b'| CAREERS GUIDE CAREERS GUIDEQuitting Your Job With ClassWhy it mattersBy Kristen Digwood, DPTIs there some reason that my coffee isnt here? Has she died orI was working in a Pediatric clinic in La Puente, California as a something? Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. My days were filled with an endless -Miranda Priestly, The Devil Wears Prada. sea of patients approximately 30-60 per day. It was my first PNP job. P erhaps one of the classiest scenes of quitting a job can be found inAfter a year at the practice, the soles of my Danskos were wearing thin. I received no benefits and couldnt even take a day off to go see the movie Devil Wears Prada. The protagonist Andrea is sittinga doctor for the burning ulcer this job was creating in my stomach. next to her high-profile fashion editor boss Miranda Priestly, inAfter taking a cry break in the bathroom one day because the the back of a limousine in Paris. Andrea finds herself contemplating outmanager, who also doubled as the doctors wife, screamed at me loud, But what if this is not what I want? What if I dont want to live thefor being too slow, I decided to do what Andrea did. I walked out way you do? Miranda scoffs and says, Everyone wants to live like us! Asof the clinic and never came back! Though I did send the doctor, my the limo parks, Andrea exits the car, walks in the opposite direction ofboss, an email telling him I had resigned, he politely responded I Miranda, and tosses her blackberry into a Parisian fountain. Yes, she wasdont blame you! I wish I could resign as well! wearing Prada!COVID has left many nurses pondering the same questions in theirRIPPING OFF THE BAND AIDheads? Is this what I really want to do with my career? The job searchSometimes you just have to rip off the band aid and tell your boss begins, or perhaps you decide you want to go back to school. How do youand the human resource department that you have found greener tell your boss and or your current employer that you are ready to part ways? pastures to practice on. Its always best to remember to do it with class, no matter how toxic your workplace is. Yes, this can bedif-ITS NEVER EASY ficult, but if done properly and professionally, you can potentially Quitting a job is never an easy task. I once found myself in a situationleave the door open at your present job if your new gig doesnt pan much like Andreas. No, I wasnt in Paris. There were no fountains,out. Nursing turnover in healthcare organizations is an enormous ISTOCKnor was I wearing Prada.problem. Many organizations may even try and retain you. www.elitecme.com |2021| CAREERS GUIDE 7'