I am not in a comfortable situation in mine. It is a bit toxic tbh. The rest of it seems normal - so many meetings, everyone fumbling around trying to meet the goals that shift around. I do like the parts where I get to write code though:-).
Nobody enjoys 100% of every day and every activity. But do you enjoy your job… mostly?
I really do enjoy my job. There are definitely stressful aspects, and the occasional jerk I work with, but by and large I like it. I work as an independent contractor nurse anesthetist at like 15 different facilities. Every day of every week is different, so rarely gets too boring. I like the variety of facilities and cases I get to do. Hours are usually not too bad. I’m at a place in my career where I rarely work nights, weekends or call unless I volunteer. I only work the days I want, and can take as much time off as I want (no paid vacation though). My bosses are really chill and great to work for.
I’ve recently been offered a different position that is at a single facility, only a handful of case types, steady hours, also no nights weekends, holidays or call, and it comes with a substantial pay bump and paid vacation. All of which is tempting. But it’s been hard to make the decision because I really do enjoy my current job.
Interesting, I’ve heard it’s generally the opposite, where pay and hours are terrible if you’re employed directly by a hospital. Traveling nurses are supposed to get much better pay and hours. Don’t have direct experience with that though. Maybe it’s because you’ve specialized as a nurse anesthetist?
Definitely. Nurse anesthetists are rarely employed by the hospital. We almost always work for an anesthesia group as a W2 or 1099. Pay can be better for some traveling gigs though. It’s a little different than RN contracts and pay though.