I Don't Want To Be a Health Unit Coordinator Anymore

I've been feeling this way for some time now. Sometimes, I thought I was working too hard and was the only one working.

So, I had to ask and answer a few questions. Should I leave? No. Do I want to be here? Yes/No. Am I burnt out? No. Is my personal life interfering with my work life? No. Am I frustrated? Yes. Do I see the light at the end of the tunnel? Yes.

• Appreciate that you are gainfully employed, and I had to remind myself that I am gainfully employed and have been at this company for over six years.
• Update your resume. I updated my resume, and my former coworker called me about a job opening that her new employer had.  
• Change your schedule. I changed my work schedule and had been working for three years. Some people weren't happy and even questioned me about who would work that day. "Not me," is all I said.  
• Use your proper chain of command. A coworker is annoying, and most other employees can't stand her, but they tolerate her. I don't tolerate annoying people. I ignore them. And she doesn't like that, so I have to defend myself against her lies occasionally. And that's when I do my chain of command.  
• Take some time off. I've started scheduling my vacation every 12 weeks. Extra-long stretches of being inside of a hospital aren't healthy for me.  I love where I work, and some great things are in store, even though it is merging with another company. And after taking some time to myself, I realized I wanted to learn more. I feel stagnant. I'm too comfortable, and that's not me. I don't want to look up 20 years from now and have regrets. I decided to enroll in a class to enhance my medical secretary skills. I'm going to take advantage of evening classes. A coworker even told me they could see me running an office, not just a unit.

So, I realized that learning more doesn’t require me to leave. So all I have to do is freshen up on skills I already have, get out there, and just do it.