem scary right now, but I believe this will turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Sending you best wishes in finding a much better job! 2y
Cheshirecat913 You have to do what is good for you and your family. It is scary, but it will work out! 2y
ElizaMarie @CocoReads thank you so much. It's hard. I feel like I broke up with an abusive husband/boyfriend or something. Today, I went to go get my stuff, and the pharmacist cried, saying that they really wanted to see me in a higher position and were “shocked“ I wasn't placed there. It feels good to know that people found my work ethic appropriate, it just sucks that management did not. But also, if I would have stayed I would have been abused further. 2y
ElizaMarie @Andrew65 I did feel like I was backed into a corner. I had been repeatedly passed up by management, (I think it's because I wasn't a “yes man“) and we are frequently lied to. It was a daily getting yelled at by hospitals, administration, and staff nurses. We were the middleman that just had to “deal“ with it. 2y
ElizaMarie @dabbe Thank you! I did find comfort in my peers telling me they were “jealous“ that I was able to afford to do this without a job lined up. But I was a travel nurse for 3 years, I can always do that again (I don't want to, but I can). 2y
ElizaMarie @DaveGreen7777 Thank you so much! You are right. I stayed too long, actually, being mistreated. The system/schedule was set ups to force us to be late every day. They planned to change the schedules which would also cause us to be late, ever day. It was just frustrating because none of this made sense. 2y
ElizaMarie @Cheshirecat913 Thank you. I felt like I was taking a lot of the negativity home with me. I was exhausted all the time. I felt overwhelmed. I got to the point where I questioned whether I even wanted to be a nurse anymore. it's been so rough for my husband to see me suffering the way I have been. 2y
ElizaMarie @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I am okay-ish. I mean this is the right move. They were abusive. The staffing was unsafe, they were asking us to admit patients that were inappropriate (but had the $), they showed their true colors of “heads in beds“ mentality, none of the things we said ever mattered, we were expected to just “deal“ with it, management would be condescending. Anytime we had concerns it was “you should have...“ I just feel empty. 2y
kspenmoll I did just that once & it was terrifying - but it evolved into such a beyond toxic environment.(MD office)My husband was totally supportive but he was unemployed at the time…but with creativity & determination we survived! That step transformed my work life-now I am living my passion, teaching. You can get through this. 2y
ElizaMarie @kspenmoll Thank you so much for the kind words! I feel so lost as it is one of those I have never had multiple plans. I know we can afford it, but I frequently check my bank accounts every 10 minutes because I am “freaking out!“. My husband wants me to wait till the end of February to heal. It was so toxic, and so much gaslighting. I felt like a “bad nurse,“ and I had never felt that way before all this. This environment was hell. 2y
ElizaMarie @kspenmoll Thank you so much for the kind words! I feel so lost as it is one of those I have never had multiple plans. I know we can afford it, but I frequently check my bank accounts every 10 minutes because I am “freaking out!“. My husband wants me to wait till the end of February to heal. It was so toxic, and so much gaslighting. I felt like a “bad nurse,“ and I had never felt that way before all this. This environment was hell. 2y
catiewithac I hope your next phase is a healing one. ❤️🙏🏽 2y
ElizaMarie @catiewithac I am at this “I don‘t want to be a nurse” monologue right now. I know that will pass but ugh! Thank you so much. 2y
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