I work in the healthcare field in a clinic that is short staffed. I plan on putting in a three week notice tomorrow to give my supervisors a little extra time to find a replacement. I’m quitting for a multitude of reasons (refusing to accept PTO requests, low pay, rude supervisors, unfair treatment of coworkers, etc) but the main reason being that I’m going back to school this fall to peruse a different career path.
However, I work with a couple of older women who I feel will be very upset when I tell them I’m leaving. I’ve worked there for almost two years now and they tell me almost daily about how much more work they had to do before I got there. I just feel like I’m abandoning them and making the clinic even more short staffed than it already is.
I know that quitting is what I have to do in order to better myself and my life, but I just can’t help but feel bad. Any advice?