So I am a hospital social worker. In my unit, there are 8 social workers/case managers. I recently applied and interviewed for another job. Well… while waiting to hear back about if I got this job, 2 of my coworkers have put in their resignations in the last 2 days. And of course, I got a call Sunday… and the job I interviewed for is giving me an offer.
Now, because of my coworkers resignations, I am going back and forth on if I should accept the offer. In my mind, I know I should. I hate the current hospital I’m at and it has only gotten worse with new leadership. I never even really wanted to work here in the first place because its so far and im paying about $300/month between parking and tolls. The only reason I even work here is because they were the only hospital at the time who would hire me without “medical discharge experience”. Now that I have that experience, I want to go to the new hospital which was my first choice to begin with. But now that my coworkers are leaving, I feel like I need to stay so that I don’t inconvenience my other coworkers who will still be there. This place has such a hard time hiring people that I know they will be without coverage for a while and swamped with cases. In my head, I know I should do whats best for me… but it is giving me so much anxiety that I’m dreaming about it and not sleeping well.
Idk. Idk what to do.
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EDIT: I have read the overwhelming responses, and though I still feel bad… I will take the offer. I know it may have seemed like an easy decision, but it is eating me up because I like my coworkers 😭 Thinking about it more after I posted this, I thought about how much anxiety I have had working here and how Ive been so burned out by the company alone that I have been isolating myself and I dont want that anymore. Thanks for the responses and the push I needed.
Originally posted by u/SanktaJasmine on Reddit.
Top comment by u/Metalsneakers
Seems pretty clear that you hate working there and it’s not your job to keep others happy. Also, it’s clear that other people also hate working there. The answer is pretty clear 😉