Healthcare

I hate when I answer the phone at work, and the caller immediately asks who they are speaking to and proceeds to use my name throughout their request. It's very patronizing, you don't know me and it d...

I just watched a clinician give a patient's family a brutal dose of reality, and half the unit thinks it went too far. The family was completely clinging to unrealistic expectations for a terminal pat...

Sometimes I feel jealous of my friends who are teachers because they get summers off. I know they work all the time during the school year but at least they know there is a “reset” each year. Meanwhil...

Looking for advice! I became a certified phlebotomist in February but every job wants 1–2 years of experience. I’ve applied to LifeSouth, Quest, Red Cross, hospitals, and even jobs 1.5 hours away with...

I’m currently facing a massive dilemma because my family member was just admitted to the unit where I work, and the care they are receiving is subpar. I’m seeing shortcuts being taken that I know are ...

I just found out a patient lied about their symptoms for three days just to get a warm bed and a turkey sandwich, and I don't even know who to be mad at. They completely fabricated a clinical issue th...

I just got an incredible job offer from a private clinic, but I literally handed in my two weeks' notice at my hospital yesterday and now they’re throwing a massive counter-offer at me. They suddenly ...

A patient just left me a glowing, multi-paragraph review on Google, but they specifically mentioned my appearance and it feels weird. They called me beautiful and sweet before mentioning that I was gr...

I’m in a high-volume imaging center making $34/hour, and I’m being asked to train a new hire who is starting at $41/hour. When I asked HR about a market adjustment for my own rate to match the new hir...

Hot take: The Patient Portal was a massive mistake because it gives people access to raw data they don't understand, causing immediate panic. I spent hours answering frantic messages about a slightly ...

I've started a new job about 6 months ago, and I just saw a new job in a team I'm really interested in come up. I don't think I'll get the role, but i want to know what it's like to go through the hir...

Is anyone else in float pool having the worst time? We’re treated like second-class citizens by the permanent units, and it is making the job incredibly lonely. We come in to save their staffing ratio...

Is AI actually saving anyone time? Our facility started using AI to draft our clinical summaries and documentation notes, and it feels incredibly dystopian. The software listens to the patient interac...

We used to have lunches provided at work a few times a month and now it’s nothing or the occasional leftovers from an executive meeting. How come the highest paid people get lunch provided and those o...

Does anyone else feel like they are playing a character at work just to keep their sanity intact? The real me is quiet, introverted, and hates small talk, but my healthcare persona is loud, cheerful, ...

💸 If you found out a coworker made significantly more than you for the same role, what would you do about it (if anything)?

I just found out my favorite coworker was placed on a PIP. She is one of the most compassionate people on our floor, but her charting speed hasn't kept up with the new, unrealistic metrics management ...

Today a patient asked my coworkers and I if it was crazy outside around here because of the Knicks parade today, and I told him that we wouldn't know...because we haven't been outside since our lunch ...

I am officially calling a truce on the Scrubs vs. Business Casual debate for outpatient clinicians because both sides are missing the point. The older providers in my clinic insist that wearing busine...

I was laid off May 22nd…..I’ve applied to OVER 100 jobs, gotten 5 call backs, interviewed for two of them (didn’t hear back from the other three after I let them know by phone I’m available for an int...