Hello people! I've been gone for quite some time. Did you miss me? I missed you, too! hehe. Anyway, it's Labor Day so NO WORK today! Wiiiiiih. I finally had the chance to go online and update this blog.
Ooopps, I haven't informed you yet that I got the job I applied to two months after the last. For those who are not aware, feel free to hover your cursor HERE, click and read the post! Thanks in advance to those who'll congratulate me! :)
Anyway, if ever you're wondering why I titled this post as 'Goodnight, Nursing.', it's because the job I have now is somehow not related to my profession. I now work as Philhealth CARES, or Customer's Assistance, Relations and Empowerment Staff. My main duty is to disseminate information to Philhealth members and to encourage non-members to become a member. I am assigned in the hospital, so, the environment is quite the same, except that I no longer work as a nurse. In other words, I am saying goodnight to my nursing career. I believe there is still a morning waiting for my profession. May Bukas Pa. lols :pSAY GOODNIGHT; not goodbye, SO IT'S NOT YET OVER. Arte. hehe :p
I admit that I had second thoughts about this job. I was hesitant to leave nursing even for a while 'coz I fear of forgetting what being a nurse is all about. However, the forces that pushed me to grab the job are too strong that saying NO is no longer an option. First, the salary is quite good. Of course, we work to earn, right? We have to help our parents to put food on the table. We have to pay water and electric bills. We have to buy stuffs we need to live. Second, I thought I no longer have to work on a shifting schedule. If you are an avid reader of this blog [hehehe], you probably know what I've been through when I was still working in the hospital. Third, I am one of the lucky 600 applicants who was chosen out of 23,000 others who applied online for the job, not to mention those who directly applied to Philhealth's office. God must've really wanted me to take this shot.
In this life, we are bound to make choices; grab or let go? There are
times when we'll get confused; should you hold on or it's better for
you to let go? No matter how hard the decision you have to make is,
consider where you'll be happy. Weigh things and choose which you think
is best not only for yourself but also for the people around you. You
are not an island. You are part of a consistently changing environment
wherein what you do affects others too. All I'm saying is, take chances.
This is what I just did in choosing to have this job rather than
forever waiting for a nursing career. I have to take a pause, explore
other things, learn and grow.
Have a nice month ahead! :)
The simplest concept of making a decision is the one wherein you could end up happy. There are always pros and cons but as long as you are there to take action and live by your decisions, then you'll be fine.
ReplyDeleteCongrats and goodluck on your job. I know the feeling of being in a new job. It's exhilarating especially if you like the new people working around you :-)
ReplyDeleteOf, course, it will not end!
ReplyDeleteWe may be one of those that don't really practice what we studied, but let's just divert these to positive things, if possible, connect it with our real profession? :)
congrats... kung baga, you're one of the cream of the crop... in life, choose the best. my wife's a nurse too... and i have high regards to you guys... Yahweh bless.
ReplyDeletegood luck! it's very brave of you to explore and face the future with optimism :) gogogo!
ReplyDeleteA lot of congratulations to you!! Best best of luck!
ReplyDeleteNice,.. Finding time for yourself to take away some stress from work is one of the BEST feeling in the world.. :)
ReplyDeleteNot only you'll have to think where you are happy - life in this world may also bring you into decisions with unhappy consequences. The good thing is, we know how to sacrifice for the better things ahead. Good luck on your chosen field of expertise.
ReplyDeleteCOngrats sis for getting this rare opportunity! 600 out of 23,000? Now that's something! :) Oh, and thank you for this inspirational piece. This made me more encouraged to accept that the opportunities that I recently took will definitely be the fruits of a good decision-making. Cheers to us sis! :)
ReplyDeleteWell, your nursing career will always be there if you want it. If you feel you have to do this now, then do it with all gusto.
ReplyDeleteif its your heart will then why not dear. Specially its very hard to find a job now a days so just grab the opportunity before its gone xx
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your new job! Who knows, you might be hired as a nurse in the same hospital too later on.
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