I hate my job. Like everyone here. Yet, I can’t tell if I hate my job because of the circumstances or because of the content.
Let me elaborate.
I work as a physical therapist in a small rural community in the Midwest. My current job requires me to commute a short distance (25 min) each way. I work four nine hour days and one four hour day. I have previously worked in this profession within the town I reside, however was let go recently. I am also the father to a beautiful 23 month old girl and we are expecting our second kid in a month.
I can’t figure out if I dislike my profession, and the job duties associated with the healthcare system or if I dislike the commute and lost time with my family as I come home from work missing dinner four nights of the week. Working in healthcare sucks, you want to get people feeling better but documentation, insurance companies, and hospital organizations constantly bog you down. I don’t want to miss a minute with my kids and yet and hour of my day is spent wasted in the car. What it boils down to is, I’m not sure if I should change careers entirely and give up or therapy or just change careers to be closer to family.
Thanks for letting me get that out there, any wisdom?
[Featuring my beautiful daughter]